Mobile communication device capable of providing candidate phone number list and method of controlling operation of the mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling operation of a mobile communication device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a first area and a second area on the touch screen, the first area comprising an input window for entering information related to at least one phone number and the second area comprising a display window for displaying the entered information;
ceasing the displaying of the input window on the first area of the touch screen in response to a first touch input applied to the second area;
displaying a list on the first area of the touch screen in response to the first touch input applied to the second area, the list comprising candidate information stored in a memory, wherein the candidate information is related to the entered information that was entered via the input window; and
ceasing the displaying of the list on the first area and to again display the input window on the first area in response to a second touch input applied to the second area, wherein the second touch input occurs after the first touch input.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device capable of providing a candidate phone number list and a method of controlling an operation of the mobile communication device is provided. The method includes displaying a phone number input window and a display window on the touch screen, displaying a string of numbers input to the phone number input window in the display window and displaying a candidate phone number list on the touch screen if a touch input to the display window is detected when the input number string is displayed in the display window, the candidate phone number list including a plurality of phone numbers that contain the input number string.
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1. A method for controlling operation of a mobile communication device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first area and a second area on the touch screen, the first area comprising an input window for entering information related to at least one phone number and the second area comprising a display window for displaying the entered information; ceasing the displaying of the input window on the first area of the touch screen in response to a first touch input applied to the second area; displaying a list on the first area of the touch screen in response to the first touch input applied to the second area, the list comprising candidate information stored in a memory, wherein the candidate information is related to the entered information that was entered via the input window; and ceasing the displaying of the list on the first area and to again display the input window on the first area in response to a second touch input applied to the second area, wherein the second touch input occurs after the first touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display a first area and a second area, the first area comprising an input window for entering a string related to at least one phone number and the second area comprising a display window for displaying the entered string; a memory configured to store candidate information; and a controller configured to; cause the touch screen to cease displaying of the input window on the first area of the touch screen in response to a first touch input applied to the second area; cause the touch screen to display a list on the first area of the touch screen in response to the first touch input applied to the second area, the list comprising the candidate information, wherein the candidate information is related to the string entered via the input window; and cause the touch screen to cease the displaying of the list on the first area and to again display the input window on the first area in response to a second touch input applied to the second area, wherein the second touch input occurs after the first touch input. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a touch screen comprising a first area and a second area; means for entering a string related to at least one phone number in the first area; means for displaying the entered string in the second area; a memory configured to store candidate information; and a controller configured to; cause the touch screen to cease displaying of the means for entering a string in response to a first touch input applied to the second area; cause the touch screen to display a list on the first area of the touch screen in response to the first touch input applied to the second area, the list comprising the candidate information, wherein the candidate information is related to the entered string; and cause the touch screen to cease the displaying of the list on the first area and to again display the means for entering a string in the first area in response to a second touch input applied to the second area, wherein the second touch input occurs after the first touch input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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