Patent ID: 7231226

Claim:
A mobile communication device for use with a holster having a magnet, the holster for receiving and holding the mobile communication device, comprising: a voice interface for receiving and processing voice calls; a data interface for receiving and processing data messages; a magnet detection system for detecting the presence of the magnet and for placing the mobile communication device into an idle state; a receiver for receiving an incoming signal while the mobile communication device is in the idle state; means for determining if the incoming signal is a data message, and for delaying notification of the received data message until the mobile communication device is able to decrypt and decompress the data message, and for subsequently notifying a user of the received data message; and means for determining if the incoming signal is a voice call, and for determining whether the voice call originated from a user-selected group of phone numbers, and if so, for notifying the user of the received voice call.