Patent ID: 9384306
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of searching an address book in a portable communication terminal, the method comprising: detecting a touch input of at least one character displayed on a touch screen, wherein the at least one character is associated with a call list; generating a link information corresponding to the detected at least one character; performing a search function of the address book by using the link information on the detected characters; arranging the address book in accordance with arrangement instructions linked to the detected character, wherein each individual detected character of a name in the call list linked to different contact name respectively, starting with the first corresponding detected character of a name, mapping each detected character of a name on link information on the address book and sorting the name associated with detected character in descending order; and displaying the searched address book in accordance with the link information, wherein the link information is set for activating the search function of the address book.