Method for dialing in a smart phone

• US 6,771,980 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2000
• Issued: 08/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Moon, Jeong-Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US09/728,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20010002926A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90, 455/556.2, 455/575, 455/418, 455/566, 455/403, 455/550, 455/553.1, 455/66, 455/556.1, 455/457, 455/552.1, 455/90.1, 455/90.2, 455/90.3, 379/93.1, 379/93.05, 379/93.2, 345/32, 345/173
• US Class Current: 455/553.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for dialing a phone number in a smart phone having both PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile phone functions during operation of a PDA function, comprising the steps of loading the OS (Operating System) program for dialing the phone number during operation of the PDA function, selecting a phone number, displaying a dialing icon according to an embodiment of the received signal strength indicator (RSSI), and dialing the selected phone number by selecting the dialing icon in response to the user'"'"'s request of dialing.

Claims

1. A method for dialing a phone number in a smart phone having both PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile phone functions during operation of the PDA function, comprising the steps of:

loading an OS (Operating System) program for dialing the phone number during operation of the PDA function;

displaying a dialing icon if a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and

dialing said phone number by selecting said dialing icon.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said dialing step further comprises the steps of:

comparing said RSSI with the predetermined value;

determining whether said smart phone is sending or receiving signals if said RSSI is equal to or greater than said predetermined value; and

switching a display screen into a dialing state by performing a dialing routine.

3. The method as defined in claim 2, further including the step of displaying an error message if one of said RSSI is below said predetermined value and said smart phone is sending or receiving signals.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said phone number is selected by one of pressing a touch screen and dragging a mouse.

5. A method for dialing a phone number in a smart phone having random access memory (RAM) and both personal digital assistant (PDA) and mobile phone functions during operation of a PDA function, comprising the steps of:

loading an operating system (OS) program for said PDA function;

loading a phone program for editing and dialing a phone number along with displaying a phone editor and dialing icon if said PDA function is requested by a user;

executing said phone program if said user selects a phone number during operation of said PDA function;

storing an identifying name designated for the selected phone number into a phone book; and

dialing the selected phone number.

6. The method as defined in claim 5, wherein said dialing step further comprises the steps of:

checking a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) with a predetermined value;

determining whether said smart phone is sending or receiving signals if said RSSI is equal to or greater than said predetermined value; and

switching a display screen into a dialing state by performing a dialing routine.

7. The method as defined in claim 6, further including the step of displaying an error message if one of said RSSI is below said predetermined value and said smart phone is sending or receiving signals.

8. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein said phone editor and dialing icon are shaped like a telephone.

9. The method as defined in claim 5, wherein said phone number is selected by one of pressing a touch screen and dragging a mouse.

10. A method for dialing a phone number in a smart phone having both personal digital assistant (PDA) and mobile phone functions, comprising the steps of:

executing a dialing program for editing and dialing a phone number and displaying a phone editor and a dialing icon when a PDA function is utilized in said smart phone;

switching a display screen into a dialing state for selecting a phone number when said dialing icon is selected during the performance of said PDA function;

storing an identifying name designated for the selected phone number into a phone book; and

dialing the selected phone number.

11. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein said display screen is switched into the dialing state provided a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and said smart phone is not sending or receiving signals.

12. The method as defined in claim 11, further including the step of displaying an error message if one of said RSSI is below said predetermined value and said smart phone is sending or receiving signals.

13. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein said selected phone number is selected by one of pressing a touch screen and dragging a mouse.