Patent ID: 6775537
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
In a mobile station operable in a radio communication system at least to generate search patterns pursuant to net-searching operation, each search pattern formed of a data sequence, an improvement of user-interface apparatus for facilitation the net searching operations initiated by a user of the mobile station, said user-interface apparatus comprising:a storage element selectably operable to store at least a first search pattern entered by the user pursuant to a first net-searching operation; a retriever coupled to said storage element to receive a request by the user to retrieve a selected search pattern of the at least the first search pattern, said retriever for retrieving the selected search pattern from said storage element responsive to the request therefor, the selected search pattern, once retrieved, selectable by the user for use pursuant to a subsequent net-searching operation; and a mobile-station user actuator coupled to said storage element, said user actuator operable by the user to request retrieval of a previously-stored search pattern.