Mobile telecommunications device

• US 7,512,399 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2002
• Issued: 03/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Gates, Jacqui
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US10/060,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,615 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/460, 455/461, 455/466, 455/458, 455/566, 455/417, 455/564
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

A method of controlling a mobile telecommunications device (1) is disclosed. The device (1) includes a memory (18) for storing a list of contacts each having an e-mail address associated therewith and a keypad (4) including a short-cut key (13), the method comprises the steps of accessing the list of contacts stored in the memory (18); selecting a contact from said list; accessing a screen for composing an e-mail message having a recipient address field by activating the short-cut key (13), wherein activation of said key (13) also enters the e-mail address of said selected contact in the recipient address field; composing an e-mail message; and activating the short cut key to send said message to the address entered in the recipient address field.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a list of contacts stored in a memory of a mobile phone, each contact in the list of contacts having at least one e-mail address field configured to store an associated e-mail address and at least one telephone number field configured to store an associated telephone number;

receiving a highlighted contact from the displayed list on a user interface having a scroll key;

receiving a short cut key activation from the user interface for the highlighted contact;

if the activated highlighted contact includes at least one associated e-mail address in the e-mail address field and at least one telephone number in the telephone number field, displaying contact details upon the short cut key activation;

if the activated highlighted contact includes at least one associated e-mail address in the e-mail address field and does not include a telephone number in the telephone number field, displaying a screen for composing an e-mail upon the short cut key activation, the selected at least one e-mail address entered into a recipient address field; and

if the activated highlighted contact includes at least one associated telephone number in the telephone number field and does not include an e-mail address in the e-mail address field, initiating a telephone call upon the short cut key activation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the short cut key activation comprises a soft key activation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the short cut key activation comprises a call handling key activation.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein each contact in the list of contacts has at least one URL address field configured to store an associated URL address, further comprising:

if the activated highlighted contact includes at least one associated URL address in the URL address field, and does not include an e-mail address in the e-mail address field or a telephone number in the telephone number field, connecting to the URL upon receipt of the short cut key activation.

5. A mobile phone comprising:

a user interface including at least one key;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and programmed with computer-executable instructions configured to;

display on the user interface a list of contacts stored in the memory of the mobile phone, each of the contacts in the list of contacts having at least one e-mail address field for storing an associated e-mail address and at least one telephone number field for storing an associated phone number;

receive a contact selected from the list of contacts;

receive a key activation for the selected contact;

if the activated selected contact includes at least one associated e-mail address in the e-mail address field and at least one telephone number in the telephone number field, display contact details upon the key activation;

if the activated selected contact includes at least one associated e-mail address in the e-mail address field and does not include a telephone number in the telephone number field, display a screen for composing an e-mail upon the key activation, the selected at least one e-mail address entered into a recipient address field; and

if the activated selected contact includes at least one associated telephone number in the telephone number field and does not include an e-mail address in the e-mail address field, initiate a telephone call upon the key activation.

6. The mobile phone of claim 5 further comprising:

the user interface including at least two keys;

the processor coupled to the memory and programmed with computer-executable instructions further configured to;

display a screen to compose a text message upon activation of a key; and

if the activated selected contact includes at least one telephone number in the telephone number field, automatically entering the telephone number into a recipient address field of the displayed compose text message screen.