System and method for creating a note related to a phone call

• US 7,215,945 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Issued: 05/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Dehlin, Joel P., Chin, Peter G., Fuller, Jason William, Keyser, Greg A., Pappalardo, Susan E., Todd, Marc W., Yau, Debbie Miu Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US11/046,010
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136907A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/412.1, 455/566, 709/310
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• 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 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656

Abstract

This invention is directed toward a computer-implemented system and method for creating a note in a mobile communication device. The method includes creating a call note if a phone call is in progress. The call note includes call data that are related to the phone call. The call note is also associated with an entry in a call log. The method may be implemented by computer-executable components loaded into the memory of a mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A system for communicating between a first application program of a mobile device and a call log of the mobile device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for;

providing a mobile device having personal digital assistant functionality, mobile telephone functionality and a handler for integrating the personal digital assistant functionality and the mobile telephone functionality and for transfering call data associated with a mobile telephone component to a personal digital assistant component, wherein the mobile telephone functionality includes a call log having a log of incoming telephone calls received by the mobile device and outgoing telephone calls transmitted from the mobile device;

displaying a first trigger for a dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the first trigger is associated with a command for instructing a note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to create a note;

receiving a command to create the note on the mobile device by actuating the first trigger;

determining whether the command to create a note is associated with at least one of;

a regular note and a call note;

instantiating a call note on the mobile device when a phone call is in progress on the mobile device;

pre-populating a data field of the call note with information about the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device;

displaying a second trigger in the dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the second trigger is associated with a command for instructing the note application to store the call note and associate the call note with an entry in the call log corresponding to the phone call;

when the second trigger is actuated, associating the call note with an entry in the call log of the mobile device to provide access to the call note from the entry in the call log, wherein the entry is associated with the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device; and

displaying third trigger in the entry of the call log of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the third trigger is associated with a command for instructing the note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to display the call note associated with the entry.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information about the call includes information associated with a dialer.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information about the call includes information associated with a caller ID validator.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information about the call includes information associated wit a contact database.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the call note further includes user input information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the call note is retrieved from a directory designated for call notes.

7. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for communicating between a first application program of a mobile device and a call log associated with the mobile device, comprising:

providing a mobile device having personal digital assistant functionality, mobile telephone functionality and a handler for integrating the personal digital assistant functionality and the mobile telephone functionality, and for transferring call data associated with a mobile telephone component to a personal digital assistant component, wherein the mobile telephone functionality includes a call log having a log of incoming telephone calls received by the mobile device and outgoing telephone calls transmitted from the mobile device;

displaying a first trigger for a dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the first trigger is associated with a command for instructing a note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to create a note;

receiving a command to create the note on the mobile device by actuating the first trigger;

determining whether the command to create a note is associated with at least one of;

a regular note and a call note;

instantiating a call note on the mobile device when a phone call is in progress on the mobile device;

pre-populating a data field of the call note with information about the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device;

displaying a second trigger in the dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the second trigger is associated with a command for instructing the note application to store the call note and associate the call note with entry in the call log corresponding to the phone call;

when the second trigger is actuated, associating the call note with an entry in the call log of the mobile device to provide access to the call note from the entry in the call log, wherein the entry is associated with the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device; and

displaying a third trigger in the entry of the call log of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the third trigger is associated with a command for instructing the note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to display the call note associated with the entry.

8. The computer-readable storage medium method of claim 7, wherein the information includes information associated with at least one of:

a dialer, a caller ID validator, and a contact database.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for communicating between a first application program of a mobile device and a call log associated with a mobile device, comprising:

providing a mobile device having personal digital assistant functionality, mobile telephone functionality and a handler for integrating the personal digital assistant functionality and the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the mobile telephone functionality includes a call log having a log of incoming telephone calls received by the mobile device and outgoing telephone calls transmitted from the mobile device;

displaying a first trigger for a dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the first trigger is associated with a command for instructing a note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to create a note;

receiving a command to create the note on the mobile device by actuating the first trigger;

determining whether the command to create a note is associated with at least one of;

a regular note and a call note;

creating a regular note when a phone call is not in progress on the mobile device;

creating a call note when a phone call is in progress on the mobile device, wherein creating a call note includes;

pre-populating a data field of the call note with information about the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device;

displaying a second trigger in the dialer application program of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the second trigger is associate with a command for instructing the note application to store the call note and associated the call note with an entry in the call log corresponding to the phone call;

when the second trigger is actuated, associating the call note with an entry in the call log of the mobile device to provide access to the call note from the entry in the call log, wherein the entry is associated with the phone call that is in progress on the mobile device; and

displaying a third trigger in the entry of the call log of the mobile telephone functionality, wherein the third trigger is associated with a command for instructing the note application program of the personal digital assistant functionality to display the call note associated with the entry.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the information regarding an associated call transaction includes information associated wit at least one of:

a dialer, a caller ID validator, and a contact database.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the call note includes user input information.

12. A system for communicating information between components of a mobile device, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having computer executable components stored thereon, wherein the computer executable components provide personal digital assistant functionality and mobile telephone functionality, wherein the components include;

a dialer component configured to transmit an outgoing telephone call and receive an incoming telephone call, wherein the dialer component includes a first trigger for activating a note application component and a second trigger for instructing the note application component to store the call note and associate the call note with an entry in a call log corresponding to the phone call;

a call log component configured to receive phone call information from the dialer component and store the phone call information in the call log, wherein the call log component is further configured to provide a third trigger in the call log for retrieving a call note associated with a note repository component when the third trigger is activated;

a caller ID validator component configured to receive phone call information associated with the an incoming telephone call;

a contact information database component configured to store contact information associated with a contact;

a note application component configured to generate a call note;

a note repository component configured to store notes associated with the note application component in response to activation of the second trigger; and

a handler component, wherein the handler component is configured to;

transfer call data associated with a mobile telephone component to a personal digital assistant component,

activate the note application component to generate a note when the first trigger associated with the dialer component is actuated,

receive phone call information from the caller ID validator component and associate the phone call information with the call note of the note application component,

search the contact information database component to determine whether contact information is associated with the call information received from the caller ID validator component,

associate the contact information of the contact information database component with the call note of the note application component when contact information is associated with the call information received from the caller ID validator component,

store the call note in the note repository component when the second trigger is actuated,

associate the call note of the note repository with the third trigger in the call log component,

detect activation of the third trigger associated with the call log component, and

retrieve the call note from the note repository component when the third trigger associated with the call log component is actuated.