Handheld electronic device and saving number method and digital storage media

• US 8,989,819 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2014
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Tsuei, Yuan-Mao
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/313,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20140308993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 273 Days
• Field of Search: 455/433, 455/412.1, 455/439, 455/456.1, 455/457, 455/524, 455/418, 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/417, 455/425, 455/461, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 463/20, 463/16, 463/7, 463/30, 463/10, 463/25, 463/43, 463/22
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

A method for saving number applied to a handheld electronic device is provided. In the method, in response to determining that the total number of digits of a entered number reaches the predetermined minimum number and the entered number does not correspond to a part of any one of one or more contact data, a save button is displayed on the screen for saving the entered number after the save button is triggered, a save button is shown on the screen, and the entered number is saved after the save button is triggered.

Claims

1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:

a screen configured to display an entered number;

a storage unit configured to save one or more contact data; and

a processing unit coupled to the screen and the storage unit and configured to determine whether the entered number corresponds to a part of any one of the one or more contact data and to determine whether a total number of digits of the entered number reaches a predetermined minimum value;

wherein the predetermined minimum value is less than a maximum number of digits corresponding to the one or more contact data,

wherein in response to determining that the total number of digits of the entered number reaches the predetermined minimum number and the entered number does not correspond to a part of any one of the one or more contact data, the processing unit displays a save button on the screen for saving the entered number after the save button is triggered;

otherwise, the processing unit does not display the save button on the screen, and

wherein the processing unit is configured to save the entered number to a new contact data in a contact list or to one of the one or more contact data that is previously saved in the contact list after the save button is triggered.

2. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more contact data is one or more saved numbers.

3. The handheld electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the part of one of the one or more contact data comprises an initial part, a middle part, or a final part of one of the one or more saved numbers.

4. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit activates a number saving function for saving the entered number after the save button is triggered.

5. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the screen is a touch screen, and the touch screen is configured to display a keypad for inputting the entered number.

6. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a physical keypad for inputting the entered number.

7. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a physical button for activating the save button.

8. A method for saving number, applied to a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying an entered number on a screen of the handheld electronic device;

determining whether the entered number corresponds to a part of any one of one or more contact data;

determining whether a total number of digits of the entered number reaches a predetermined minimum value, wherein the predetermined minimum value is less than a maximum number of digits corresponding to the one or more contact data; and

displaying a save button on the screen in response to determining that the total number of digits of the entered number reaches the predetermined minimum value and the entered number does not correspond to a part of any one of the one or more contact data;

otherwise, the processing unit does not display the save button on the screen, wherein the save button is for saving the entered number after the save button is triggered, and wherein the entered number is saved to a new contact data in a contact list or saved to one of the one or more contact data that is previously saved in the contact list after the save button is triggered.

9. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein after the save button is triggered, further comprising:

activating a number saving function for saving the entered number.

10. A non-transitory storage medium having a plurality of commands executable on a handheld electronic device for executing the method for saving number according to claim 8 after the handheld electronic device executes the plurality of commands.

11. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein the one or more contact data is one or more saved numbers.

12. The method for saving number according to claim 11, wherein the part of one of the one or more contact data comprises an initial part, a middle part, or a final part of one of the one or more saved numbers.

13. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein the screen is a touch screen, and the entered number is inputted via a keypad displayed on the touch screen.

14. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein the entered number is inputted by a physical keypad.

15. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein the save button is triggered in response to activating a physical button.