Patent ID: 7424306

Claim:
An apparatus for temporarily storing phone numbers and short messages comprising: a housing including electronics operable to receive an input and display a sequence of no more than seventeen characters in response to the input, the electronics including: at least two electronic displays operable to display the sequence of no more than seventeen characters; a keypad operable to receive the sequence of no more than seventeen characters comprising: twenty-six alphabetic keys, each alphabetic key representing a letter of the alphabet ranging from A to Z; ten numeric keys, each numeric key representing a single number ranging from zero (0) to nine (9); and a clear key operable to clear the last character of the sequence of no more than seventeen characters; and a processor operably coupled to the at least two electronic displays and the keypad, the processor operable to convert the input into an alphanumeric character to be displayed by at least one of the two electronic displays; a memory operable to store the sequence of no more than seventeen characters; and a low-voltage power supply coupled to the electronics and operable to provide power to the electronics.