IP Library Granted Patent US 6,950,648
Granted Patent B2
US 6,950,648 · App. 10/061,397 · Granted Sep 27, 2005

System and method for creating a note related to a phone call

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,950,648
App. No.
10/061,397
Granted
Sep 27, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention is directed toward a computer-implemented system and method for creating a note in a mobile communication device. The method includes creating a call note if a phone call is in progress. The call note includes call data that are related to the phone call. The call note is also associated with an entry in a call log. The method may be implemented by computer-executable components loaded into the memory of a mobile communication device.

Claims (49)

1. A computer-implemented method for creating a note in a mobile device, comprising:

determining whether a phone call is in progress;

if the phone call is in progress,

creating call data, wherein the call data are related to the phone call;

creating a call note that includes the call data;

storing the call note; and

associating the call note with an entry in a call log to provide access to the call note from the call log.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

if the phone call is an outgoing phone call, getting phone call information from a data store associated with a dialer and creating the call data using the phone call information.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

if the phone call is an incoming phone call, getting caller information from a data store associated with a caller ID validator and creating the call data using the caller information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

searching a contact information database for contact information related to the phone call and creating the call data using the contact information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the call note in a directory designated for call notes.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a trigger in the entry in the call log, wherein activating the trigger causes the call note to be retrieved.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor;

a display;

a memory into which a plurality of computer-executable components are loaded, the computer-executable components, comprising:

a dialer for making outgoing phone calls;

a caller ID validator for receiving information relating to incoming phone calls;

a call log for recording the incoming and outgoing phone calls, wherein each call has a corresponding entry in the call log;

a note application program for creating notes;

a note repository for storing the notes; and

a handler for creating call data by extracting data from the dialer or the caller ID validator, instructing the note application program to create a call note that includes the call data, storing the call note in the note repository, and associating the call note with an entry in the call log to provide access to the call note from the call log.

8. The mobile device of claim 7 , the computer-executable components loaded in the memory further comprising:

a contact information database for storing contact information, wherein the handler creates the call data by extracting data from the contact information database.

9. A computer-implemented method for creating a note in a mobile device, comprising:

providing a call log that includes a record of incoming and outgoing phone calls made by the mobile device;

generating a call note that includes call data of a phone call in the record,

associating the call note with at least one phone call of the record; and

providing accessibility to the call note from the call log.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein generating a call note further includes generating a call note when the phone call is in progress.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the call note includes call data that is related to the phone call that is in progress.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein associating the call note with at Least one phone call of the record further includes associating the call note with the phone call in the record that relates to the phone call that is in progress.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further including retrieving phone call information from a data store associated with a dialer and creating the call data using the phone call information.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further including retrieving caller information from a data store associated with a caller ID validator and creating the call data using the caller information.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further including searching a contact information database for contact information related to the phone call and creating the call data using the contact information.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further including storing the call note in a directory designated for call notes.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising providing a trigger in the record, wherein activating the trigger causes the call note to be retrieved.

18. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor;

a display;

a memory having a plurality of computer-executable components associated therewith; the computer-executable components, comprising:

a call log for recording incoming and outgoing phone calls, wherein each call has a corresponding entry in the call log;

a note application for creating call notes; and

a handler for instructing the note application to create a call note, associate the call note with a corresponding entry in the call log, and provide accessibility to the call note from the call log.

Assignments (2)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 066895/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 034541/0477 →