Method and apparatus for managing mobile terminal events

• US 8,543,161 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Spalink, Karin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Huy C
• Application Number:
  US11/277,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20070232277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,735 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.2
• US Class Current: 455/556.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

The wireless terminal selectively stores incoming voice calls and text messages in a common Answer List. The incoming transmissions may be added to the Answer List manually. If the “Answer List” menu option is selected, the incoming transmission data is logged into the Answer List and that entry is deleted from the Missed Call List, Text Message List or Call Log. In this manner, the incoming transmission data may be saved in only one location on the wireless terminal. An entry may also be saved to the Answer List from the wireless terminal'"'"'s calendar application or web browser application. An entry may be deleted from the Answer List after the entry is responded to. This allows the user to enter wireless terminal related activities in the Answer List such that the list may also include entries that do not arise from an incoming transmission.

Claims

1. A method of event management on a wireless terminal comprising:

receiving at least one incoming wireless transmission;

displaying an answer list menu option to a user in response to receiving the at least one incoming wireless transmission, the answer list menu option presenting an option to indicate a desire to store data identifying the at least one incoming wireless transmission in an answer list instead of immediately answering the at least one incoming wireless transmission, wherein the answer list comprises a plurality of entries comprising the data identifying the at least one incoming wireless transmission and at least one of data identifying a second incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a calendar entry or webpage transmission data;

storing, in a storage device, answer list data identifying the at least one incoming wireless transmission in an answer list in response to the answer list menu option being selected indicating that a user desires to store the answer list data in the answer list instead of immediately answering the at least one incoming wireless transmission, wherein the answer list is separate from a missed call/text list comprising missed call/text data that is stored in response to the answer list menu option not being selected; and

displaying the answer list, wherein the entries of the answer list are displayed based on a user assigned priority.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transmitting a text message or voice call based on said answer list data,

storing data associated with the at least one incoming wireless transmission in one of a missed text message list or a missed call list instead of the answer list in response to the answer list menu option not being selected;

removing individual entries of the answer list data associated with the at least one incoming wireless transmission from the answer list upon completion of a return transmission associated with the individual entry.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said answer list data includes at least one of a call number and a web address, and wherein the at least one of a call number and a web address is retrieved from the answer list.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the at least one of a call number and a web address is stored on said wireless terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless terminal includes a calendar for storing calendar data, said calendar data being stored in the answer list.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the calendar data includes a call number associated with a calendar entry.

7. The method of claim 6 further including establishing a link to the call number.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting a text message or voice call based on said call data comprises using a soft key.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying includes segregating the data by time period.

10. A method of call management on a wireless terminal comprising:

initiating a calendar application;

storing, in a mobile device, a calendar entry in the calendar for an event, wherein calendar entry comprises a call number and a date of the event;

displaying an answer list menu option to a user in response to storing the calendar entry;

displaying an answer list comprising a plurality of entries comprising the call number on the date of the event and at least one of data identifying an incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a second calendar entry or webpage transmission data, wherein the answer list is separate from the calendar application, in response to the answer list menu option being selected indicating that a user desires to store the call number in the answer list, wherein the entries of the answer list are displayed based on a user assigned priority; and

calling the call number from the answer list.

11. A wireless terminal comprising:

a calendar application;

a storage application for storing an entry in the calendar including a call number;

a processor configured for displaying an answer list menu option to a user in response to the storing the entry in memory;

a storage member for storing the call number in an answer list that is separate from the calendar application in response to the answer list menu option being selected indicating that a user desires to store the call number in the answer list, the answer list comprising a plurality of entries comprising the call number and at least one of data identifying an incoming wireless transmission, data identifying another calendar entry or webpage transmission data;

a display for displaying the answer list, wherein the entries of the answer list are displayed based on a user assigned priority; and

means for calling a call number from the answer list.

12. The wireless terminal of claim 11 wherein the wireless terminal comprises one of a cell phone or a computer.

13. The wireless terminal of claim 11 further comprising:

a menu option for storing call data of text messages and voice calls in a list when selected; and

a storage device that stores the call data associated with the text messages and voice calls in said list responsive to selection of the menu option;

wherein individual entries of the call data associated with the text messages and voice calls are deleted from the answer list upon completion of a return transmission associated with the individual entry, and

wherein when the menu option is not selected, the call data associated with the calendar entry and the text messages and voice calls is stored in one of a text message list or a missed call list.

14. The wireless terminal of claim 11 wherein means for calling includes a soft key button with a pop-up menu.

15. The wireless terminal of claim 11 wherein the call number comprises one of a phone number or an internet address.

16. The wireless terminal of claim 11 wherein the answer list comprises the call number as well as text messages and voice calls sent to the answer list instead of a missed call list.

17. A wireless terminal comprising:

a web browser application for a displaying a web page in a web browser;

a menu option presented in response to displaying the web page, wherein the menu option, when selected, allows for storing of transmission data of the web page in an answer list that is separate from the web browser application, wherein the answer list comprises a plurality of entries comprising the web page transmission data and at least one of data identifying an incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a calendar entry or second web page transmission data;

a storage device that stores the transmission data of the web page in the answer list when the menu option is selected, wherein the answer list comprises the transmission data, text messages and voice call numbers for future reference for a user; and

an answer list application to present, in response to the menu option being selection, the transmission data of the web page and the at least one of data identifying an incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a calendar entry or second web page transmission data to the user, wherein the entries of the answer list are displayed based on a user assigned priority.

18. A wireless terminal comprising:

a receiving member for receiving at least one incoming wireless transmission;

a menu option for storing call data of at least one incoming wireless transmission in an answer list, wherein the answer list comprises a plurality of entries comprising the call data of the at least one incoming wireless transmission and at least one of data identifying a second incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a calendar entry or webpage transmission data;

a storage device that stores the call data associated with the at least one incoming wireless transmission in said answer list responsive to selection of the menu option, wherein the answer list is separate from a missed call/text list comprising missed call/text data that is stored in response to the menu option not being selected;

a displaying member for displaying said answer list comprising entries for the at least one incoming wireless transmission associated with the call data and the data identifying a second incoming wireless transmission, data identifying a calendar entry or webpage transmission data, wherein the entries of the answer list are displayed based on a user assigned priority and based on a time that said call data was stored in said list; and

means for transmitting a wireless transmission to a number of the at least one incoming wireless transmission.

19. The wireless terminal of claim 18 further including means for saving a web page address in said answer list.

20. The wireless terminal of claim 18 further including means for saving an entry from a calendar application in said answer list.

21. The wireless terminal of claim 18 further including means for deleting entries from said answer list automatically.