Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating net-searching operations performed by way of a mobile station

In a mobile station operable in a radio communication system at least to generate search patterns pursuant to net-searching operation, each search pattern formed of a data sequence, an improvement of user-interface apparatus for facilitation the net searching operations initiated by a user of the mobile station, said user-interface apparatus comprising:

• a storage element selectably operable to store at least a first search pattern entered by the user pursuant to a first net-searching operation;
• a retriever coupled to said storage element to receive a request by the user to retrieve a selected search pattern of the at least the first search pattern, said retriever for retrieving the selected search pattern from said storage element responsive to the request therefor, the selected search pattern, once retrieved, useable pursuant to a subsequent net-searching operation;
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• a user actuator coupled to said storage element, said user actuator selectably actuable by the user to enter the at least the first search pattern, wherein additional selected actuation of said user actuator initiates generation of a search request at the mobile station, the search request defined by the at least the first search pattern;
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• wherein said user actuator is further selectably actuable to select storage of the at least the first search pattern at said storage element, actuation of said user actuator to select the storage of the at least the first search pattern made prior to initiation of the generation of the search request at the mobile station.

In a mobile station operable in a radio communication system at least to generate search patterns pursuant to net-searching operation, each search pattern formed of a data sequence, an improvement of user-interface apparatus for facilitation the net searching operations initiated by a user of the mobile station, said user-interface apparatus comprising:

• a storage element selectably operable to store at least a first search pattern entered by the user pursuant to a first net-searching operation;
• a retriever coupled to said storage element to receive a request by the user to retrieve a selected search pattern of the at least the first search pattern, said retriever for retrieving the selected search pattern from said storage element responsive to the request therefor, the selected search pattern, once retrieved, useable pursuant to a subsequent net-searching operation;
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• a user actuator coupled to said storage element, said user actuator selectably actuable by the user to enter the at least the first search pattern, wherein additional selected actuation of said user actuator initiates generation of a search request at the mobile station, the search request defined by the at least the first search pattern;
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• wherein said user actuator is further selectably actuable to select storage of the at least the first search pattern at said storage element, actuation of said user actuator to select the storage of the at least the first search pattern made subsequent to initiation of the generation of the search request at the mobile station.

A method for facilitating net-searching operations initiated by a user of the mobile station communicating in a radio communication system, the mobile station operable to generate search patterns pursuant to the net-searching operations, each search pattern formed of a data sequence, said method comprising:

• selectably storing at least one search pattern entered by the user pursuant to a first net-searching operation;
• receiving, subsequent to the storing step, a mobile-station user request to retrieve a previously-stored search pattern;
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• selectably retrieving, in response to the user request, a selected search pattern of the at least the first search pattern stored during said operation of selectably storing, wherein said selected search pattern is usable to initiate a search in response to a user request subsequent to said operation of selectable retreiving.