Method and device for telephone number search in a mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorNam-Kyu Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and device for searching for a telephone number in a mobile terminal having a direction key that consists of a left arrow, a right arrow, an up arrow and a down arrow. The method includes displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal; and when a quick search key and any arrow of the direction key are pressed simultaneously, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in a position corresponding to the pressed arrow.
Claims13
A method for searching for a telephone number stored in a mobile terminal having a direction key, comprising the steps of:
- displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal;
- and
- when a quick search key the direction key are pressed simultaneously, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in a position corresponding to a direction of the direction key.
A method for searching for a telephone number in a mobile terminal having a direction key that consists of a left arrow, a right arrow, an up arrow and a down arrow, comprising the steps of:
- displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal;
- determining whether a quick search key and any arrow of the direction key are pressed simultaneously;
- when the pressed arrow is the left arrow, searching for a telephone number ending with the displayed digits;
- when the pressed arrow is the right arrow, searching for a telephone number beginning with the displayed digits;
- and
- when the pressed arrow is one of the up arrow and the down arrow, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in the middle thereof.
A method for searching for a telephone number stored in a mobile terminal having a direction key, comprising the steps of:
- displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal;
- and
- when the direction key is pressed for a predetermined period of time, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in a position corresponding to a direction of the direction key.
A method for searching for a telephone number in a mobile terminal having a direction key that consists of a left arrow, a right arrow, an up arrow and a down arrow, comprising the steps of:
- displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal;
- determining whether any arrow of the direction key is pressed for a predetermined period of time;
- when the pressed arrow is the left arrow, searching for a telephone number ending with the displayed digits;
- when the pressed arrow is the right arrow, searching for a telephone number beginning with the displayed digits;
- and
- when the pressed arrow is one of the up arrow and the down arrow, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in the middle thereof.
A device for searching for a telephone number stored in a mobile terminal, comprising:
- a key input unit including a direction key consisting of a left arrow, a right arrow, an up arrow and a down arrow and a function key set to act as a quick search key and outputting input data corresponding to a key pressed;
- and
- a control unit for detecting whether the quick search key and any arrow are pressed simultaneously during display of one or more digits input by a user in a standby mode and searching for a telephone number including the input digits in a position corresponding to the pressed arrow.
A device for searching for a telephone number stored in a mobile terminal, comprising:
- a key input unit including a direction key and a function key set to act as a quick search key and outputting data corresponding to a key pressed;
- and
- a control unit for detecting whether the quick search key and the direction key are simultaneously pressed, or if the direction key is pressed for a predetermined period of time, during display of one or more digits input by a user in a standby mode and searching for a telephone number including the input digits in a position corresponding to a direction of the direction key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.