Arrangement for entering information into a directory on a telephone terminal
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsKimberly A. Baals, Kathleen J. Chylinski, Darren A. Kall, Gary C. Smith
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Abstract
A softkey directory for use in a telephone terminal is arranged such that a user of the terminal is prevented from entering the same name identifier at more than one softkey label. The directory is further arranged such that the user of the telephone terminal also is prevented from entering a telephone number without an associated name identifier and from entering a name identifier without an associated telephone number.
Claims20
An arrangement for displaying menu screens of information messages in a display device at a telephone terminal, the arrangement comprising:
- means for generating a plurality of sets of information messages in the telephone terminal, each one of the sets of information messages being indicative of a directory entry and including a character string and telephone number for displaying in an associated menu screen;
- means for generating for display both an initial character entry screen and an editing name entry screen for entering said character string in each one of the plurality of sets of information messages for identifying a specific directory entry;
- means for advancing from the initial character entry screen to the editing name entry screen;
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- means for preventing said advancing means from advancing to the editing name entry screen from the initial character entry screen until a character is entered into said character entry screen by a user at the telephone terminal.
A method for displaying menu screens of information messages in a display device at a telephone terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a plurality of sets of information messages in the telephone terminal, each one of the sets of information messages being indicative of a directory entry and including a character string and telephone number for displaying in an associated menu screen;
- generating for display both an initial character entry screen and an editing name entry screen for entering said character string in each one of the plurality of sets of information messages for identifying a specific directory entry;
- advancing from the initial character entry screen to the editing name entry screen;
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- preventing said advancing step from advancing to the editing name entry screen from the initial character entry screen until a character is entered into said character entry screen by a use at the telephone terminal.
An arrangement for displaying menu screens of information messages in a display device at a telephone terminal, the arrangement comprising:
- means for generating a plurality of sets of information messages in the telephone terminal, each one of the sets of information messages being indicative of a directory entry and including a character string and telephone number for displaying in an associated menu screen;
- means for generating for display both an initial character entry screen and an initial number entry screen for respectively entering an initial character of said character string and an initial symbol of said telephone number in each one of the plurality of sets of information messages for identifying a specific directory entry;
- means for advancing from the initial character entry screen to an editing name entry screen for display, and for advancing from the initial number entry screen to an editing number entry screen for display;
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- means for preventing the advancing means from advancing from the initial character entry screen to the editing name entry screen until said initial character is entered into said character entry screen by a user at the telephone terminal and from advancing from the initial number entry screen to the editing number entry screen until said initial symbol is entered into said initial number entry screen by said user at the telephone terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.