Population of directory search results into a wireless mobile phone
OwnerPeter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrominventors
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Abstract
A wireless mobile phone is provided with a directory function to automatically save directory search results in at least one of a directory search result list and an address book of the wireless mobile phone. In various embodiments, a user of the wireless mobile phone may request for a party's phone number explicitly in a non-audible manner through a data interface, or audibly. A wireless telephone service, including its directory service, is equipped complementarily to offer and provide the wireless mobile phone with the directory search results in a selected one of a voice and a data form.
Claims37
In a wireless mobile phone, a method of operation comprising:
- facilitating a user of said wireless mobile phone in using said wireless mobile phone to perform a selected one of requesting a party's phone number from a directory service, and requesting a service attendant to connect said user to a party by name;
- facilitating receipt of said party's phone number in a selected one of a voice and a data form;
- and
- facilitating said user in saving said received party's phone number in said wireless mobile phone without having to have said user manually enter said party's phone number into said wireless mobile phone.
A wireless mobile phone comprising:
- telephony means for facilitating a user of said wireless mobile phone to engage in a telephone call with another party, including engaging in a selected one of audibly requesting a first party's phone number from a directory service, and audibly requesting a service attendant to connect said user to said first party by name;
- and
- directory means in cooperation with said telephony means for facilitating receipt of said first party's phone number in a selected one of a voice and a data form, and saving said received first party's phone number in said wireless mobile phone, without having to have the user enter the first party's phone number.
A wireless mobile phone comprising:
- data interface means for facilitating a user of said wireless mobile phone in non-audibly requesting a party's phone number from said directory service;
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- directory means in cooperation with said data interface means for facilitating receipt of said party's phone number in a data form, and saving said received first party's phone number in at least a selected one of a directory search result list and an address book.
An apparatus comprising:
- a selected one of means to receive from a wireless mobile phone an audible request for a party's phone number, and means to receive from a wireless mobile phone an audible request to connect said wireless mobile phone to a party by name;
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- means to provide to said wireless mobile phone said party's phone number in a selected one of a voice and a data form to allow said wireless mobile phone to save said party's phone number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.