Communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof

• US 7,366,527 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2005
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Multimedia & Telecom Company Limited (Inventec Multimedia & Telecom Corporation)
• Inventors: Jhuang, Yun-Shiang
• Primary Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US11/209,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/459, 455/458, 379/88.2, 379/88.21, 379/142.02
• US Class Current: 455/458
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof are provided. In an embodiment, two communication devices are linked together via a link network to directly transfer a phone number stored in a communication device to the other via the link network. Further, the communication device receiving the phone number, can make a comparison according to a decision table to determine whether it is a diallable phone number, thereby providing a dial function or an edit confirm option for the received the phone number. In this case, the decision table has multiple identification numbers and their corresponding number counts.

Claims

1. A communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network, comprising:

a signal transceiver for providing a link network and acquiring at least one phone number from an another communication device via the link network;

a storage medium having a phone number record list for recording the phone number;

a determining part for determining the phone number to be a diallable number or an undiallable number to obtain a expecting dial state of the phone number to provide a determined result; and

a controller for selectively providing a dial function and an edit function of one of the phone number according to the determined result;

wherein the determining part makes a comparison of the phone number according to a decision table to obtain the determined result, a plurality of identification numbers and a plurality of number counts according to the identification numbers are recorded on the decision table, and the identification number is one integral code from 2 to 4 digits, and the number counts depend upon the dial states of the communication device.

2. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, wherein when the expecting dial state is determined to be a diallable phone number, the controller provides the dial function of the determined phone number.

3. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, wherein when the expecting dial state is determined to be an undiallable phone number, the controller provides the edit function of the determined phone number.

4. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, wherein the signal transceiver is an infrared module.

5. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, wherein the signal transceiver is a wireless transceiver module.

6. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, wherein the signal transceiver is a link interface.

7. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 1, further comprising:

a display for displaying a frame under the control of the controller.

8. The communication device for acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 7, wherein when the controller provides the dial function, the frame is a pre-dial frame, and on the pre-dial frame, a dial option is provided;

when the controller provides the edit function, the frame is an edit frame, on which an edit confirm option is provided.

9. A method of acquiring a phone number via a link network, suitable to be used in a communication device, comprising the following steps:

receiving at least one phone number from an another communication device via a link network;

recording the received phone number on a phone number record list;

determining a property of one of the phone numbers to obtain a expecting dial state of the phone number to provide a determined result; and

selectively providing a dial function and an edit function of the determined phone number according to the determined result;

wherein selectively providing a dial function includes the steps of;

when the expecting dial state is a diallable phone number, providing the dial function of the determined phone number and displaying a pre-dialled frame, on which a dial option is provided when the expecting dial state is the diallable phone number; and

when the expecting dial state is an undiallable phone number, providing the edit function of the determined phone number.

10. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 9, wherein the step of determining a property of one of the phone numbers to obtain a expecting dial state of the phone number to provide a determined result comprises the step of making a comparison of one of the phone numbers according to a decision table to obtain the determined result.

11. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 10, wherein a plurality of identification numbers and a plurality of number counts according to the identification numbers are recorded on the decision table.

12. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 11, wherein the identification number is one integral code from 2 to 4 digits, and the number counts depend upon a dial state of the communication device.

13. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 9, wherein the step of when the expecting dial state is an undiallable phone number providing the edit function of the determined phone number comprises the step of displaying an edit frame, on which an edit confirm option is provided when the expecting dial state is the undiallable phone number.

14. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 9, wherein the link network is formed by an infrared link.

15. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 9, wherein the link network is formed by a wireless transceiver module.

16. The method of acquiring a phone number via a link network of claim 9, wherein the link network is formed by a transmission line.