Patent ID: 6658268
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for cooperatively using a portable phone and a portable electronic organizer that has a display, the method comprising:electively placing the portable electronic organizer into proximity with the portable phone to enable communication; displaying at the display first information comprising entries having associated phone number information; receiving first input that indicates a user request to place a phone call; determining a phone number to be dialed as follows: if a phone-number field is highlighted when the first input is received, determining that the highlighted phone-number is to be dialed; and if a non-phone-number field is highlighted when the first input is received, determining that a phone-number associated with the highlighted field is to be dialed comprising the steps of: identifying a text substring that is a phone number involving parsing a pre-elected field of a current record, depending on a type of the current record, prompting the user to confirm the phone number, and repeating these steps until a phone number is confirmed; transmitting a first command from the electronic organizer to the phone for attempting to establish communication between the electronic organizer and the phone; if a communication can be established between the electronic organizer and the phone, transmitting in response to the user request a second command, from the electronic organizer to the phone, that instructs the phone to dial the determined phone number to thereby establish a phone call; during the established phone call, receiving second input indicating a user request to use the electronic organizer to view second information; and in response to the second input, while at least a portion of the electronic organizer that includes the display is physically uncoupled from the phone, displaying at the electronic organizer the second information for viewing by the user while the user is actively engaged in the established phone call.