Including Dynamic Memory Patents (Class 379/356.01)
  • Patent number: 11361258
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a start and end of section keystrokes, measuring a section time between the start and end of section keystrokes; aggregating the measured section time with previously measured section times; comparing the aggregate of the measured section times with a section target time; and sending an alert when a difference between the aggregate of the measured section times and the section target time is greater than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Montcalm
  • Patent number: 10142451
    Abstract: A control circuit provides a list of contacts on a touch-screen display and then, in response to detecting a touch-based selection of a particular contact, responsively depicts a plurality of contact addresses as correspond to that particular contact. A most frequently utilized contact address is placed at a location on the touch-screen display that corresponds to the touch-based selection of the particular contact. So configured, the user need likely not move their touching finger to locate the desired contact address. The most frequently utilized contact address can comprise a most frequently called telephone number since any new telephone number was last added to the plurality of telephone numbers for this particular contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Donald James Lindsay, Erik Artur Greisson
  • Patent number: 9973604
    Abstract: A method to provide an interface for launching applications is described. The method includes receiving information indicative of a record stored in an electronic device application. The method also includes determining whether the record is associated with a software application command. In response to determining that the record is associated with a software application command, the software application command is activated. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Sailesh K. Sathish
  • Patent number: 9674354
    Abstract: A method for scheduling outbound communications to sales leads based, at least partly, on a model of customer behavior derived from (i) customer data gathered from a plurality of customers that initiated contact with an electronic communications interface, and (ii) time data recording for each of the customers a time or time period at which the customer interacted with the electronic communications interface. The model predicts, for one or more time periods and segments of a population, a likelihood of successfully engaging with a person from the segment of the population. The scheduling includes prioritizing the outbound communications to the sales leads during one or more defined time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: iSelect Ltd.
    Inventors: Damien Michael Trevor Waller, Tony Ian George Laing, Yuval Marom
  • Patent number: 8737588
    Abstract: Methods for enabling enhanced call return in a communications network is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving an incoming telephone call from a caller, wherein the incoming telephone call identifies a subscriber as a callee thereof; capturing caller-specific information for the caller, wherein the caller-specific information includes at least one of the name of the caller and the telephone number of the caller; and storing the caller-specific information into an intelligent peripheral (IP) within the network. Some embodiments of the methods include allowing the subscriber to access the caller-specific information stored in the IP. In some embodiments, the subscriber subscribes to an enhanced call return (ECR) feature as part of a service plan. The ECR feature allows the subscriber to access caller-specific information for a predetermined number of past callers and also to return calls from those past callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry Scott Easley, Donald N. Cardina
  • Patent number: 8611866
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a plurality of options to a mobile telephone user based upon the user's prior activities. The present invention includes an “action input,” the actuation of which results in a menu of previously performed activities by the user. For example, the menu can display activities that frequently occur at the same time each day. The device software can automatically update and arrange the respective options based upon the user's activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing, S.a.r.l.
    Inventor: Fabio Grassiotto
  • Patent number: 8582555
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing customization to routing of messages in a system where routing is based on stored addresses, such as, for example, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) system. In one embodiment, a method of providing customized routing of messages can comprise receiving a message to a target endpoint at a system for signaling between endpoints. The system can have one or more stored addresses (Target SIP URIs) for each of a plurality of endpoints. One or more target Sip URIs for the target endpoint can be determined from the stored target SIP URIs. One or more policies can be applied to the one or more target SIP URIs for the target endpoint. The one or more policies can comprise a set of one or more conditions and one or more actions associated with each condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: Stephane H. Maes
  • Patent number: 8559622
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for telephony tone signal and character code generation for QWERTY keyboards includes a QWERTY style keyboard, a processor and a keyboard mode control software module. The QWERTY style keyboard has a plurality of letter keys, wherein each letter key is configured to generate a unique input signal. The processor is coupled to the keyboard and is configured to convert each unique input signal generated by the letter keys into a character code and/or a telephony tone signal. The keyboard mode control software module operates on the processor, and controls whether the processor converts the unique input signals from the letter keys into character codes or telephony tone signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Runbo Fu, Xin Jin, Pokin Yeung, Karen A. Rudnitski
  • Patent number: 8437458
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining information relating to a first telephone number, and determining whether the first telephone number corresponds to a first speed dial button on a device. The first speed dial button is highlighted if the first telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button. If the first telephone number does not correspond to the first speed dial button, the method also includes determining whether the first telephone number is associated with a second telephone number, determining whether the second telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button if the first telephone number is associated with the second telephone number, and highlighting the first speed dial button when it is determined that the second telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John Toebes
  • Patent number: 8391468
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for telephony tone signal and character code generation for QWERTY keyboards includes a QWERTY style keyboard, a processor and a keyboard mode control software module. The QWERTY style keyboard has a plurality of letter keys, wherein each letter key is configured to generate a unique input signal. The processor is coupled to the keyboard and is configured to convert each unique input signal generated by the letter keys into a character code and/or a telephony tone signal. The keyboard mode control software module operates on the processor, and controls whether the processor converts the unique input signals from the letter keys into character codes or telephony tone signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Ltd
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Runbo Fu, Xin Jin, Pokin Yeung, Karen A. Rudnitski
  • Patent number: 8379826
    Abstract: Methods for enabling enhanced call return in a communications network is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving an incoming telephone call from a caller, wherein the incoming telephone call identifies a subscriber as a callee thereof; capturing caller-specific information for the caller, wherein the caller-specific information includes at least one of the name of the caller and the telephone number of the caller; and storing the caller-specific information into an intelligent peripheral (IP) within the network. Some embodiments of the methods include allowing the subscriber to access the caller-specific information stored in the IP. In some embodiments, the subscriber subscribes to an enhanced call return (ECR) feature as part of a service plan. The ECR feature allows the subscriber to access caller-specific information for a predetermined number of past callers and also to return calls from those past callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Larry Scott Easley, Donald M. Cardina
  • Patent number: 8244892
    Abstract: Radiocommunication device comprising a starter software module suitable to allow a simplified radio link of the radiocommunication device with a local radiocommunication network and allow a downloading, by this simplified radio link, of an update of a use software module that is contained in the radiocommunication device and that is suitable to enable a normal radio link to be set up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Eric Carreel, Sébastien Royer De La Bastie, Arnaud Mouiche
  • Patent number: 8081747
    Abstract: A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone server is disclosed and includes a computer readable medium that is accessible to a processor. A centralized address book is embedded within the computer readable medium. Further, a computer program is embedded within the computer readable medium and the computer program utilizes the centralized address book to selectively restrict incoming telephone calls and outgoing telephone calls. The centralized address book can include a plurality of address books and each of the plurality of address books is associated with a corresponding VoIP telephone coupled to the VoIP telephone server. The computer program can include instructions to determine whether an address book only calling lock is on for the VoIP telephone. Moreover, the computer program can include instructions to determine whether an originating telephone number associated with an incoming telephone is stored within the centralized address book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Aaron W. Bangor, Jeffrey L. Brandt, Douglas F. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 8041024
    Abstract: A system for broadcasting a notification. In response to receiving a new telephone number for a communication device from a service provider, a telephone number change notification is automatically broadcast to a plurality of contact telephone numbers within a contact list. Each of the plurality of contact telephone numbers within the contact list is tracked to determine whether each of the plurality of contact telephone numbers received the telephone number change notification. In response to a contact telephone number within the plurality of contact telephone numbers not receiving the telephone number change notification, a configurable indicator is displayed in a display when a user inputs the contact telephone number into the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Fabian F. Morgan, Keith Raymond Walker
  • Patent number: 7940907
    Abstract: Upon receiving a service code from a calling party, a list of parties previously called by the calling party is retrieved. An audio message is generated based on the list, and communicated to the calling party. A dialed input indicating a selected party from the list is received from the calling party. Based on the dialed input, a call between the calling party and the selected party is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Laura Marie Griffith, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Donald Bernard Liebrecht, Jordan Howard Light, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Michael Steven Pickard, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan
  • Patent number: 7894804
    Abstract: A communication device comprises a first memory which stores telephone books, each including identification information and a name of a communication party, a second memory which stores communication histories, each including a communication time and identification information and a name of a communication party, a changing device which changes a telephone book stored in the first memory, and a control device which, when the telephone book is changed, changes a communication history stored in the second memory in accordance with a content of change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limted
    Inventor: Akihito Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7697503
    Abstract: Methods are provided for managing communications over a communications routing network. A data store is maintained of records of communications links established over the communications routing network between a first endpoint of the communications routing network and multiple second endpoints of the communications routing network distinct from the first endpoint. A frequency analysis is performed of the second endpoints to identify a frequency of establishing a communications link between the first endpoint and each of the second endpoints. A list is generated of a subset of the second endpoints in accordance with a result of the frequency analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventor: Joel Frederick
  • Patent number: 7688967
    Abstract: A method of facilitating a telephonic response to an electronic message is described. The method includes determining at least one telephone number from a received electronic message, and assigning the determined telephone number dynamically to a button on the telephone to provide a speed dial button on the telephone. Determining the telephone number may include comparing an electronic mail address in an address field of the electronic message with a telephone directory to determine a telephone number associated with the address. If the electronic message is a text or a voice message, determining the telephone number may include parsing a body of the message to determine a telephone number, if present, which has been included into the body of the text message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Labhesh Patel, Shmuel Shaffer, Sanjeev Kumar, Mukul Jain
  • Patent number: 7634080
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for telephony tone signal and character code generation for QWERTY keyboards includes a QWERTY style keyboard, a processor and a keyboard mode control software module. The QWERTY style keyboard has a plurality of letter keys, wherein each letter key is configured to generate a unique input signal. The processor is coupled to the keyboard and is configured to convert each unique input signal generated by the letter keys into a character code and/or a telephony tone signal. The keyboard mode control software module operates on the processor, and controls whether the processor converts the unique input signals from the letter keys into character codes or telephony tone signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Runbo Fu, Xin Jin, Pokin Yeung, Karen A Rudnitski
  • Publication number: 20080080699
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a future availability system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a memory having, (i) a future availability program that allows a caller to obtain future availability information about a call recipient if the caller has been designated by the recipient to have access to the future availability data, (ii) program that notifies the caller through a method chosen by the caller when the call recipient's availability changes (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the future availability program, (c) an inference engine located on the memory that stores information about the call recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Bianka Skubnik, Saravanakumar Tiruthani
  • Patent number: 7333817
    Abstract: A CPU in a cellular phone counts the number of calling times in each area in which the cellular phone resides, and stores the number of calling times for each area. The telephone numbers stored in the telephone directory file are affixed by priority orders based on the number of calling times for the area to which the telephone codes of the telephone numbers correspond. When the user wishes to display the telephone numbers on the screen of a display unit, the CPU arranges the telephone numbers in the order of the priority orders on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kinya Tsuchiyama
  • Patent number: 7272384
    Abstract: A communication device comprises a first memory which stores telephone books, each including identification information and a name of a communication party, a second memory which stores communication histories, each including a communication time and identification information and a name of a communication party, a changing device which changes a telephone book stored in the first memory, and a control device which, when the telephone book is changed, changes a communication history stored in the second memory in accordance with a content of change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Akihito Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7218727
    Abstract: User can input characters and numerals without mode transition on a keypad using Part-Whole Selection (PWSM). Moreover, by allocating characters having higher use frequency to lattice elements on each button in the Order of Proximity to Base Lattice Element (OPBLE), input efficiency of the PWSM is maximized, and the number of times a button is pressed in the Base Repeat Selection Method (BRSM) is minimized. Applying Control Processing Method can simplify character arrangement on a keypad. For languages such as Korean, Hindi, Myanmar and the other languages in which consonants and vowels alternately come after each other, representative consonants and vowels are uniformly assigned to buttons on a keypad, thereby minimizing ambiguity when the RSM is used in input operation. Finally, representative consonants having phonetic values are allocated to Base Lattice Elements (BLEs) on each button, so that they can be used for memorizing or naming telephone numbers and a variety of codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Inventor: Min-Kyum Kim
  • Patent number: 7203296
    Abstract: Upon receiving a service code from a calling party, a list of parties previously called by the calling party is retrieved. An audio message is generated based on the list, and communicated to the calling party. A dialed input indicating a selected party from the list is received from the calling party. Based on the dialed input, a call between the calling party and the selected party is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Laura Marie Griffith, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Donald Bernard Liebrecht, Jordan Howard Light, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Michael Steven Pickard, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan
  • Patent number: 7162275
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and an apparatus and method capable of displaying all telephone numbers of persons registered in a phone book when a dial history information is displayed. In an apparatus and method for displaying dial history information configured by at least one of a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and a single calling/called telephone number icon corresponding to each personal name, the dial history information is sequentially searched. The apparatus and method further determines whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in a phone book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byeong-Kuk Lee
  • Patent number: 7113585
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for an Intelligent Prefix Dialer, eliminating the necessity for manually dialing a local area code as a prefix to a call within the same area code in telephone systems in which such action is a requirement. An Intelligent Prefix Dialer is quiescent and monitors the dialing sequence from the caller's Customer Premise Equipment, CPE, when off-hook condition has been sensed. When the caller wishes to dial seven digits or less of a telephone number, my invention parses a caller defined default prefix, with the abbreviated digits the caller has dialed to form a complete telephone number. The Intelligent Prefix Dialer changes state from quiescent to active and interrupts the call progress to clear the subscriber's telephone line. The Intelligent Prefix Dialer then dials the complete telephone number to successfully complete the call. The Intelligent Prefix Dialer is also user programable to dial Caller ID Blocking or Caller ID Sending * codes, (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventor: John L. Breckenridge
  • Patent number: 7062034
    Abstract: An international telephone number is displayed by automatically inserting at least one space after the country code portion of the telephone number. In particular, when a telephone number having an International Direct Dialing (IDD) prefix, such as “00”, “011” and “+”, is received, the telephone number is then displayed by inserting at least one space between a country code portion contained in the telephone number and subsequent numbers of the telephone number. The country code portion of the telephone number is determined by accessing a look-up table for identifying the country code portion of the telephone number. Alternatively, the country code portion could be determined by comparing numbers appearing subsequent to the IDD prefix with predetermined country codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin K. Gibbs, Richard Eric Helvick
  • Patent number: 7042991
    Abstract: An application programming interface (API) enables a telephone to utilize the hardware resources of a computer that is connected to the telephone in a master/slave relationship that causes the computer to function in the manner of a peripheral to the telephone. Specifically, the telephone attached to the computer can utilize the relatively large memory capacity of the attached computer to store excess telephone-specific data and can utilize the relatively high sophistication of the processing capability of the connected computer to perform intensive data processing operations. The API allows the functionality of the telephone to be extended without requiring a telephony-equipped computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Communications Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Umstetter, Elie A. Jreij
  • Patent number: 7031452
    Abstract: A repertory dialer for managing commonly used phone numbers. The system manages memorized phone numbers automatically without direct user intervention. It is particularly useful when the phone company changes area codes. The system can make area code changes transparent to phone users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Peter V. Reilley
  • Patent number: 7006621
    Abstract: A portable telephone terminal with toll number retrieval function which enable either corresponding name of municipalities or toll number to be retrieved to telephone number or to name of municipalities respectively. The portable telephone terminal is provided with a state discrimination means for discriminating whether an information inputted from an input means is a toll number or a name of municipalities in accordance with a mode which is set either a dialing mode or a character input mode, a storage section for storing therein data of name of municipalities and toll number, a retrieval means when the toll number is inputted, retrieving name of municipalities from the storage section, while when the name of municipalities is inputted, retrieving a toll number from the storage section, and a display means for displaying data which is retrieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hidehiko Kameyama
  • Patent number: 6961424
    Abstract: There is provided methods and devices for relaying tone events in a communication system. A first tone data indicative of a first tone is received and buffered. Following, a second tone data indicative of a second tone is received and buffered. The first and second tones can be, for example, DTMF digits. A processor retrieves the first tone data from the buffer and generates the first tone corresponding to the first tone data. The first tone is generated for at least a first predetermined period, which can be approximately 50 msec, for example. After the first tone has ended, the processor waits for a second predetermined period before retrieving the second tone data from the buffer. The second predetermined period can be, for example, 50 msec. Subsequently, the second tone corresponding to the second tone data is generated for at least the first predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Vialle, Michael Whitfield, Remy Gauguey
  • Patent number: 6862347
    Abstract: An application programming interface (API) enables a telephone to utilize the hardware resources of a computer that is connected to the telephone in a master/slave relationship that causes the computer to function in the manner of a peripheral to the telephone. Specifically, the telephone attached to the computer can utilize the relatively large memory capacity of the attached computer to store excess telephone-specific data and can utilize the relatively high sophistication of the processing capability of the connected computer to perform intensive data processing operations. The API allows the functionality of the telephone to be extended without requiring a telephony-equipped computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Umstetter, Elie A. Jreij
  • Patent number: 6826277
    Abstract: A method for registering dialing information contemplates the steps of: inputting dialing information for storage in a dial buffer; registering in memory the dialing information stored in the dial buffer; sorting the dialing information registered in memory in an order such that the more recently registered dialing information is arranged before the less recently registered dialing information; and automatically deleting from memory dialing information which has not been redialed within a predetermined number of dialing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 6760432
    Abstract: A telephone has several lists of phone numbers. Each phone number within a list has a number of digits which is not less than a predetermined minimum number, and not more than a predetermined maximum number. The maximum number is the “size” of the list. When a digit is entered, the phone compares (1B) the number of digits entered to the lists, and selects (1C) the list of the smallest size which is greater than or equal to the number of digits entered. That list is searched (1D) and the results displayed (1E) when the search is complete. If another digit is entered during the search (1F), the comparing (1B) and list selecting (1C) steps are repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Clarence C. Wong, Ronald J. Menelli, Christine Park, Stephen A. Sprigg, Marc Weiss
  • Patent number: 6757376
    Abstract: A method is provided for registering a dialed phone number in a telephone having a speed dial list and a redial list. The method includes the step of determining whether the dialed phone number is registered in the speed dial list, upon receipt of the dialed phone number. Speed dial information for the dialed phone number is displayed and registered in the redial list, when the dialed phone number is registered in the speed dial list. Then, it is determined whether the dialed phone number is registered in the redial list, when the dialed phone number is not registered in the speed dial list. A dialing frequency of the dialed phone number is set to one and the dialed phone number is registered in the redial list, when the dialed phone number is not registered in the redial list. The dialing frequency is increased by one when the dialed phone number is registered in the redial list, and then it is determined whether the dialing frequency is one of greater than and equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Pyo Yoon
  • Patent number: 6731746
    Abstract: An automatic sorting system for an electronic telephone directory to sort telephone numbers in the electronic telephone directory prepares a calling information list which indicates an expected calling frequency in each day of the week and time period on the basis of a priority numerical value of the telephone numbers according to the calling times and function setting conditions of the telephone numbers in each day of the week and time period; and automatically sorts and indicates the telephone numbers in lowering order of the expected calling frequency with reference to the calling information list for days of the week and time periods when the electronic telephone directory is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Usami
  • Patent number: 6687362
    Abstract: The automatic address book update system which automates the data collection and maintenance tasks for computerized address book systems. The automatic address book update system is architected to automatically update the data contained therein, by automatically populating the address entries of a subscriber's computerized address book system. This is accomplished as part of the origination/receipt of a telephone call by the subscriber, where the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) maintains a customer database (identifying the name, address, telephone number) of their local customers and can also retrieve this information from other Local Exchange Carriers on a long distance call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Wesley DeWayne Lindquist, John William Sullivan
  • Patent number: 6678372
    Abstract: A telephone terminal is connected to a line network and has an individual terminal number. The telephone terminal comprises a clock section for measuring date and hour. A memory section is for memorizing a call telephone number as a communication telephone number on call. The memory section is for memorizing a reception telephone number as the communication telephone number on reception. The memory section further memorizes communication information in correspondence to the communication telephone number. The communication information and the communication telephone number are displayed on a display section. A control section controls the memory section to make the memory section memorize the communication information in correspondence to the communication telephone number. The control section controls the display section to make the display section display the communication telephone number and the communication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Fumiaki Koizumi
  • Patent number: 6678373
    Abstract: A shortcut dialing apparatus for a telephone set is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of ROMs for storing telephone numbers therein, a plurality of ROM cards including a corresponding ROM among the ROMs and electrically and detachably being engaged with a main body, a ROM card receiving unit formed in the main body for receiving the ROM card therein, a plurality of selection switches for selectively outputting the telephone number stored in the ROMs, a CPU for scanning the selection switch pushed by a user among the selection switches and outputting a data corresponding to the telephone number stored in the ROM, a DTMF signal generator for outputting a DTMF signal corresponding to the data, and a speaker for receiving the DTMF signal and outputting a sound for thereby detachably installing a ROM card with a ROM into a main body, storing a plurality of telephone numbers into the ROM, and transmitting a corresponding telephone number based on a one-touch operation of the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Won-Il Joo
  • Patent number: 6661890
    Abstract: A telecommunication method and apparatus includes at least one bypass carrier code for completing a telecommunication connection between a telecommunication device and a communication network. The bypass carrier code is automatically entered for each outgoing toll and long distance call requiring a long distance carrier whenever a telephone number is input through a keypad or selected from a plurality of prestored memory telephone number locations. In one aspect, the bypass carrier code is stored in the memory of the telecommunication device. In alternate aspects, the bypass carrier code is re-programmable through the keypad or other numeric input on the telecommunication device or selectable by an input selector from a plurality of discrete bypass carrier codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventor: Charles N. Ellis
  • Patent number: 6608895
    Abstract: A method of anticipating an access code such as a telephone number. A database of reference access codes is provided. As each character of a new access code is dialed, the database is searched for reference access codes that have the same leading digits. If one match is found, that matching reference access code is displayed to allow the user to call it without dialing new characters. If more than one match is found, the matching reference access codes are ranked according to a selection criterion. Preferably, the database includes an indication of the history of usage of the reference access codes and the selection criterion is based on the usage histories of the reference access codes, for example, according to their times of most recent usage, and also according to other criteria such as current day of the week. The highest ranking reference code is displayed. If the user completes dialing with no match found, then the newly dialed access code is included in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Tadiran Telecom Business Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Moshe Avidan
  • Patent number: 6606381
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that orders or re-orders the entries in an electronic phonebook based on the number of calls made to and/or received from the phone numbers in the phonebook. The dynamic ordering permits the most frequently called and/or received phone numbers to be more accessible than less frequently called and/or received phone numbers, thus significantly reducing phonebook search times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventor: Charles Wunsch
  • Patent number: 6519479
    Abstract: A spoken user interface for speech-enabled devices includes a processor and a set of software instructions that are executable by the processor and stored in nonvolatile memory. A user of the speech-enabled device is prompted to enter a voice tag associated with an entry in a call history of the speech-enabled device. The call history includes lists of incoming and outgoing email messages, and incoming and outgoing telephone calls. The user is prompted to enter a voice tag after associated with a telephone number or email address in the call history after a user-selected number of telephone calls has been sent from the speech-enabled device to that telephone number, or has been sent from the telephone with that telephone number to the speech-enabled device, or after a user-selected number of email messages has been sent from the speech-enabled device to that email address, or has been sent from that email address to the speech-enabled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Qualcomm Inc.
    Inventors: Harinath Garudadri, Andrew P. Dejaco
  • Publication number: 20020146112
    Abstract: An electronic system such as a modular telephone which includes one or more module slots used to add features. The module slots are configured to receive modules adding the software and hardware necessary to provide the desired features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Kool! Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent W. Larson, Debra Lea Enfield, Bradley J. Koehler
  • Patent number: 6408068
    Abstract: An electronic system such as a modular telephone which includes one or more module slots used to add features. The module slots are configured to receive modules adding the software and hardware necessary to provide the desired features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Kool! Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent W. Larson, Debra Lea Enfield, Bradley J. Koehler
  • Patent number: RE37660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a credit card dialing apparatus for use in automatically dialing account numbers, security codes and phone numbers into telephones. The apparatus includes a credit card size device having a memory, encoder, speaker, microphone and switch embedded into a circuit board for inputting and outputting specific information depending on the use of the card. The circuit described accesses the account by tones or signals fed through the receiver or direct data input from a small databus. In another embodiment, a microprocessor unit having a keyboard, microprocessor memory, encoder, a speaker unit and microphone as well as an alphanumeric display is utilized. This system permits the user to input the desired numbers and provide serial dialing and identification for particular sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventor: David Talton