Apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal

• US 7,162,275 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Issued: 01/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Byeong-Kuk
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, DUNG LE
• Application Number:
  US10/409,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20030195018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/550.1, 455/415, 455/414.1, 455/517, 379/221.05, 379/355.02, 379/355.01
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

An apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and an apparatus and method capable of displaying all telephone numbers of persons registered in a phone book when a dial history information is displayed. In an apparatus and method for displaying dial history information configured by at least one of a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and a single calling/called telephone number icon corresponding to each personal name, the dial history information is sequentially searched. The apparatus and method further determines whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in a phone book. If the different telephone numbers corresponding to the personal name are registered in the phone book, all registered telephone numbers linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon are displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying dial history information comprising a plurality of received/dialed entries including either a received/dialed telephone classification icon, a personal name, and telephone number classification icons corresponding to the personal name, or a received/dialed telephone classification icon and a telephone number, the method comprising the steps of:

sequentially searching for the dial history information from a memory comprising phone book information and dial history book information;

determining whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in the phone book information;

linking all registered telephone number classification icons corresponding to the personal name to the dial history information;

displaying a personal name and its respective received/dialed telephone classification icon along with all its corresponding telephone number classification icons registered in the phone book information; and

displaying a telephone number and its respective received/dialed telephone classification icon when the telephone number is not registered in the phone book information, thereby allowing a user to select one of the telephone numbers corresponding to each received/dialed entry.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein all telephone numbers registered in the phone book are each linked to a respective telephone number classification icon and displayed, and at least one of a last received or dialed telephone number classification icon is flickered.

3. A method for performing a dialing operation from dial history information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

selecting a personal name of a called party based on dial history information, the dial history information comprising at least one of a plurality of entries, wherein each entry consists of a received/dialed telephone classification icon, a personal name, and all telephone number classification icons corresponding to the personal name;

selecting one telephone number classification icon among all the telephone number classifications icons corresponding to a selected personal name, wherein the telephone number classification icon represents a telephone number which is obtained from both phone book information and the dial history book information;

dialing a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number classification icon selected; and

connecting the mobile communication terminal to a called telephone of the dialed telephone number such that communication with a called party of the called telephone is established.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, further comprising:

sequentially selecting other telephone number classification icons from the telephone number classification icons; and

sequentially dialing telephone numbers of the selected telephone number icons, if the mobile communication terminal is not connected to the called telephone of the dialed telephone number.

5. An apparatus for displaying dial history information comprising a plurality of received/dialed entries, wherein each entry includes either a received/dialed telephone classification icon, a personal name, and telephone number classification icons corresponding to the personal name, or a received/dialed telephone classification icon and a telephone number, the apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to perform the following operations;

sequentially search for the dial history information from a memory comprising phone book information and dial history book information;

determine whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in the phone book information; and

link all registered number classification icons corresponding to the personal name to the dial history information; and

a display configured to display a personal name and a respective received/dialed telephone classification icon along with all its corresponding telephone number classification icons registered in the phone book information, and display a telephone number and a respective received/dialed telephone classification icon when the telephone number is not registered in the phone book information.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein all telephone numbers registered in the phone book are each linked to a respective telephone number classification icon and displayed and at least one of a last received or dialed telephone number classification icon is flickered.

7. An apparatus for performing a dialing operation from dial history information of a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to perform the following operations,

select a personal name of a called party based on dial history information, the dial history information comprising at least one of a plurality of entries, wherein each entry includes a received/dialed telephone classification icon, a personal name, and all telephone number classification icons corresponding to the personal name;

select one telephone number classification icon among all the telephone number classification icons corresponding to a selected personal name, wherein the telephone number classification icon represents a telephone number which is obtained from both phone book information and the dial history book information;

dial a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number classification icon selected; and

connect the mobile communication terminal to a called telephone of the dialed telephone number such that communication with a called party of the called telephone is established.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the controller is further adapted to:

sequentially select other telephone number classification icons from the telephone number classification icons; and

sequentially dial telephone numbers of the selected telephone number icons, if the mobile communication terminal is not connected to the called telephone of the dialed telephone number.