Patent ID: 8527010

Claim:
A communication device, comprising: a display screen; a keyboard having keys, each key having associated indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, and functions, wherein the keys having numbered indicia are arranged in a numeric phone arrangement and operable to input corresponding Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) codes corresponding to the numbers and the keys having alphabetic characters are arranged in a non-ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout and operable to input DTMF codes corresponding to the numbers of a ITU Standard E.161 phone keypad layout when entering a telephone number; and a processor communicatively coupled with said keyboard and said display screen, said processor being configured to: receive an input, via said keyboard, of one or more alphabetic characters of a phone number having alphabetic characters and numbers; and cause the display of the inputted alphabetic characters on said display screen.