Wireless mobile phone having encoded data entry facilities

Abstract

A wireless mobile phone is provided with one or more buttons and complementary logic to facilitate entry of encoded representations of a variable length encoding scheme of alphanumeric data. As a result, a user may use the provided facilities to engage in non-verbal communication for sensitive subject matters in the middle of a call. In one embodiment, the encoded representations are Morse codes. In another embodiment, the encoded representations are custom designed. In one embodiment, the complementary logic further facilitates echoing on a display, alphanumeric data corresponding to any entered encoded representations. Additionally, each of the code entry buttons includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the LEDs are lit to visually echo the encoded representations of the variable length encoding scheme of letters, numbers or punctuations entered through a standard input keypad.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part application to U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 767,587, entitled “A Wireless Mobile Phone With Morse Code and Related Capabilities”, and filed on Jan. 22, 2001BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to the field of wireless mobile phones. More specifically, the present invention relates to complementary features that enhance the usability of wireless mobile phones.[0004]2. Background Information[0005]Advances in integrated circuit and telecommunication technology have led to the development and wide spread adoption of wireless mobile client devices, in particular, wireless mobile telephones. Wireless mobile phones offer the advantage of enabling their users to be communicatively reachable by their business associates, friends and family members, wherever the users may be, as long as they are within the reach of the service networks. Thus, even non-professiona...

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Benefits of technology

"This patent describes a wireless mobile phone with extra buttons and logic to allow for easier entry of alphanumeric data. The extra buttons can be Morse codes or custom designed codes, and can be used for sensitive subjects like textual messages or address book entries. The phone can also vibrate to output text messages in encoded form. The term \"alphanumeric data\" includes letters, numbers, punctuations, symbols, and words / phrases. The technical effects of this patent are improved efficiency and ease of use for non-verbal communication and text message transmission."

Problems solved by technology

With increased usage and reliance, often times, wireless mobile phone users would find themselves in the dilemma of having to engage in potentially sensitive conversations in a setting that is less than desirable, privacy-wise.

Electing to proceed with the conversation in a less than private manner may unduly expose private / sensitive information to the public.

Switching communication form is inconvenient.

The reason being, any switching would likely at a minimum, disrupts the continuity of the communication.

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