Handheld electronic device and saving number method and digital storage media

• US 8,787,890 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2009
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Tsui, Yuan-Mao
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US12/416,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20090270084A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,938 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/417, 455/425, 455/461, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/556, 463/20, 463/16, 463/7, 463/30, 463/10, 463/25, 463/43, 463/22
• US Class Current: 455/418
• 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. The method has the following steps. An entered number is shown on a screen of the handheld electronic device. Whether the entered number is one of saved numbers is determined. If the entered number is not corresponding to one of the saved numbers, 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 used for displaying an entered number;

a storage unit for saving one or more saved numbers, wherein the saved numbers correspond to one or more contact data in a contact list; and

a processing unit coupled to the screen and the storage unit for determining whether the entered number is corresponding to a part of one of the saved numbers and determining whether the total number of units of the digital numbers of the entered number reach predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers;

wherein the predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers is less than the maximum number of units of the saved numbers;

in response to determining the total number of units of the digital numbers of the entered number reach the predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers and the entered number is not corresponding to a part of one of the saved numbers, the processing unit displays a save button on the screen for saving the entered number after the save button is triggered;

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

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

2. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the part of the saved number comprises the initial part, the middle part, or the final part of the saved number.

3. 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.

4. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the screen is a touch screen, the touch screen displays a keypad for inputting the entered number.

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

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

7. The method for saving number according to claim 1, wherein the part of the saved number comprises the initial part, the middle part, or the final part of the saved number.

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 is corresponding to a part of one of saved numbers, wherein the saved numbers correspond to one or more contact data in a contact list;

determining whether the total number of units of the digital numbers of the entered number reach predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers, wherein the predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers is less than the maximum number of units of the saved numbers; and

displaying a save button on the screen in response to determining the total number of units of the digital numbers of the entered number reach the predetermined minimum dial string number of units of the digital numbers and the entered number is not corresponding to a part of one of the saved numbers;

else, 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, wherein the saved entered number is saved to a new contact data in the contact list or saved to one of the contact data previously saved in the contact list.

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

activating a number saving function for saving the entered number.

10. A digital 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 these commands.

11. The method for saving number according to claim 8, wherein the screen is a touch screen, the touch screen displays a keypad for inputting the entered number.

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

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