US 6,321,098 B1 · System and method for the recording and processing of information in a wireless communication device

Abstract

A wireless communication device provides streamlined access to recording functions that allow a user to readily record information from a called directory information service provider or other predetermined number. Directory service provider numbers and other predetermined numbers are stored in the system and compared with a user selected destination telephone number. If a match is detected, the system display automatically enables a recording function or prompts the user to manually activate the recording function to permit the user to manually record information obtained from the directory information service provider. Alternatively, the information may be automatically transferred directly into the system without user intervention through a communication link using a formatted data exchange. The system includes options for editing the recorded information, permanently storing the recorded information, and completing a call to the telephone number provided by the service.

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Dependent claims

A system for recording and processing telephone numbers in a wireless communication device, the system comprising:

a housing;
a storage area to store alphanumeric data including a set of predetermined telephone numbers;
a user input device supported by the housing and sensing user operation to enter data, including a first telephone number;
a comparator to compare the first telephone number with the set of predetermined telephone numbers stored in the storage area and setting a match indicator when the first telephone number matches one of the set of predetermined telephone numbers in the storage area;
a transceiver within the housing to communicate with a communication device remote from the system, the transceiver initiating establishment of a call to the remote communication device associated with the first telephone number in response to the selection of the first telephone number;
and
an alphanumeric recorder activated in response to the match indicator being set, to permit entry of data received from the remote communication device into a recorder data storage area.

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System and method for the recording and processing of information in a wireless communication device

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System and method for the recording and processing of information in a wireless communication device

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