METHOD FOR ENABLING A COMMUNICATION VIA A MOBILE PHONE AND MOBILE PHONE ENABLING A COMMUNICATION

• US 20100234078A1
• Filed: 03/22/2010
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HMD Global Oy
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nettamo, Esa, Autio, Markku
• Granted Patent: US 10,084,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for enabling a communication via a mobile phone. In order to enable a comfortable creation of communications during a context of a mobile phone provided by a conventionally static application, it is proposed that the method comprises as a first step displaying information available for a specific content on a display of the mobile phone. In a next step, it is detected whether a user selected a displayed information. In case an information is selected, the kind of the selected information is determined. Then, functions associated to the kind of the selected information are presented on the display. To at least one kind of possible information the establishment of at least one kind of communication is associated as at least one function. Finally, a function selected by a user is activated. The invention relates equally to a corresponding mobile phone.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing information available for a specific content to be displayed on a display of a mobile phone;

receiving a selection of displayed information by a user;

determining a kind of selected information;

causing functions associated with the selected kind of information to be offered on the display, wherein for at least one kind of possible information the establishment of at least one kind of communication is associated as at least one function; and

causing a selected function to be activated.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the information is presented on the display by a calendar application, a browser application or a messaging application.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein a user is only enabled to select alphanumeric information presented on the display.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said selected kind of information is number information.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one function comprising establishment of a communication is setup of a call or transmission of a short message.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein each of said functions offered on the display for the selected information is represented by a corresponding graphical icon.

7. A mobile phone comprising:

a display; and

processing means for;

causing information available for a specific content to be displayed on the display;

receiving a selection of displayed information by a user;

determining a kind of selected information;

causing functions associated with the selected kind of information to be offered on the display, wherein for at least one kind of possible information the establishment of at least one kind of communication is associated as at least one function; and

causing a selected function to be activated.

8. A mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein the information is presented on the display by a calendar application, a browser application or a messaging application.

9. A mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein a user is only enabled to select alphanumeric information presented on the display.

10. A mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein said selected kind of information is number information.

11. A mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein said at least one function comprising establishment of a communication is setup of a call or transmission of a short message.

12. A mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein each of said functions offered on the display for the selected information is represented by a corresponding graphical icon.