Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING A CALL FROM A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005025186
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A user of a communication device (100) may initiate a communication, i.e., a telephone call, a text message, a page, an alert and the like, via a macro manipulation of the device (100), silently and in a clandestine manner without having to identify and activate a particularly button or sequence of buttons on the communication device.. The communication device (100) may include housing (102) into which is disposed a sensor (120) that is actuated by the user. An input from the sensor (120) is associated with a particular communication context. Responsive to the input from the sensor (120), the communication device (100) initiates the communication according to the define context.
Inventors:
RING STEFFEN (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/027126
Publication Date:
June 16, 2005
Filing Date:
August 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOTOROLA INC (US)
RING STEFFEN (DK)
RING STEFFEN (DK)
International Classes:
G06F3/01; G08B25/01; H04M1/2749; H04M1/724; H04M3/42; H04M1/677; H04M1/72424; H04M1/7243; H04M; (IPC1-7): H04M3/42
Foreign References:
| US6292674B1 | 2001-09-18 | |||
| US20040209594A1 | 2004-10-21 | |||
| US20030100316A1 | 2003-05-29 | |||
| US20030017847A1 | 2003-01-23 | |||
| US6360104B1 | 2002-03-19 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1661379A4
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