Patent ID: 7065385
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of dialing a telephone number from a communication device that includes an alphabetic input device that allows selection of a plurality of alphabetic characters, the method comprising: sensing a duration of a user's selection of an alphabetic character that is selected among the plurality of alphabetic characters of the alphabetic input device; selectively translating the sensed alphabetic character into a number based on the duration of selection of the alphabetic character; and dialing a telephone number that includes the translated number, wherein: the sensing a duration of a user's selection of an alphabetic character senses a sequence of a plurality of selected alphabetic characters; the translating translates the sequence of the plurality of selected alphabetic characters to a sequence of numbers; and the dialing dials a telephone number that includes the translated sequence of numbers and the sensed numeric character.