Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device
View Patent ↗A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
1. A communications device operable by a user, the communications device for processing and storing data associated with a message client capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and is operative to:
display a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;
generate an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and
transmit the editable message comprising the caller identification information to the selected at least one recipient.
2. The communications device of claim 1 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.
3. The communications device of claim 1 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.
4. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to generate an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.
5. The communications device of claim 4 wherein the recipient is a caller identification lookup service that provides additional information associated with the caller identification information.
6. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to display a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.
7. The communications device of claim 1 further operative to display a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.
8. A method of processing and storing data associated with a message client of a communications device operable by a user, the communications device capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and comprising the steps of:
displaying a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;
generating an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and
transmitting the editable message comprising the caller identification information to the selected at least one recipient.
9. The communications device of claim 8 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.
10. The communications device of claim 8 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.
11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of generating an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.
12. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of displaying a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of displaying a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.
14. A data processing mechanism for processing and storing data associated with a message client of a communications device operable by a user, the communications device capable of supporting voice and text services and generating and displaying caller identification information embedded as an information element within a guided user interface and is operative to:
display a menu responsive to a configured preference of the user, the menu comprising a selectable item for creating a message wherein the selectable item having associated therewith at least one selectable recipient;
generate an editable message responsive to the configured preference of the user, the editable message comprising the caller identification information and having as a recipient address the selected at least one recipient; and
transmit the editable message comprising the call log to the selected at least one recipient.
15. The communications device of claim 14 wherein a call log comprises the caller identification information.
16. The communications device of claim 14 wherein a communication event comprises the caller identification information.
17. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to generate an editable message having a predetermined recipient upon selection of the selectable item.
18. The data processing mechanism of claim 17 wherein the recipient is a caller identification lookup service that provides additional information associated with the caller identification information.
19. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to display a submenu comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.
20. The data processing mechanism of claim 14 further operative to display a list comprising the at least one selectable recipient in response to the selection of the selectable item.