Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device

• US 7,096,009 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2004
• Issued: 08/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Yach, David, Vander Veen, Raymond, Major, Harry, Mousseau, Gary, Asthana, Atul, Lazaridis, Mike
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US10/890,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20050048958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 455/414.1, 455/416, 455/417, 455/418, 455/566, 455/553.1, 379/88.13, 379/88.1, 379/142.04, 379/142.06
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42323 PBX's with CTI arrangements

Abstract

A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.

Claims

1. A communications device operable by a user, the communications device for processing and storing data associated with a message client capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and is operative to:

display a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;

generate an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and

transmit the editable message comprising the caller identification information to the selected at least one recipient.

2. The communications device of claim 1 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.

3. The communications device of claim 1 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.

4. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to generate an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.

5. The communications device of claim 4 wherein the recipient is a caller identification lookup service that provides additional information associated with the caller identification information.

6. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to display a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.

7. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to display a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.

8. A method of processing and storing data associated with a message client of a communications device operable by a user, the communications device capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and comprising the steps of:

displaying a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;

generating an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and

transmitting the editable message comprising the caller identification information to the selected at least one recipient.

9. The communications device of claim 8 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.

10. The communications device of claim 8 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of generating an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of displaying a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of displaying a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.

14. A data processing mechanism for processing and storing data associated with a message client of a communications device operable by a user, the communications device capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and is operative to:

display a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;

generate an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and

transmit the editable message comprising the call log to the selected at least one recipient.

15. The communications device of claim 14 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.

16. The communications device of claim 14 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.

17. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to generate an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.

18. The data processing mechanism of claim 17 wherein the recipient is a caller identification lookup service that provides additional information associated with the caller identification information.

19. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to display a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.

20. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to display a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.