METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIALING INFORMATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE METHOD

• US 20090116633A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Inventors: TSUEI, Yuan-Mao
• Application Number:
  US12/239,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20090116633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/216.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

A method for displaying dialing information is disclosed. A trigger signal generated by pressing a virtual button of a virtual keypad of a mobile communication device is received. It is determined whether the trigger signal corresponds to a dialing operation. If the trigger signal corresponds to the dialing operation, a pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is displayed on a portion of the virtual keypad.

Claims

1. A method for displaying dialing information, comprising:

receiving a trigger signal generated by pressing a virtual button of a virtual keypad of a mobile communication device;

determining whether the trigger signal corresponds to a dialing operation; and

if the trigger signal corresponds to the dialing operation, overlapping displaying a pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button on a portion of the virtual keypad.

2. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is overlapping displayed on a specific portion of the virtual keypad.

3. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is translucently displayed on a specific portion of the virtual keypad.

4. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of performing an operation corresponding to the pressed virtual button if the trigger signal does not correspond to the dialing operation.

5. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern represents a number.

6. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern represents a symbol.

7. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern represents a phone number.

8. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of displaying a display area for displaying contact information corresponding to the pattern.

9. The method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact information comprising a contact name in a contact list or a phone number in a call history.

20. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for performing the method for displaying dialing information as claimed in claim 1.

10. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a touch panel, comprising a first display area for displaying a virtual keypad comprising plural virtual buttons;

a signal receiving module, receiving a trigger signal generated by pressing one of the virtual buttons; and

a microcontroller, receiving the trigger signal from the signal receiving module, determining whether the trigger signal corresponds to a dialing operation, and, if the trigger signal corresponds to the dialing operation, overlapping displaying a pattern corresponding to the virtual button on a portion of the virtual keypad.

11. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is overlapping displayed on a specific portion of the virtual keypad.

12. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pattern corresponding to the pressed virtual button is translucently displayed on a specific portion of the virtual keypad.

13. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microcontroller performing an operation corresponding to the pressed virtual button if the trigger signal does not correspond to the dialing operation.

14. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pattern represents a number.

15. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pattern represents a symbol.

16. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pattern represents a phone number.

17. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the touch panel further displaying a second display area for displaying contact information corresponding to the pattern.

18. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the contact information comprising a contact name in a contact list or a phone number in a call history.

19. The mobile communication device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first display area is at least two times larger than the second display area.