Patent ID: 6184796
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A portable personal communication device for receiving messages over a radio air link, the messages including a numeric sequence representing a telephone number which can be dialed by the portable personal communication device to initiate a telephone call, the portable personal communication device comprising:a radio receiver to receive messages over a radio air link;a processor coupled to the radio receiver, the processor to automatically parse a received message to automatically identify a numeric sequence as a telephone number;a DTMF generator, the DTMF generator to generate a sequence of DTMF signals in response to the processor automatically identifying a numeric sequence as a telephone number within a received message; anda loudspeaker coupled to the DTMF generator, the loudspeaker to receive a generated sequence of DTMF signals from the DTMF generator and generate a sequence of audible tonal sounds in response thereto, the generated sequence of audible tonal sounds including audible tonal sounds to dial a telephone number into a microphone of a telephone to initiate a telephone call.