Method for linking two information types

• US 7,555,704 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2002
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Spectronic AB
• Original Assignee: Spectronic AB
• Inventors: Siversson, Per
• Primary Examiner(s): RUTLEDGE, AMELIA L
• Application Number:
  US10/475,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20040180688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,636 Days
• Field of Search: 715/500, 715/700, 715/200
• US Class Current: 715/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining information in a handheld or pocket type electronic device, which method comprises the acts of recording a first determination of information which is made via a user interface, presenting selectable information types so that they are directly selectable, which presentation takes place as a result of the first determination of information being finished, recording a choice of an information type, presenting a user interface for determining information in response to the choice of information type, recording a second determination of information which is made via the user interface, and of automatically linking the second determination of information to the first determination of information as a direct result of the recording of the second determination of information.

Claims

1. A method for determining in formation in a hand-held or pocket type electronic device, which method comprises:

recording a first determination of information which is made via a collection of user interface elements for specifically performing such determination of information, the recording of the first determination of information comprises indicating, via said collection of user interface elements, an object of information that is available in the system or creating, via said collection of user interface elements, the new information for a new or existing object of information,

presenting selectable information types, of which at least two of the information types address, time, text, picture or sound are present, so that they are directly selectable, which presentation takes place as a result of the first determination of information being finished,

recording a choice of an information type from said selectable information types,

presenting a collection of user interface elements for specifically performing a determination of information in response to said choice of information type,

recording a second determination of information which is made via said collection of user interface elements, the recording of the second determination of information comprises indicating, via said collection of user interface elements, an object of information that is available in the system or creating, via said collection of user interface elements, new information for a new or existing object of information, the objects of information for the first and second determinations of information being different objects, and each object of information for the first and second determinations of information is an individually selectable entity of information which belongs to one, or a combination, of the previously presented information types and are comprising at least one data field and a unique identifier for uniquely identifying the object of information, and

automatically linking the second determination of information to the first determination of information by saving a link to the second determination of information in the object of information for the first determination of information or by saving a link to the first determination of information in the object of information for the second determination of information, said automatically linking is performed as a direct result of the recording of the second determination of information.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein determinations of information that are linked together constitute a virtual object of information collecting, the properties and contents of which are determined by the determinations of information being linked together.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting, as a result of a finished determination of information, at least one indicator which identifies at least one recorded determination of information.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting, as a result of a finished determination of information, at least one selectable function which is associated with at least one of the linked determinations of information.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each object of information comprised an indication of time.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the cases when the determination of information regarding an object of information corresponds to inputting of new information, the acts of automatically generating an identity and saving the object of information with said identity in response to the finished inputting of said new information.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the act of automatically linking a second determination of information comprises the act of saving a link to the second determination of information in a virtual object of information collecting, in which object a link to the first determination of information is already stored.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting information regarding a specific information type, which act further comprises the acts of

presenting all the objects of information of the specific information type, also the objects of information of the specific information type that are linked to objects of information of another information type, and

sorting, during presentation, the objects of information by an information type which at least is found in a linked object of information of another information type.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the saving of a link to the second determination of information in the object of information for the first determination of information includes saving a link to an object of information collecting in the object of information for the first determination of information and saving a link to the second determination in the object of information collecting.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the saving of a link to the first determination of information in the object of information for the second determination of information includes saving a link to an object of information collecting in the object of information for the second determination of information and saving a link to the first determination in the object of information collecting.