Appeal No. 1999-1618
Application No. 08/358,354
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a mobile telephone having a touch sensitive display
and input device. The touch sensitive device allows the display of a message menu
containing voice and text messages and a plurality of known and unknown callers. The
display further contains a scrolling function which allows selection of a “listen” function
which initiates a call to a voice message service to retrieve/ listen to voice mail messages.
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 14,
which is reproduced below.
14. A mobile telephone, comprising:
a display and associated soft keys;
a soft key referenced with a designation "message" in a stand by
mode of the mobile telephone, the designation “message" flashing upon
reception of a message via short message service or caller line
identification;
a message menu that is displayed when said soft key is pressed,
said message menu containing messages in regards to a voice message, a
text message including a plurality of new or old messages and a plurality of
at least one of known callers and unknown callers;
a scroll system such that a user scrolls to a desired message and
presses either a soft key "listen" or a soft key "view";
a call to a voice message service being initiated by pressing the soft
key "listen", remaining access control being in agreement with a voice
message service center by using voice or coded cryptocommands, upon
initial access to the voice message center, the user activating a
predetermined key and inputting a required telephone number, soft key
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