Patent ID: 7644096

Claim:
A method for storing different types of data in a mobile telephone, comprising the steps of: defining a tag, the tag being a user-specified name for a period of time and the tag assignable to different types of data files and log entries stored by the mobile telephone, the different types of data files and log entries each respectively related to a different type of event that is carried out by the mobile telephone, the events including two or more of phone calls to and from the mobile telephone, electronic messages transmitted to and from the mobile telephone, virtual business cards received in the mobile telephone, digital pictures and video data captured with the mobile telephone, audio data captured with the mobile telephone, data files created or received in the mobile telephone, or access to web sites with the mobile telephone; during the period of time, assigning the tag to each data file and log entry stored with the mobile telephone for which the tag is assignable; and sorting the stored data files and log entries in accordance with the tag and then by event type.