System and method for display parsing in a wireless communication device
US6289226A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for parsing numbers on a display in a wireless communication device utilizes a data storage area containing data related to the dialing plan for the particular location of the user, such as a country. A parser receives the number and applies the number digit by digit to the data in the dialing plan storage area to determine whether the number corresponds to a known telephone number format for the particular country. If the number corresponds to a known format, one of a predetermined number of parsing formatting characters are applied to the number and the number with formatting characters is shown on a display. The user may edit the formatting characters to customize the format for personal preferences. The number may be provided to the parser by manual entry of digits by the user via a keypad, or may be automatically provided to the parser by user selection of a number in a telephone book storage area, a call history storage area, or the like. The number may also be provided to the wireless communication device from a remote location. Numbers, such as caller ID, callback numbers, and the like may be automatically provided to the parser.
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