US 7,483,520 B2
Method and apparatus for prompting a cellular telephone user with instructions
Charles Han, San Diego, Calif. (US); Richard Paul Walters, Dana Point, Calif. (US); and Andrew P. DeJaco, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Filed on Aug. 06, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/924,310.
Prior Publication US 2003/0027602 A1, Feb. 06, 2003
Int. Cl. H04M 1/64 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 379—88.03  [379/88.19; 379/88.2; 379/88.21; 379/142.01; 379/142.06; 455/563; 704/275] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a wireless communication device comprising steps of:
receiving an incoming call from a first telephone number, wherein the incoming call is received by the wireless communication device;
incrementing a variable indicating a number of calls received by the wireless communication device from said first telephone number;
prompting a user of the wireless communication device with a first prompt to save said first telephone number when said variable is equal to or greater than a threshold number;
checking whether a first voice tag corresponding to any telephone number has already been saved within the wireless communication device;
providing the user with guidance when said first voice tag corresponding to any telephone number has not already been saved;
prompting the user with a second prompt for a second voice tag corresponding to said first telephone number when said first voice tag corresponding to any telephone number has already been saved;
prompting the user with a third prompt for a new voice tag if a recoding quality of the corresponding voice tag does not satisfy a quality parameter; and
storing said first telephone number and an acceptable recording quality voice tag within the wireless communication device.