METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION IN A TELEPHONE AND TELEPHONE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION

• US 20090041218A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naxos Finance SA
• Original Assignee: Fenmore International Limited
• Inventors: SANCHEZ, Andres
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,021 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

Method for managing lists stored in a mobile telephone includes automatically storing telephone numbers of incoming and outgoing calls in a first or second list. The first list is accessible to any use, the second list contains code protected telephone numbers. A telephone number stored in a temporary register is verified to whether it'"'"'s contained within the second list. Method includes limiting a user'"'"'s access to only telephone numbers in first list until a code is input by user. After inputting code, telephone numbers in first and second lists are accessible by user. Both first and second lists are stored in mobile phone, and telephone numbers associated with second list are not stored in first list, and second list is at least one of accessible and displayable only after inputting code.

Claims

1. A method for managing information and data relating to telephone numbers organized in lists stored in a mobile telephone, comprising:

automatically storing telephone numbers of incoming and outgoing telephone calls in one of a first or a second list, wherein the first list is accessible to any user during operation of the mobile telephone and the second list contains personal access code protected telephone numbers, and wherein the automatic storing comprises;

storing in a temporary register a current one of the telephone number of the outgoing call selected by the user or the telephone number of the incoming call; and

verifying whether the telephone number in the temporary register corresponds to a code-protected telephone number,

wherein, when the telephone number stored in the temporary register corresponds to a code-protected telephone number, the telephone number is stored in the second list, and

wherein, when the telephone number stored in the temporary register does not correspond to a code-protected telephone number, the telephone number is stored in the first list; and

limiting a user'"'"'s access to only the telephone numbers in the first list until a personal access code associated with the second list is input by the user, wherein, after inputting the personal access code, telephone numbers in the first and second lists are accessible by the user,

wherein both the first and second lists are stored in the mobile phone, and telephone numbers associated with the second list are not stored in the first list; and

wherein the second list is at least one of accessible and displayable only after inputting the personal access code.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on a display associated with the mobile telephone, telephone numbers from at least one of the first and second lists.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, until the personal access code associated with the second list is input by the user, calls to the mobile telephone from telephones having telephone numbers stored in the second list are not displayed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, until the personal access code associated with the second list is input by the user, calls to the mobile telephone from telephones having telephone numbers stored in the second list are one of rejected or blocked without the user'"'"'s knowledge.

5. A mobile telephone that manages stored telephone data, comprising:

a memory that stores telephone data related to at least one of incoming telephone calls to and outgoing telephone calls from the mobile telephone;

a personal access code entry device that enables a user of the mobile telephone to enter a personal access code;

a first list containing public telephone data stored in the memory before the personal access code is entered, wherein the public telephone data in the first list is accessible by all users during operation of the mobile telephone;

a second list containing private telephone data stored in the memory after the personal access code is entered, wherein the private telephone data in the second list is accessible by the user only after entry of the personal access code; and

a device for at least one of blocking and rejecting an incoming telephone call when the telephone number for the incoming call is stored in the second list and the personal access code has not been entered.

6. The telephone of claim 5, wherein the at least one of blocking and rejecting an incoming telephone call comprises a device structured and arranged to prevent at least one of a visual or audible indication of an incoming call from a telephone number listed in the second list unless the personal access code has been previously entered.

7. A method for managing data used with a mobile telephone, comprising:

entering a personal access code into the mobile telephone by a user of the mobile telephone;

one of creating and updating a first list containing telephone data comprising incoming telephone numbers received and outgoing telephone numbers called before entering the personal access code; and

one of creating and updating a second list containing telephone data comprising incoming telephone numbers received and outgoing telephone numbers called after entering the personal access code, wherein telephone numbers in the second list are not listed in the first list.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

preventing the user from being notified of an incoming call from a telephone number listed in the second list, unless the personal code has already been entered.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

switching between a first operating mode for public use and a second operating mode for personal access code protected use by manipulating a predetermined command on a keyboard of the telephone.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing in a temporary register a current one of the telephone number entered by the user for sending as an outgoing call or the telephone number of an incoming call to the mobile telephone; and

verifying whether the telephone number in the temporary register is contained within the second list,

wherein, when the telephone number stored in the temporary register is within the second list, the telephone number is stored in the second list, and

wherein, when the telephone number stored in the temporary register is not within the second list, the telephone number is stored in the first list.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing in a temporary register a current one of the telephone number entered by the user for sending as an outgoing call or the telephone number of an incoming call to the mobile telephone; and

verifying whether the personal access code has been entered,

wherein, when the personal access code has been entered, storing the telephone number stored in the temporary register in the second list, and

wherein, when the personal access code has not been entered, storing the telephone number stored in the temporary register in the first list.