Abstract: A system and a method are provided for optimal Short Message System (SMS) encoding in a wireless communications device having SMS capabilities. The system includes an optimizing subsystem and an encoding subsystem. The optimizing subsystem accepts an SMS message, identification of available encoding formats, and information regarding wireless device resource encoding requirements, such as memory usage, for the available encoding formats. The optimizing subsystem evaluates the characters in the SMS message to identify which of the available encoding formats are usable for encoding the characters, determines a memory usage requirement, and selects, as the optimal encoding format, the usable encoding format having the lowest memory usage. The optimizing subsystem supplies an optimizing signal identifying the optimal encoding format. The encoding subsystem accepts the SMS message and the optimizing signal, and encodes the message in the optimal encoding format.

Abstract: Briefly, the mobile phone as a monitoring appliance allows a mobile phone to function as a remote-monitoring device. The mobile phone is turned on and left in the place to be monitored. After the mobile phone has a positive sound volume level comparison or a positive sound volume level comparison and a positive comparison to a target sound, the mobile phone places a telephone call to a predetermined telephone number and transmits the sound received by the microphone in the mobile phone.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating messages between mobile communication devices. Predefined and customizable messages are provided to the user for selection and transmittal. Customizable messages include customizable text entry portions for text, default information such as the date or time, or defined information previously input and saved in memory by the user. Each predefined message can be translated into another language for transmission to one or more recipients. Acoustic messages can also be recorded and transmitted to one or more recipients. Messages are transmitted by conventional means over radio frequencies, infrared, or cable connections. In a second embodiment messages and translations are transmitted by code to a central server which decodes and transmits the message to each recipient mobile. In a third embodiment, all mobiles in the communication system are programmed to contain identical predefined and customizable messages and messages are transmitted by code.

Abstract: The contact information manager manages contact information based on information automatically obtained through use of a communications device. The contact information manager stores information about contacts and allows options for retrieval of the contact information. Contact information is managed by modifying values in one or more dynamic fields with call information obtained through use of the communications device. The contact information is retrieved by a user selecting to retrieve information and providing a retrieval selection indicating a preference of format of the presentation of the retrieved contact information.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for executing dynamic instruction sets in a wireless communications device. The method comprises: forming the system software into symbol libraries, each symbol library comprising symbols having related functionality; arranging the symbol libraries into code sections in a code storage section nonvolatile memory; executing system software; receiving a patch manager run time instruction (PMRTI) or dynamic instruction sets, including conditional operation code and data items, in a file system section nonvolatile memory; calling a run-time library from a first code section; processing the patch manager run time instruction operation code; operating on system data and system software; and, in response to operating on the system data and system software, controlling the execution of the system software.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for reorganizing software instructions stored in a wireless communications device memory.

Abstract: A technique for parsing numbers on a display in a wireless communication device utilizes a data storage area containing data related to the dialing plan for the particular location of the user, such as a country. A parser receives the number and applies the number digit by digit to the data in the dialing plan storage area to determine whether the number corresponds to a known telephone number format for the particular country. If the number corresponds to a known format, one of a predetermined number of parsing formatting characters are applied to the number and the number with formatting characters is shown on a display. The user may edit the formatting characters to customize the format for personal preferences. The number may be provided to the parser by manual entry of digits by the user via a keypad, or may be automatically provided to the parser by user selection of a number in a telephone book storage area, a call history storage area, or the like.

Abstract: A wireless communication device provides for voicemail message notification and retrieval in a wireless communication system without the need for an alphanumeric display for the display of text messages on the wireless communication device. A transmitter and receiver communicate with a central message storage area containing one or more voicemail messages intended for the wireless communication device. The central message storage area transmits a voicemail message notification to the wireless communication device whenever there is a change in the number of unread messages stored in the central message storage area. The message notification includes the number of unread messages and may include a callback telephone number to retrieve the voicemail messages.

Abstract: A keypad is operated by the user to generate keypad data indicative of a destination telephone number. A storage area stores data related to the calling plan and containing data indicative of call restrictions that may apply to the destination telephone number. A call restriction storage area is used to store user-selectable call restriction data. A processor accepts and uses keypad data to access the data storage area. The processor compares data indicative of call restrictions that may apply to the destination telephone number with the user-selectable call restriction data to determine if any user-selectable call restrictions apply to the destination telephone number. The processor sets an enable signal to an enabled state if no call restrictions apply to the destination telephone number and sets the enable signal to a disabled state if call restrictions do apply to the destination telephone number.

Abstract: A complete telephone number detection unit is described for use within a wireless local loop telephone. The detection unit examines digits or other symbols entered by user via a telephone keypad to determine whether a completed telephone number has been entered. If a completed telephone number has been entered, the detection unit signals other components of the telephone to transmit the telephone number. If the telephone number is not yet complete, then the detection unit awaits entry of additional digits or other symbols. To determine whether a completed telephone number has been entered, the detection unit accesses a parsing table having rows corresponding to different parsing states of permissible telephone numbers. Each row of the table includes a set of columns with one column corresponding to each of digits 0-9, the "*" symbol and the "#" symbol. To parse a telephone number using the table, each digit is applied to the table to yield a value.

Abstract: A telephone number redial function is provided wherein only digits corresponding to a completed telephone number are stored within a redial buffer. Any digits entered by a user after completion of a telephone number, such as digits entered in response to queries by a voice mail system, are not stored within the redial buffer. As such, digits entered by a user after completion of a telephone number do not affect the telephone number of the redial buffer allowing the telephone number to be properly redialed. In one arrangement, the redial buffer is incorporated within a cellular telephone. Digits entered by a user are first entered within a new number buffer until a send command is received. Thereafter, the digits stored within the new number buffer are transferred to the redial buffer and also transmitted from the cellular phone. Any additional digits entered by the user are transmitted, but not stored within the redial buffer.