METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE PHONE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mobile phone device, comprising:
- a communication section configured to perform radio communication;
an operation section including number keys and a call-initiating key; and
a control section configured to activate, on the basis of an operation that is performed using the operation section, a call-initiating program or a non-call-initiating program,wherein, if the non-call-initiating program is activated, the control section determines if a call-initiating-key operation or a number-key operation was performed by a user,wherein, if it is determined that the number-key operation was performed, the control section performs a process using the non-call-initiating program on the basis of the number-key operation, andwherein, if it is determined that the call-initiating-key operation was performed, the control section determines whether one or more number keys that were operated before the call-initiating-key operation was performed corresponds to a predetermined call number, and, if it is determined that the one or more number keys correspond to the predetermined call number, the control section activates the call-initiating program, and controls the communication section to call the predetermined call number.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a communication device is provided. In one embodiment, a mobile phone device includes: a communication section configured to perform radio communication; an operation section including number keys and a call-initiating key; and a control section configured to activate, on the basis of an operation that is performed using the operation section, a call-initiating program or a non-call-initiating program, and depending on what operations are performed by a user using the operation section of the mobile phone device, determining whether to interrupt a currently activated program to initiate a predetermined call with increased ease of use and convenience to the user.
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13 Claims
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1. A mobile phone device, comprising:
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a communication section configured to perform radio communication; an operation section including number keys and a call-initiating key; and a control section configured to activate, on the basis of an operation that is performed using the operation section, a call-initiating program or a non-call-initiating program, wherein, if the non-call-initiating program is activated, the control section determines if a call-initiating-key operation or a number-key operation was performed by a user, wherein, if it is determined that the number-key operation was performed, the control section performs a process using the non-call-initiating program on the basis of the number-key operation, and wherein, if it is determined that the call-initiating-key operation was performed, the control section determines whether one or more number keys that were operated before the call-initiating-key operation was performed corresponds to a predetermined call number, and, if it is determined that the one or more number keys correspond to the predetermined call number, the control section activates the call-initiating program, and controls the communication section to call the predetermined call number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a communication device comprising the steps of:
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performing a first determination process of determining whether a call-initiating-key operation or a number-key operation was performed based on a key operation performed by a user when a non-call-initiating program is activated; performing, if it is determined in the first determination process that the number-key operation was performed, a process using the non-call-initiating program on the basis of the number-key operation, performing, if it is determined in the first determination process that the call-initiating-key operation was performed, a second determination process of determining whether one or more number keys selected immediately before the call-initiating-key operation was performed corresponds to a predetermined call number, and activating, if it is determined in the second determination process that the one or more number keys selected immediately before the call-initiating-key operation is performed corresponds to the predetermined call number, a call-initiating program that calls the predetermined call number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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