DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INFORMING USERS OF FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH TELEPHONE KEYS
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a display screen;
a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys are operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the associated characters, numbers, or functions; and
a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to;
receive an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number; and
cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen.
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Abstract
System and method for informing a user of functions or characters associated with keys on a mobile communications device includes a keyboard operable to input dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) codes and a display screen operable to display information. The display screen is also operable to display a virtual representation of at least a portion of the keyboard. The virtual representation includes help information on one or more virtually represented keys of the keyboard. This help information informs a user of an associated telephone function or character of one or more keys that are virtually represented on the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a display screen; a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys are operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the associated characters, numbers, or functions; and a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to; receive an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number; and cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory medium configured to store instructions for execution by a processor of a communication device, the non-transitory medium includes instructions to:
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receive an input, via a keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number, with each key of the keyboard having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys are operable to input corresponding DTMF codes corresponding to the associated characters, numbers or functions; and cause display of the inputted alphabetic characters on a display screen of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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