Radio telephone operating technique

Claim 3

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises step of selecting a first sequence of the data keys which represent a phone number.

Claim 4

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of selecting a second sequence of the data keys which represent a memory location within the memory of the radiotelephone.

Claim 5

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: creating a fifth function key signal solely responsible to said first single-throw function key; selecting a first designated data key representing a symbol; and displaying a symbol sequence from the memory whose first symbol is alphabetically closest to said symbol.

Claim 6

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 4 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of creating, responsive to said displaying said symbol sequence, a sixth function key signal solely responsive to a third single-throw function key, scrolling the memory in alphabetical order until said third single-throw function key is released.

Claim 7

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 4 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of creating, responsive to said displaying said symbol sequence, a seventh function key signal solely responsive to a third single-throw function key, advancing the display one symbol sequence in memory.

Claim 8

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: creating an eighth and ninth function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; selecting a third sequence of the data keys which represent a phone number; creating a tenth function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; selecting a fourth sequence of designated data keys in succession a predetermined number of times to designate an symbol sequence; and creating an eleventh function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key.

Claim 9

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a fifth sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and creating a twelfth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key for a first predetermined length of time, thereby clearing the last data key signal input.

Claim 10

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a sixth sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and creating a thirteenth and fourteenth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key, thereby clearing said sequence of data input.

Claim 11

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a seventh sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and creating a fifteenth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key for a second predetermined amount of time, thereby clearing said sequence of data input.

Claim 12

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 further comprising programming the radiotelephone with a phone number and a name, the programming comprising the steps of: creating, responsive to said creating said first function key signal, a sixteenth and a seventeenth function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; selecting an eighth sequence of the data keys representing the phone number; creating an eighteenth function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; selecting a ninth sequence of designated data keys in succession a predetermined number of times to designate the name; and creating a nineteenth function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key.

Claim 13

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the steps of: creating, responsive to said creating said first function key signal, a twentieth function key signal solely responsive to a third single-throw function key for a third predetermined length of time; selecting a tenth sequence of the data keys representing a first function of the radiotelephone; creating a twenty-first function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key designating a first mode of said function; creating a twenty-second function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key designating a second mode of said function; and creating a twenty-fourth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key, setting said feature in said second mode.

Claim 14

In a radiotelephone having a radiotelephone operations controller for use with a digital computer disposed within a radiotelephone, the radiotelephone operations controller comprising: a first single-throw function key; a second single-throw function key; and a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to be executed by the digital computer, the computer program operative to: switching the radiotelephone on in response to a first function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; initiating a phone call in response to a second function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; storing a name and a phone number in a memory location in response to a third function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; terminating a phone call in response to a fourth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key; clearing a data entry in response to a fifth function key signal solely responsive to said second function key; switching the radiotelephone off in response to a sixth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key; and wherein the first single-throw function key does not revert back to switching the radiotelephone on unless the radiotelephone has been switched off in response to the sixth function key signal.

Claim 15

In a radiotelephone having a radiotelephone operations controller for use with a digital computer disposed within a radiotelephone, the radiotelephone operations controller comprising: a first single-throw function key; a second single-throw function key; and a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to be executed by the digital computer, the computer program operative to: switching the radiotelephone on in response to a first function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; initiating a phone call in response to a second function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; storing a name and a phone number in a memory location in response to a third function key signal solely responsive to said first single-throw function key; terminating a phone call in response to a fourth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key; clearing a data entry in response to a fifth function key signal solely responsive to said second function key; switching the radiotelephone off in response to a sixth function key signal solely responsive to said second single-throw function key; and wherein the first single-throw function key does not revert back to switching the radiotelephone on unless the radiotelephone has been switched off in response to the sixth function key signal.

Claim 18

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of selecting a first sequence of the data keys which represent a phone number.

Claim 19

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of selecting a second sequence of the data keys which represent a memory location within the memory device of the radiotelephone.

Claim 20

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said step of selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: depressing solely the first uni-directional function key; selecting a first designated data key representing a symbol; and displaying a symbol sequence from the memory whose first symbol is alphabetically closest to said symbol.

Claim 21

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 17 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of solely depressing, responsive to said displaying said symbol sequence, a third uni-directional function key, scrolling the memory in alphabetical order until said third uni-directional function key is released.

Claim 22

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 17 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the step of solely depressing and releasing, responsive to said displaying said symbol sequence, a third uni-directional function key, advancing the display one symbol sequence in memory.

Claim 23

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: solely depressing and releasing the first uni-directional function key twice; selecting a third sequence of the data keys which represent a phone number; solely depressing and releasing the first uni-directional function key; selecting a fourth sequence of designated data keys in succession a predetermined number of times to designate a symbol sequence; and solely depressing the first uni-directional function key.

Claim 24

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a fifth sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and depressing solely the second uni-directional function key for a first predetermined length of time, thereby clearing the last data key signal input.

Claim 25

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a sixth sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and depressing solely and releasing the second uni-directional function key twice, thereby clearing said sequence of data input.

Claim 26

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 wherein said selecting said phone number further comprises the steps of: selecting a seventh sequence of data keys which represent a phone number or a memory location; and depressing solely the second uni-directional function key for a second predetermined amount of time, thereby clearing said sequence of data input.

Claim 27

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 further comprising programming the radiotelephone with a phone number and a name, the programming comprising the steps of: depressing solely, responsive to step a), the first uni-directional function key twice; selecting an eighth sequence of the data keys representing the phone number; depressing solely the first uni-directional function key; selecting a ninth sequence of designated data keys in succession a predetermined number of times to designate the name; and depressing solely the first uni-directional function key.

Claim 28

A method of operating a radiotelephone in accordance with claim 14 further comprising the steps of: depressing solely, responsive to step a), a third uni-directional function key for a third predetermined length of time; selecting a tenth sequence of the data keys representing a first function of the radiotelephone; depressing solely the first uni-directional function key designating a first mode of said function; depressing solely the first uni-directional function key designating a second mode of said function; and depressing solely the second uni-directional function key, setting said feature in said second mode.

Claim 29

In a radiotelephone having a radiotelephone operations controller for use with a digital computer disposed within a radiotelephone, the radiotelephone operations controller comprising: a first single-throw function key; a second single-throw function key; a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to be executed by the digital computer, the computer program operative to: switching the radiotelephone on solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a first time; initiating a phone call solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a second time; storing a name and a phone number in a memory location solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a third time; terminating a phone call solely responsive to depressing the second single-throw function key a first time; switching the radiotelephone off solely responsive to depressing the second single-throw function key a second time; and wherein the first single-throw function key does not revert back to switching the radiotelephone on unless the radiotelephone has been switched off by the second single-throw function key.

Claim 30

In a radiotelephone having a radiotelephone operations controller for use with a digital computer disposed within a radiotelephone, the radiotelephone operations controller comprising: a first single-throw function key; a second single-throw function key; a computer program storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to be executed by the digital computer, the computer program operative to: switching the radiotelephone on solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a first time; initiating a phone call solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a second time; storing a name and a phone number in a memory location solely responsive to depressing the first single-throw function key a third time; terminating a phone call solely responsive to depressing the second single-throw function key a first time; switching the radiotelephone off solely responsive to depressing the second single-throw function key a second time; and wherein the first single-throw function key does not revert back to switching the radiotelephone on unless the radiotelephone has been switched off by the second single-throw function key.