Device, system, and method for informing users of functions and characters associated with telephone keys
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a display screen;
a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys having numbered indicia are arranged in a numeric phone arrangement and operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the numbers and the keys having alphabetic characters are arranged in a non-ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout and operable to input DTMF codes corresponding to the numbers of a ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout when entering a telephone number; and
a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to;
receive an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number having alphabetic characters and numbers; and
cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen.
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Abstract
System and method for informing a user of functions or characters associated with keys on a mobile communications device includes a keyboard operable to input dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) codes and a display screen operable to display information. The display screen is also operable to display a virtual representation of at least a portion of the keyboard. The virtual representation includes help information on one or more virtually represented keys of the keyboard. This help information informs a user of an associated telephone function or character of one or more keys that are virtually represented on the display.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a display screen; a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys having numbered indicia are arranged in a numeric phone arrangement and operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the numbers and the keys having alphabetic characters are arranged in a non-ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout and operable to input DTMF codes corresponding to the numbers of a ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout when entering a telephone number; and a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to; receive an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number having alphabetic characters and numbers; and cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory medium configured to store instructions for execution by a processor of a communication device, the non-transitory medium includes instructions to:
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receive an input, via a keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number having alphabetic characters and numbers, with each key of the keyboard having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys having numbered indicia are arranged in a numeric phone arrangement and operable to input corresponding DTMF codes corresponding to the associated numbers and the keys having alphabetic characters are arranged in a non-ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout and operable to input DTMF codes corresponding to the numbers of a ITU Standard E.161 keypad layout when entering a phone number; and cause display of the inputted alphabetic characters on a display screen of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication device, comprising:
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a display screen; a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, with the keys having numbered indicia being arranged in a numeric phone arrangement in accordance with the numbered indicia arrangement of ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad arrangement and operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the numbers, with the keys having alphabetic characters indicia being arranged in a non-ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout and operable to input DTMF codes corresponding to the numbers of a ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout when entering a telephone number; and a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to; an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number having alphabetic characters and numbers; and cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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