Patent ID: 7076267

Claim:
A method of processing voice calls and data messages in a dual-mode mobile communication device having a voice interface for receiving and processing voice calls, a data interface for receiving and processing data messages, and a magnet detection system, the method comprising: placing the dual-mode mobile communication device into a holster having a magnet, wherein the magnet detection system detects the presence of die magnet and places the dual-mode mobile communication device into an idle state; receiving an incoming signal at the dual-mode mobile communication device; if the incoming signal is a data message, then delaying notification of the received data message until the dual-mode mobile communication device is able to decrypt and decompress the data message, and once the data message has been decrypted and decompressed, then notifying a user of the received data message; and if the incoming signal is a voice signal, then determining whether the voice call originated from a user-selected group of phone numbers, and if so, then notifying the user of the received voice call.