IP Library Granted Patent US 7,203,521
Granted Patent B2
US 7,203,521 · App. 11/072,897 · Granted Apr 10, 2007

Method of displaying speed dials on a screen of a mobile communication terminal

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Patent No.
US 7,203,521
App. No.
11/072,897
Granted
Apr 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of displaying speed dials on a screen of a mobile communication terminal with speed dialing map that may make users of the mobile communication terminal use the speed dials more efficiently. The method comprises: setting speed dialing information and speed dialing map information, and storing the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information in memory unit of the mobile communication terminal; reading the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information from the memory unit of the mobile communication terminal when opening of flip or folder of the mobile communication terminal is sensed; and configuring an speed dialing map in form of number keypads with the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information, and displaying the speed dialing map.

Claims (18)

1. A method of displaying speed dial numbers on a screen of a mobile communication terminal comprising:

setting speed dialing information and speed dialing map information, and storing the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information in memory unit of the mobile communication terminal;

reading the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information from the memory unit of the mobile communication terminal when opening of flip or folder of the mobile communication terminal is sensed;

configuring an speed dialing map in form of number keypads with the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information; and

displaying the speed dialing map in form of number keypads, in which each speed dial number is overlapped with speed dialing information corresponding to each speed dial number.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein priority in displaying the speed dialing information is set during the act of setting the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information, and wherein the speed dialing information comprises at least one of images, names and telephone numbers corresponding to each speed dial.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: adding setting option in main menu of the mobile communication terminal, the setting option enabling user to select whether to display the speed dialing map on initial screen of the mobile communication terminal.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the speed dialing map displays speed dials and speed dialing information having number one priority among speed dialing information corresponding to the speed dials.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: setting a screen conversion function for converting initial screen of the mobile communication terminal, and converting a screen displaying the speed dialing map into general initial screen.

6. A method of displaying speed dial numbers on a screen of a mobile communication terminal comprising:

setting speed dialing information and speed dialing map information, and storing the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information in memory unit of the mobile communication terminal;

adding setting option in main menu of the mobile communication terminal, the setting option enabling user to select whether to display the speed dial numbers on initial screen of the mobile communication terminal;

reading the setting option when opening of flip or folder of the mobile communication terminal is sensed;

reading the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information from the memory unit of the mobile communication terminal when display of the speed dialing map is selected;

configuring the speed dialing map in form of number keypads with the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information; and

displaying the speed dialing map in form of number keypads, in which each speed dial number is overlapped with speed dialing information corresponding to each speed dial number.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein priority in displaying the speed dialing information is set during the act of setting the speed dialing information and the speed dialing map information, and wherein the speed dialing information comprises at least one of images, names and telephone numbers corresponding to each speed dial.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the speed dialing map displays speed dials and speed dialing information having number one priority among speed dialing information corresponding to the speed dials.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE LISTED PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 039695 FRAME: 0820. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 3, 2017
From: PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: PANTECH CO., LTD.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 6510327, 7356363, 7512428 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 039982 FRAME: 0988. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jan 19, 2017
From: CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO REMOVE PATENT NUMBERS 6510327, 7356363 AND 75112248 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 039983 FRAME: 0344. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE DE-MERGER. Recorded Jan 19, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
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