Radio call history list

• US 5,634,196 A
• Filed: 10/19/1994
• Issued: 05/27/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Uniden America Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: Uniden America Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Inventors: Alford, George C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TO, DORIS HA
• Application Number:
  US08/325,582
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 455/54.1, 455/33.1, 455/34.1, 455/186.1, 455/185.1, 455/89, 455/54.2, 455/69, 455/88, 379/58, 379/59
• US Class Current: 455/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• 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 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

A method and two-way radio apparatus are disclosed which provide for the storage and recollection of call history information, in a call history memory, based on a system ID codes and group ID codes which are linked to receive ID codes and transmit ID codes in an ID code memory. The call history memory may be arranges as a FIFO queue, and calls may be automatically replied to upon reviewing the contents of the call history memory.

Claims

1. A method of storing call history information in a memory in a radio system that identifies transmitted and received radio signals with call data messages, comprising the steps of:

receiving a call data message;

decoding a receive ID code from said call data message;

identifying a current group ID code that is linked to said receive ID code in an ID code memory being suitable for storing a plurality of receive ID codes, a plurality of transmit ID codes, and a plurality of group ID codes, wherein each one of said plurality of group ID codes is linked to at least one of said plurality of receive ID codes and at least one of said plurality of transmit ID codes;

storing said current group ID code in a call history memory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said ID code memory further stores a plurality of system ID codes and wherein said receive ID code is linked to a current system ID code in said ID code memory, and further comprising the steps of:

further identifying said current group ID code based on a linked relationship between said receive ID code and said current system ID code in said ID code memory, and

storing said current system ID code in said call history memory, wherein said current group ID code and said current system ID code are linked together.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a reply group ID code and a reply system ID code, that are linked together, from said call history memory;

identifying a reply transmit ID code, in said ID code memory, that is linked to said reply group ID code and said reply system ID code;

recalling said reply transmit ID code;

encoding said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message, and

sending said reply call data message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a reply group ID code from said call history memory;

identifying a reply transmit ID code that is linked to said reply group ID code in said ID code memory;

recalling said reply transmit ID code;

encoding said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message, and

sending said reply call data message.

5. A method of storing call history information in a memory in a radio system that identifies transmitted and received radio signals with call data messages, comprising the steps of:

receiving a call data message;

decoding a receive ID code from said call data message;

identifying a current group ID code that is linked to said receive ID code in an ID code memory for storing a plurality of receive ID codes, a plurality of transmit ID codes, and a plurality of group ID codes, wherein each one of said plurality of group ID codes is linked to at least one of said plurality of receive ID codes and one at least one of said plurality of transmit ID codes;

comparing the value of said current group ID code with the value of a first group ID code stored in a call history memory, and upon finding unequivalence

storing said current group ID code in said call history memory.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said ID code memory further stores a plurality of system ID codes and wherein said receive ID code is linked to a current system ID code in said ID code memory, and further comprising the steps of:

further identifying said current group ID code based on a linked relationship between said receive ID code and said current system ID code in said ID code memory, and

further comparing the value of said current system ID code with the value of a first system ID code, stored in said call history memory, that is linked to said current group ID code, and further upon finding unequivalence

storing said current system ID code in said call history memory, wherein said current group ID code and said current system ID code are linked together.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a reply group ID code and a reply system ID code, that are linked together, from said call history memory;

identifying a reply transmit ID code, in said ID code memory, that is linked to said reply group ID code and said reply system ID code;

recalling said reply transmit ID code;

encoding said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message, and

sending said reply call data message.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a reply group ID code from said call history memory;

identifying a reply transmit ID code, that is linked to said reply group ID code, in said ID code memory;

recalling said reply transmit ID code;

encoding said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message, and

sending said reply call data message.

9. A two-way radio, comprising:

a transceiver, having a receiver portion for receiving call data messages;

an ID code memory comprising a plurality of storage locations for storing receive ID codes and a plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes, wherein each one of said plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes is linked to at least one of said plurality of storage locations for storing receive ID codes;

a call history memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes;

a controller coupled to said transceiver for receiving call data message therefrom,

said controller operable to extract a current receive ID code from a current call data message upon receipt of said current call data message from said transceiver, said controller coupled to said ID code memory and operable to search said plurality of storage locations for a receive ID code stored therein that is equal in value to said current receive ID code, and upon finding said receive ID code that is equal in value, recalling a current group ID code from the one of said plurality of storage locations that is linked to the storage location storing said equal receive ID code,

said controller being coupled to said call history memory, and

said controller operable to store said current group ID code in one of said plurality of storage locations in said call history memory.

10. The two-way radio of claim 9, further comprising:

a first actuator coupled to said controller wherein actuation of said first actuator causes said controller to recall a reply group ID code for one of said plurality of storage locations in said call history memory;

a display coupled to said controller, said display being suitable for displaying said reply group ID code,

said controller operable to display said reply group ID code upon recalling said reply group ID code from said call history memory;

and wherein said ID code memory comprises a plurality of storage locations for storing transmit ID codes, and wherein each one of said plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes is linked to at least one of said plurality of storage locations for storing transmit ID codes;

a second actuator coupled to said controller wherein actuation of said second actuator caused said controller to search said plurality of storage locations in said ID code memory for a group ID code stored therein that is equal in value to said reply group ID code, and upon finding the equal group ID code, recalling a reply transmit ID code from one of said plurality of storage locations in said ID code memory that is linked to the one of said plurality of storage locations storing the equal group ID code,

said controller further operable to encode said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message upon actuation of said second actuator and couple said reply call data message to a transmitter portion of said transceiver.

11. The two-way radio of claim 10 wherein;

subsequent actuations of said first actuator causes said controller to recall subsequent ones of said group ID codes stored in said plurality of storage locations in said call history memory as subsequent reply group ID codes.

12. The two-way radio of claim 11 wherein said call history memory is a first-in, first-out queue.

13. A two-way radio, comprising:

a transceiver, having a receiver portion for receiving call data messages;

a system information memory for storing a plurality of indicia of radio frequencies, said system information memory having a pointer thereto for identifying a current system and a current indicia of radio frequency in accordance with a current system ID code;

an ID code memory comprising a plurality of storage locations for storing receive ID codes and a plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes and a plurality of storage locations for storing system ID codes, wherein each one of said plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes is linked to at least one of said plurality of storage locations for storing receive ID codes;

a call history memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes and a plurality of storage locations for storing system ID codes;

a controller coupled to said transceiver for receiving call data message therefrom,

said controller operable to extract a current receive ID code from a current call data message upon receipt of said current call data message from said transceiver,

said controller coupled to said ID code memory and operable to search said plurality of storage locations for a storage location having a receive ID code of equal value to said current receive ID code stored therein, and said storage location being linked to both of a first one of said plurality of storage locations having a system ID code stored therein that is equal to said current system ID code and a second one of said plurality of storage locations having a current group ID code, and upon finding said storage location having a receive ID code of equal value stored therein, recalling said current group ID code from the one of said plurality of storage locations that is linked to the storage location storing said receive ID code of equal value,

said controller being coupled to said call history memory, and

said controller operable to store said current group ID code and said current system ID code in a linked pair of said plurality if storage locations in said call history memory.

14. The two-way radio of claim 13, further comprising:

a first actuator coupled to said controller wherein actuation of said first actuator causes said controller to recall a reply group ID code and a reply system ID code which are stored in a linked pair of said plurality storage locations in said call history memory;

a display coupled to said controller, said display being suitable for displaying said reply group ID code and said reply system ID code,

said controller operable to display said reply group ID code and said reply system ID code upon recollection thereof from said call history memory;

and wherein said ID code memory comprises a plurality of storage locations for storing transmit ID codes, and wherein each one of said plurality of storage locations for storing transmit ID codes is linked to one of said plurality of storage locations for storing group ID codes and further linked to one of said plurality of storage locations for storing system ID codes;

a second actuator coupled to said controller wherein actuation of said second actuator causes said controller to search said plurality of storage locations in said ID code memory for a storage location having a group ID code stored therein that is equal in value to said reply group ID code and further search said plurality of storage locations in said ID code memory for a storage location having a system ID code equal to said reply system ID code, and upon finding the equal group ID code and equal system ID code, recalling a reply transmit ID code from the one of said plurality of storage locations in said ID code memory that is linked to both of said storage location having a group ID code stored therein that is equal in value to said reply group ID code, and said storage location having a system ID code equal to said reply system ID code,

said controller being operable to adjust said pointer, to said system information memory, in accordance with said current system ID code, and recall a current indicia of frequency, and further adjust a frequency of operation of said transceiver in accordance with said current indicia of frequency;

said controller further operable to encode said reply transmit ID code into a reply call data message upon actuation of said second actuator and couple said reply call data message to a transmitter portion of said transceiver.

15. The two-way radio of claim 14 wherein;

subsequent actuations of said first actuator causes said controller to recall subsequent ones of said group ID codes and system ID codes stored in said plurality of storage locations in said call history memory as subsequent reply group ID codes and system ID codes.

16. The two-way radio of claim 15 wherein said call history memory is a first-in, first-out queue.

17. A two-way radio, comprising:

a radio frequency transceiver that encodes and decodes data messages;

a ID code memory for storing a plurality of transmit ID codes and a plurality of receive ID codes which are organized by system ID codes and group ID codes such that each combination of one system ID code and one group ID code specifies at least one of said plurality of transmit ID codes and at least one of said plurality receive ID codes;

a system information memory for storing a plurality of indicia of radio frequencies, each of said plurality of indicia of radio frequencies being linked to a repeater number, said system information memory being sub-divided into a plurality of systems wherein each of said systems is associated with a home repeater identifier, and each of said systems is identified by a system ID code, said system information memory comprising a current system pointer for pointing to one of said system ID codes, thereby defining a current system;

a call history memory for storing a plurality of system ID codes and a plurality group ID codes, wherein each one of said plurality of system ID codes is linked to one of said plurality of group ID codes;

a keypad having at least a first key and a second key, each of said keys being actuatable to an active state;

a display having an input for receiving commands and being operable to display said system ID codes and said group ID codes; and

a controller coupled to said transceiver for controlling said transceiver and for receiving data messages therefrom and sending data message thereto, said controller coupled to said ID code memory and operable to recall any of said receive ID codes or transmit ID codes according to a specific pair of one of said group ID codes and one of said system ID codes, said controller coupled to said system information memory and operable to recall said current system pointer, said controller coupled to said call history memory and being operable to write and read said system ID codes and said group ID codes to and therefrom, said controller coupled to said keypad and operable to detect the actuation of said first and said second keys, said controller coupled to said input of said display and operable to output said system ID codes and said group ID codes, and

wherein receipt of a data message from said transceiver causes said controller to extract a receive ID code from said data message and recall said current system pointer from said system information memory, and further, to search said ID code memory for a matching group ID code stored in accordance with said extracted received ID code and said current system pointer, and recalling said matching group ID code, and said controller further comparing said current system pointer and said matching group ID code with a first system ID code and a first group ID code stored in said ID code memory, and, upon finding unequivalence thereto, storing said current system pointer and said matching group ID code in said call history memory.