ONE-TOUCH DIAL

• US 20110223973A1
• Filed: 08/18/2009
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Kong Fortune Technology Limited
• Original Assignee: Hong Kong Fortune Technology Limited
• Inventors: LI, Jisheng, Wang, Lei
• Application Number:
  US13/003,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20110223973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Apparatus having corresponding methods, and tangible computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform the methods, comprise: a touch panel; a character recognition module to recognize a character drawn on the touch panel; a contact module to select a contact, from a contact list containing a plurality of the contacts, based on the character recognized by the character recognition module, automatically when the character recognition module recognizes the character drawn on the touch panel.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a touch panel;

a character recognition module to recognize a character drawn on the touch panel;

a contact module to select a contact, from a contact list containing a plurality of the contacts, based on the character recognized by the character recognition module, automatically when the character recognition module recognizes the character drawn on the touch panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication module to initiate a communication link, with the contact selected by the contact module, automatically when the contact module selects the contact.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a display, wherein the display remains off while the character recognition module recognizes the character drawn on the touch panel, the contact module selects the contact, and the communication module initiates the communication link.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a display to display the contact list, and to indicate the contact selected by the contact module, automatically when the contact module selects the contact from the contact list; and

a communication module to initiate a communication link, with one of the contacts, automatically when the touch panel receives a selection of the one of the contacts.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a motion sensor to cause the apparatus to enter a character recognition mode based on motion of the apparatus;

wherein the character recognition module recognizes the character drawn on the touch panel only when the apparatus is in the character recognition mode.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

a timeout module to cause the apparatus to leave the character recognition mode when the character recognition module does not recognize the character drawn on the touch panel within a predetermined interval.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a sleep module to cause the apparatus to enter a sleep mode when the timeout module causes the apparatus to leave the character recognition mode.

8. A method comprising:

recognizing a character drawn on a touch panel of a device; and

selecting a contact, from a contact list containing a plurality of the contacts, based on the character, automatically when the character is recognized.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

initiating a communication link, with the selected contact, automatically when the contact is selected.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

keeping a display of the device off while the character is drawn and recognized, while the contact is selected, and while the communication link is initiated.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying the contact list on a display of the device, and indicating the selected contact, automatically when the contact is selected from the contact list; and

initiating a communication link, with one of the contacts, automatically when the touch panel receives a selection of the one of the contacts.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

causing the device to enter a character recognition mode based on motion of the device; and

recognizing the character drawn on the touch panel only when the device is in the character recognition mode.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

causing the device to leave the character recognition mode when the character drawn on the touch panel is not recognized within a predetermined interval.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

causing the device to enter a sleep mode when the device leaves the character recognition mode.

15. Tangible computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:

recognizing a character drawn on a touch panel of a device; and

selecting a contact, from a contact list containing a plurality of the contacts, based on the character, automatically when the character is recognized.

16. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

initiating a communication link, with the selected contact, automatically when the contact is selected.

17. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

keeping a display of the device off while the character is drawn and recognized, while the contact is selected, and while the communication link is initiated.

18. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

causing a display of the device to display the contact list and indicate the selected contact, automatically when the contact is selected from the contact list; and

initiating a communication link, with one of the contacts, automatically when the touch panel receives a selection of the one of the contacts.

19. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

causing the device to enter a character recognition mode based on motion of the device; and

recognizing the character drawn on the touch panel only when the device is in the character recognition mode.

20. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

causing the device to leave the character recognition mode when the character drawn on the touch panel is not recognized within a predetermined interval.

21. The tangible computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein the method further comprises:

causing the device to enter a sleep mode when the device leaves the character recognition mode.