Method for storing and displaying telephone numbers of communication terminals

• US 6,370,519 B1
• Filed: 07/22/1999
• Issued: 04/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hoo-Ja
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Sanjiv
• Application Number:
  US09/359,215
• Time in Patent Office: 992 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/3, 707/6, 455/403, 455/566, 455/464, 455/567, 379/93.17, 379/356, 379/67, 379/88, 379/355, 379/387, 379/88.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing

Abstract

A method for storing telephone numbers of communication terminals. The method includes the steps of receiving a telephone number entered after a telephone number storage mode is selected; checking whether there is name data stored in a specific area of a memory; if the name data is detected, displaying the name data; checking whether any name is selected; if a name is selected, storing the telephone number and the selected name in a first storage area of the memory; and storing the selected name in a second storage area of the memory.

Claims

1. A method for storing telephone numbers in a communication terminal, the method comprising:

entering a telephone number storage mode in said communication terminal;

inputting a telephone number to said terminal when said terminal is in the telephone number storage mode;

determining whether there is pre-registered name data in a first storage area of a memory of said terminal;

if pre-registered name data is in the memory, then displaying the pre-registered name data;

determining, by a user of the terminal, if any of the pre-registered name data corresponds with the input telephone number;

if the pre-registered name data corresponds with the telephone number, then selecting the pre-registered name data and the telephone number;

storing the selected pre-registered name data and the telephone number in a second storage area of the memory; and

re-storing the selected pre-registered name data in the first storage area of the memory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the selected pre-registered name data corresponds with the telephone number, further comprising the steps of displaying icons for classifying a plurality of telephone numbers;

selecting one of the icons by the user; and

storing the telephone number, the selected pre-registered name data and the selected icon in the second storage area of the memory.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the icons for classifying a plurality of telephone numbers are selected from the group consisting of home, office, pager and cellular phone icons.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the icons are selected by moving a cursor until it surrounds the desired icon.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein if the selected pre-registered name data does not correspond with the telephone number, further comprising the steps of entering a name by the user;

displaying icons for classifying a plurality of telephone numbers;

selecting one of the icons by the user; and

storing the telephone number, the name entered and the selected icon in the second storage area of the memory.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the icons for classifying a plurality of telephone numbers are selected from the group consisting of home, office, pager and cellular phone icons.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the icons are selected by moving a cursor until it surrounds the desired icon.

8. A method for storing telephone numbers in a communication terminal having a memory consisting of a first storage area for storing names, a second storage area for storing icons to be displayed on a display, a third storage area for storing icons, names and telephone numbers, and a fourth storage area for storing a last entered name, the method comprising:

entering a telephone number storage mode in said communication terminal;

inputting a telephone number to said terminal when said terminal is in said telephone number storage mode;

displaying the last entered name stored in the fourth storage area;

determining, by the user, if the last entered name displayed corresponds to the input telephone number;

if the last entered name corresponds to the input telephone number, displaying icons stored in the second storage area;

selecting a displayed icon to correspond to the last entered name and the input telephone number;

storing the icon, name and number in the third storage area;

storing the icon in the second storage area; and

storing the name in the first and fourth storage areas.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the icons are selected by moving a cursor until it surrounds the displayed icon.