Call note management on communication device

• US 8,412,174 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2010
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Khosravi, Bardia
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, PHUOC HUU
• Application Number:
  US12/711,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20110086627A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,133 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 455/414.1, 455/566, 455/414.2, 455/418, 379/355.02, 379/142.01, 379/88.21
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Displaying call note information on a communication device having stored thereon telephone call log information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device, the telephone call log information including the time and date of the telephone calls, wherein associated call note data is stored on the communications device for at least some of the telephone calls, including: detecting an input at the communication device requesting display of a call note history; and displaying on a display of the communication device, after detecting the input, a call note history list that lists telephone calls from the telephone call log information that have associated call note data stored on the communications device, wherein the telephone calls in the call note history list are listed according to the time and date of the telephone calls.

Claims

1. A method for displaying call note information on a communication device having stored thereon telephone call log information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device, the telephone call log information including the time and date of the telephone calls, associated call note data being stored on the communications device for at least some of the telephone calls, comprising:

detecting an input at the communication device requesting display of a call note history; and

displaying on a display of the communication device, after detecting the input, a call note history list that lists telephone calls from the telephone call log information that have associated call note data stored on the communications device, the telephone calls in the call note history list being listed according to the time and date of the telephone calls,

the displayed call note history list including for at least some of the telephone calls in the call note history list, telephone numbers of the other party to the telephone call and a time of the telephone call,

the telephone calls in the displayed call note history list from different dates being separated by a date line identifying the date of the calls following the date line.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the telephone calls in the call note history list are listed in reverse chronological order according to the time and date of the telephone calls.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed call note history list does not display any call note data, the method comprising:

detecting an input selecting one of the telephone calls included in the displayed call note history list and in response thereto presenting the call note data associated with the selected telephone call.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the call note data includes text information previously inputted to the communication device and presenting the call note data comprises displaying the text information on the display of the communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the call note data is stored in call folders that include folders for incoming and outgoing calls.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the call note data comprises one or more of text data, audio data and image data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication device is enabled to send and receive electronic messages, the method further comprising:

displaying on the display of the communication device a message list identifying both telephone calls to and from the communication device and electronic messages sent from and received by the communication device, wherein the telephone calls identified in the message list that have associated call note data stored on the communication device are marked with a visual indicator to indicate the existence of the call note data.

8. The method of claim 7 comprising:

detecting input selecting a telephone call included in the message list having associated call note data and in response thereto presenting the call note data associated with the selected telephone call.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the call note data comprises audio data, the audio data including verbal notes recorded separate from the telephone calls.

10. A communication device enabled to make and receive telephone calls over a communications network, comprising:

a memory storing telephone call log information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device including the time and date of the telephone calls, and associated call note data for at least some of the telephone calls;

a display;

a user input device;

a processing unit coupled to the memory, display, and user input device, the processing unit being configured for;

detecting an input at the communication device requesting display of a call note history; and

displaying on the display, after detecting the input, a call note history list that lists telephone calls from the telephone call log information that have associated call note data stored in the memory, the telephone calls in the call note history list being listed according to the time and date of the telephone calls, the displayed call note history list including for at least some of the telephone calls in the call note history list, telephone numbers of the other party to the telephone call and a time of the telephone call, and the telephone calls in the displayed call note history list from different dates being separated by a date line identifying the date of the calls following the date line.

11. The communication device of claim 10 wherein the telephone calls in the call note history list are listed in reverse chronological order according to the time and date of the telephone calls.

12. The communication device of claim 10 wherein the processing unit is configured for:

detecting input selecting one of the telephone calls included in the displayed call note history list and in response thereto presenting on the display the call note data associated with the selected telephone call.

13. The communication device of claim 10 whereon the communication device is enabled to send and receive electronic messages, the processing unit being further configured for:

displaying on the display a message list identifying both telephone calls to and from the communication device and electronic messages sent from and received by the communication device, wherein the telephone calls identified in the message list that have associated call note data stored in the memory are marked with a visual indicator to indicate the existence of the call note data.

14. The communication device of claim 10 wherein the call note data comprises audio data, the audio data including verbal notes recorded separate from the telephone calls.

15. A method for displaying information about call notes for telephone calls on a communication device that is enabled for making and receiving phone calls and sending and receiving electronic messages, the communication device having stored thereon telephone call log information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device, and associated call note data for at least some of the telephone calls, the method comprising:

displaying on a display of the communication device a message list identifying both telephone calls to and from the communication device and electronic messages sent from and received by the communication device, the telephone calls identified in the message list that have associated call note data stored on the communication device being marked with a visual indicator to indicate the existence of the call note data; and

detecting an input selecting a telephone call included in the message list having associated call note data and in response thereto presenting the call note data associated with the selected telephone call, the call note data including text information previously inputted to the communication device, and the presenting the call note data includes displaying the text information on the display of the communication device.

16. A communication device enabled to make and receive telephone calls and send and receive electronic messages, comprising:

a memory storing information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device and electronic messages sent from or to the communication device, and associated call note data for at least some of the telephone calls;

a display;

a user input device;

a processing unit coupled to the memory, display, and user input device, the processing unit being configured for;

displaying on the display a message list identifying both telephone calls to and from the communication device and electronic messages sent from and received by the communication device, the telephone calls identified in the message list that have associated call note data stored in the memory being marked with a visual indicator to indicate the existence of the call note data, and detecting an input selecting a telephone call included in the message list having associated call note data and in response thereto presenting the call note data associated with the selected telephone call, the call note data includes text information previously inputted to the communication device, and the presenting the call note data includes displaying the text information on the display of the communication device.

17. A method for displaying call note information on a communication device having stored thereon telephone call log information identifying telephone calls made to or from the communications device, the telephone call log information including the time and date of the telephone calls, wherein associated call note data is stored on the communications device for at least some of the telephone calls, comprising:

detecting an input at the communication device requesting display of a call note history;

displaying on a display of the communication device, after detecting the input, a call note history list that lists telephone calls from the telephone call log information that have associated call note data stored on the communications device, the telephone calls in the call note history list being listed according to the time and date of the telephone calls, the displayed call note history list including for at least some of the telephone calls in the call note history list, telephone numbers of the other party to the telephone call and a time of the telephone call, the displayed call note history list not displaying any call note data; and

detecting an input selecting one of the telephone calls included in the displayed call note history list and in response thereto presenting the call note data associated with the selected telephone call.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the call note data includes text information previously inputted to the communication device and presenting the call note data comprises displaying the text information on the display of the communication device.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the call note data comprises audio data, the audio data including verbal notes recorded separate from the telephone calls.