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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8094805 | Communication terminal and communication method thereof A communication terminal includes an obtaining unit, a judging unit, a removing unit, and a transmitting unit. The obtaining unit obtains a phone number which is associated with a message from a transmitter. The judging unit determines whether an international code ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7443974 | Methods, systems, and products for processing calls Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for processing calls. A dialed digit string is received and analyzed to determine whether the dialed digit string is a complete string according to a dialing plan of a service provider. If the dialed digit string is a com... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7353046 | Portable telephone A portable telephone has a phone-book capability of storing and searching plural pieces of receiver information including character information and image information and comprises phone-book memory means for registering plural pieces of receiver information includin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333817 | Data terminal having a telephone function 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 ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324638 | System and method for managing communications A communications network-based system and service is disclosed. The service permits subscribers to control and manage incoming telephone calls. Subscribers can establish preferences for how calls will be handled by a communications network if the calls are received ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7289797 | Mobile telephone terminal, method and system for back-up of telephone directory information of mobile telephone terminal To provide a mobile telephone terminal which is capable of mitigating burden on the user when telephone directory information is backed-up and reducing likelihood of erasure of the telephone directory information. If a user newly registers a telephone number list or... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286821 | Communication terminal having personalisation means In the development of mobile communication there is a trend towards more personalized ways of communication and forms of expression. By using a User-to-User Signalling (UUS) supplementary service that allows a served subscriber to send/receive a limited amount of su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280647 | Dynamic photo caller identification A method for implementing self-chosen caller identification and instantaneous transmission of caller identification information before communications have been established is described. Aspects of the invention improve upon modem methods and bridge the gap between c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260588 | Location-based operations for information handling systems A location-aware product includes a location information resource for providing the present location of the location-aware product to within some margin of error, and such present location information is included by the location-aware product in various outputs, inc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236775 | Method for transmitting destination information in mobile communication terminal A method for transmitting and for storing destination information in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The method for transmitting destination information includes determining whether a navigation mode is enabled and, if the navigation mode is enabled, d... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218727 | Apparatus and method for inputting alphabet characters on small keypad 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),... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218728 | Telephone terminal device A power source is turned on by pressing a power source button in a key input part. Then, a telephone number is inputted from the ten keys in the key input part so that the telephone number is stored in a telephone number temporary memory part. After pressing a commu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7190975 | Speed dialing method in mobile phone There is provided a speed dialing method in a mobile phone where a plurality of phone numbers are stored at a designated address in a memory. The plurality of phone numbers at the designated address are displayed to a user upon input of a speed dialing key correspon... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7167451 | User controlled audio quality for voice-over-IP telephony systems A call adaptation system tracks adaptation schemes used for transmitting audio packets in a Voice Over IP call. A user response to the Voice Over IP (VoIP) call is monitored. The call adaptation system then dynamically varies the adaptation schemes used for transmit... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155683 | Communication terminal having a predictive editor application A communication terminal having a display; a keypad having a plurality of keys associated with several letters each; a processor for controlling the display in accordance with the operation of the keypad; a selectable predictive editor program for generating an outp... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7133062 | Graphical user interface for video feed on videoconference terminal The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of a videoconference terminal is provided with user-selectable icons which are associated by the user with various video signals. Textual labels for the various video signals may also be provided. This information may be exchanged ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123713 | Communication device A communication device making a call origination in accordance with a predetermined operation is provided with a one-touch dial storage that stores telephone numbers in association with one-touch dial keys, a telephone directory data storage that stores telephone nu... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113585 | Method and apparatus for an intelligent telephone prefix dialer 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 quiesc... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110529 | Bookmarking method and apparatus for an electronic phone book A method and an apparatus for using an electronic phone book in a communication terminal are provided. If a user manually requests a phone number to be registered as a bookmark, or the number of calls to the phone number exceeds a predetermined first threshold, the ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107076 | Method for accessing telephone number in mobile communication terminal A method for accessing a telephone number in a mobile communication terminal, which assigns a series of numbers to detailed items of a storing address corresponding to a hot key inputted by a user of a mobile terminal provides accesses to a telephone number in a det... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103168 | Methods and systems for implementing personal dialing plans A network-based personal dialing plan that allows a user to associate dialing strings of any length with easy-to-remember, user-selected aliases. A user may also define dialing rules, such as automatically adding digits to the directory number when the called number... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099453 | Method and apparatus for enhanced call routing in a telecommunication system A method for routing calls in a telecommunication system includes detecting data for a call from a calling party to a called party, providing a menu of options to the calling party and routing the call in accordance with information about the calling party, informat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096010 | Method and apparatus for defining and executing features in a personal wireless handset The invention comprises a method and apparatus for enabling a user of a personal wireless communication handset to define a macro for selectively operating a feature of the personal wireless communication handset and store the macro in the device's memory. The user ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085369 | Dialing method with phone number retrieval using partial pattern matching A dialing method with phone number retrieval using partial pattern matching. First, a partial number string is received. Then, phone number sources are searched to retrieve candidate numbers according to the partial number string. All of the candidate numbers contai... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082576 | System and process for dynamically displaying prioritized data objects The present invention involves a new system and process for dynamically displaying data objects or “information” on a computer display device based on a predefined priority associated with each individual element of the information. Consequently, more important ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7072460 | System and method for retrieving telephone numbers A system and method for quickly retrieving a telephone number is disclosed. The system includes an input device for inputting a dial string from a user, a storage device for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, a display device for displaying the dial string, a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068776 | Method and system for routing calls to desire discount telephone services A method and system for automatically completing long distance, international and local telephone calls using a preselected discount telephone service. A R.A.T. sensor array monitors a telephone line for activity. When the dialing of an outgoing call is detected, a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065386 | Method and system for processing overloaded keys of a mobile device Improved approaches are disclosed for processing overloaded keys substantially more in accordance with user's expected behavior. With the improved approaches, users are less likely to undergo unexpected processing in response to overloaded key presses. In one embodi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7043011 | Long distance telephonic access assembly and method for conducting telephonic transactions A portable electronic long distance telephonic access assembly that includes an automatic dialing device for producing a long distance telephone number and a personal identification number and a carrier with machine readable data corresponding to the personal identi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039177 | Automatic update of a directory entry within a directory of an electronic communication device by electronic notification A system and method are presented for updating directory entries within an electronic communication device upon receipt of an electronic notification. Electronic communication devices may include, but are not limited to telephones, facsimile machines and electronic ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031452 | Automatic phone dialer with heuristic algorithm 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 transpa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020269 | Speed dialing method using symbols in communication terminal having touch pad A method for performing speed dialing using symbols in a communication terminal having a touch pad is disclosed. The method comprises registering a symbol in association with a phone number; comparing a symbol input by a user from the touch pad with the registered s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010116 | Method of programming telephone numbers and identifiers in a telephone A method and telephone apparatus which detects when a telephone number has been entered into the telephone and determines if the entered telephone number has previously been stored in the memory of the telephone is provided. If the entered telephone number has not b... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006621 | Portable telephone terminal with toll number retrieval function 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 ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996227 | Systems and methods for storing information associated with a subscriber A method to store information in an address book (122) is provided. The method includes the steps of creating a record for each call placed by a subscriber, each record including one or more telephone numbers (404), determining if the telephone number(... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980642 | Method and apparatus for abbreviated dialing in a subscriber terminal A method and apparatus for providing abbreviated dialing functionality to a user's subscriber terminal or telephone by automatically adding a designated string of digits to any abbreviated extension dialed by the user. The subscriber terminal may include a processor... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968213 | Mobile telephone having a redial function relating multiple redial numbers to a selected redial number and redial method therefor A mobile telephone which can easily reach a target person and obtain a plurality of phone numbers thereof is disclosed. Registered phone numbers related to registered names are retrievably stored in a phone directory memory. A radial number memory stores a plurality... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6961590 | Method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices The present invention includes a method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices. In one form, a method for providing a communication address for establishing communication with a communication device is disclosed. The me... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6950652 | Remote management of an external phonebook The present invention permits access to information stored on a remote device from a local device without requiring that a complete physical copy of the remote information be made. An enhanced and refined hash table permits access to the remote information in order ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928300 | Method and apparatus for automated flexible configuring of notifications and activation A preferences option maintains preferences for enabling and disabling notifications for device(s) of an electronic device. The notifications are for any of e-mails, phone calls, or other communications, or events (datebook alarms, for example). One or more devices m... | 08/09/2005 |
