# US 2008/0186283 A1 · Mobile communication device capable of providing candidate phone number list and method of controlling operation of the mobile communication device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0186283 A1 - Document ID: US20080186283A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/761,888 - Filed: 2007-06-12 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-02-03 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Tae Hun Kim; Jin Sang Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080186283A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - H04M 1/2748: by matching character strings - H04M 1/2746: Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use - H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A mobile communication device capable of providing a candidate phone number list and a method of controlling an operation of the mobile communication device is provided. The method includes displaying a phone number input window and a display window on the touch screen, displaying a string of numbers input to the phone number input window in the display window and displaying a candidate phone number list on the touch screen if a touch input to the display window is detected when the input number string is displayed in the display window, the candidate phone number list including a plurality of phone numbers that contain the input number string. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-40. (canceled) ### Claim 41 A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising: displaying a first area and a second area on the touch screen, the first area provided to input a digit string with at least one number on the touch screen, the second area provided to display the digit string; and displaying a list comprising information corresponding to a phone number including the digit string on the touch screen when a digit string entered on the second area through the touch screen matches at least one phone number stored in the mobile communication terminal. ### Claim 42 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, wherein the list is displayed on the first area. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The method of claim 42, wherein the first area is replaced with the list. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The method of claim 43, further comprising replacing the list with the first area when a touch input is received on the second area while the list is displayed. ### Claim 45 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, wherein the first area comprises a touch key pad, a writing recognition input window, a continuous-writing input window or a qwerty input window. ### Claim 46 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising automatically performing a call to a specific phone number when a touch input is received on an area on which information related to the specific phone number in the list is displayed. ### Claim 47 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising displaying the number of phone numbers including the digit string that are stored in the mobile communication terminal. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, further comprising adjusting the displayed number of the phone numbers and adjusting the list when the digit string displayed on the second area is altered by adding or deleting a phone number. ### Claim 49 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising displaying the list on the touch screen when a touch input is received via a soft key. ### Claim 50 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, wherein the information corresponding to the phone number comprises at least a name or a phone number. ### Claim 51 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising: displaying at least one operation menu area on the touch screen, each of the at least one operation menu area having a corresponding operation; and performing the corresponding operation if a touch input is received in the at least one operation menu area. ### Claim 52 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51, wherein performing the corresponding operation comprises storing the digit string entered at the first area in a memory. ### Claim 53 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising displaying a list comprising information corresponding to at least a most-frequent phone number or a recent phone number on the touch screen if the digit string is not displayed on the second area when a touch input is received on the second area. ### Claim 54 (depends on 41) The method of claim 41, further comprising displaying a list comprising information corresponding to at least a most-frequent phone number or a recent phone number on the touch screen if the digit string displayed on the second area does not match at least one phone number stored in the mobile communication terminal when a touch input is received on the second area. ### Claim 55 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, further comprising displaying a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information corresponding to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 56 (depends on 53) The method of claim 53, further comprising displaying a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information corresponding to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 57 (depends on 54) The method of claim 54, further comprising displaying a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information corresponding to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 58 (depends on 55) The method of claim 55, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, a call is made to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, a function for sending a text message is performed when a touch input is received on the second area, and a previous list is displayed when a touch input is received on the third area. ### Claim 59 (depends on 56) The method of claim 56, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, a call is made to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, a function for sending a text message is performed when a touch input is received on the second area, and a previous list is displayed when a touch input is received on the third area. ### Claim 60 (depends on 57) The method of claim 57, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, a call is made to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, a function for sending a text message is performed when a touch input is received on the second area, and a previous list is displayed when a touch input is received on the third area. ### Claim 61 A mobile communication terminal, comprising: a touch screen; a memory storing a phone number; and a controller displaying a first area and a second area on the touch screen, the first area provided to input a digit string with at least one number and the second area provided to display the digit string, and displaying a list comprising information corresponding to a phone number including the digit string on the touch screen when a digit string entered on the second area through the touch screen matches at least one phone number stored in the memory. ### Claim 62 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays the list on the first area. ### Claim 63 (depends on 62) The mobile communication terminal of claim 62, wherein the controller replaces the first area with the list. ### Claim 64 (depends on 63) The mobile communication terminal of claim 63, wherein the controller replaces the list with the first area when an input is received on the second area through the touch screen while the list is displayed. ### Claim 65 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the first area comprises a touch key pad, a writing recognition input window, a continuous-writing input window, or a qwerty input window. ### Claim 66 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller automatically performs a call to a specific phone number when a touch input is received on an area on which information related to the specific phone number in the list is displayed. ### Claim 67 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays the number of phone numbers including the digit string that are stored in the mobile communication terminal. ### Claim 68 (depends on 67) The mobile communication terminal of claim 67, wherein the controller adjusts the displayed number and adjusts the list when the digit string displayed on the second area is altered by adding or deleting a phone number. ### Claim 69 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays the list on the touch screen when a touch input is received via a soft key. ### Claim 70 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim of claim 61, wherein the information corresponding to the phone number includes at least a name or a phone number. ### Claim 71 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays at least one operation menu area on the touch screen, each of the at least one operation menu area having a corresponding operation and performs the corresponding operation if a touch input is received in the at least one operation menu area. ### Claim 72 (depends on 71) The mobile communication terminal of claim 71, wherein performing the corresponding operation comprises storing the digit string entered at the first area in a memory. ### Claim 73 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays a list comprising information corresponding to at least a most-frequent phone number or a recent phone number on the touch screen if the digit string is not displayed on the second area when a touch input is received on the second area. ### Claim 74 (depends on 61) The mobile communication terminal of claim 61, wherein the controller displays a list comprising information corresponding to at least a most-frequent phone number or a recent phone number on the touch screen if the digit string displayed on the second area does not match at least one phone number stored in the mobile communication terminal when a touch input is received on the second area. ### Claim 75 (depends on 64) The mobile communication terminal of claim 64, wherein the controller displays a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information related to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 76 (depends on 73) The mobile communication terminal of claim 73, wherein the controller displays a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information related to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 77 (depends on 74) The mobile communication terminal of claim 74, wherein the controller displays a communication menu when a touch input is received on the area of the list on which information related to a specific phone number is displayed. ### Claim 78 (depends on 75) The mobile communication terminal of claim 75, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, and the controller performs a call to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, performs a function for sending a text message when a touch input is received on the second area and displays a previous list when a touch input is received on the third area. ### Claim 79 (depends on 76) The mobile communication terminal of claim 76, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, and the controller performs a call to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, performs a function for sending a text message when a touch input is received on the second area and displays a previous list when a touch input is received on the third area. ### Claim 80 (depends on 77) The mobile communication terminal of claim 77, wherein the communication menu comprises at least a first area, a second area, or a third area, and the controller performs a call to the specific phone number when a touch input is received on the first area, performs a function for sending a text message when a touch input is received on the second area and displays a previous list when a touch input is received on the third area.