US 6,289,226 B1 · System and method for display parsing in a wireless communication device

Abstract

A technique for parsing numbers on a display in a wireless communication device utilizes a data storage area containing data related to the dialing plan for the particular location of the user, such as a country. A parser receives the number and applies the number digit by digit to the data in the dialing plan storage area to determine whether the number corresponds to a known telephone number format for the particular country. If the number corresponds to a known format, one of a predetermined number of parsing formatting characters are applied to the number and the number with formatting characters is shown on a display. The user may edit the formatting characters to customize the format for personal preferences. The number may be provided to the parser by manual entry of digits by the user via a keypad, or may be automatically provided to the parser by user selection of a number in a telephone book storage area, a call history storage area, or the like. The number may also be provided to the wireless communication device from a remote location. Numbers, such as caller ID, callback numbers, and the like may be automatically provided to the parser.

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Dependent claims

A system to control display format in a wireless communication device in a selected geographic area using a predesignated calling plan, the system comprising:

an input storage area to store input data, the input data comprising a sequence of digits;
a plan storage area to store data related to the calling plan and containing data indicative of a display format applicable to a valid telephone number;
a format storage area to store format data;
and
a parser to accept the input data from the input storage area and to use the input data to access the plan storage area and thereby determine if the input data corresponds to the valid telephone number, the parse applying formatting characters selected from the format storage area to the input data if the input data corresponds to the valid telephone number to thereby generate formatted display data;
and
a display coupled to the parser to receive and display the formatted display data;
wherein the format storage area contains a predetermined format, the system further including a keypad having a plurality of keys operable by a user to generate keypad data and an edit processor operating in conjunction with the keypad to edit the predetermined format, the parser applying the user-edited format data to the input data if the input data corresponds to the valid telephone number.

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System and method for display parsing in a wireless communication device

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System and method for display parsing in a wireless communication device

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