mobile communication devices

Abstract

A method, improved communication device, and application program product enhances and expands the features and functionality of wireless communication devices and mobile computing devices. The embodiments provide the following functionality: (1) Simultaneous texting during ongoing voice communication, providing a text waiting mode for both single number mobile communication devices and multiple number mobile communication devices; (2) Dynamic area code determination and automatic pre-pending of area codes when a requested voice or text communication is initiated without the area code while the mobile communication device is outside of its home-base area code toll area; (3) Enhanced editing functionality for applications on mobile computing devices; (4) Automatic toggle from manual texting mode to voice-to-text based communication mode on detection of high velocity movement of the mobile communication device.

1 . In a first communication device having functional components for completing both a voice communication and a text communication, a method comprising:
 while a first voice communication is ongoing with a second communication device, the first communication device receiving an incoming request for a second voice communication with a third device;   activating a text messaging function of the first communication device in response to receiving the incoming request; and   enabling text-based communication with the third communication device while the first voice communication is ongoing.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a relative priority of the first voice communication and the second voice communication; and   in response to the second voice communication having a higher priority than the first voice communication: automatically toggling the first voice communication to a text-based communication; and activating the second voice communication with the third communication device.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said determining a relative priority further comprises determining if the second voice communication request is received from a third party number that is pre-established as a higher priority number that a second party number with which the first voice communication is being conducted. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 when the first communication device is a multiple subscriber number device (MSND), and the second voice communication request is received on a second subscriber number while the first voice communication is ongoing on a first subscriber number:
 determining if the second subscriber number has a higher pre-established priority than the first subscriber number; and 
 automatically toggling the first voice communication to a text-based communication and initiating the second voice communication on the second subscriber number in response to the second subscriber number having a higher pre-established priority than the first subscriber number. 
   
     
     
         5 . In a communication device, a method for dynamically determining incomplete calling information to initiated a communication from the communication device, the method comprising:
 detecting entry of an initial partial amount of contact data required to complete the communication; and   dynamically filling in a remaining portion of the contact data required; and   initiating the communication with a completed contact data including the initial partial amount of data and the remaining portion of the contact data that is dynamically determined.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the contact data is the phone number and the partial amount of data is a local toll portion of the phone number, said method further comprising:
 retrieving an area code portion of the phone number via an area code retrieval method from among: a home area code of a number assigned to the communication device; a historical listing of previous calls made to and received from the communication device; a listing of area codes outside of the home area code that is stored within storage of the communication device;   an area code corresponding to a current location in which the communication device is currently located.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 displaying a selection of area codes that are possible candidates for the area code;   receiving a selection of one area code from the selection of area codes; and   initiating the communication utilizing the one area code selected.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 displaying the local toll portion of the phone number;   prompting for entry of only the area code potion of the phone number; and   in response to receiving an entry of the area code portion of the phone number, automatically initiating the communication utilizing the are code portion pre-pended to the local toll portion of the phone number.   
     
     
         9 . In a communication device, a method comprising:
 detecting that the communication device is in a drivers location of a moving vehicle; and   automatically disabling manual texting functions of the communication device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 enabling voice-to-text communication of the communication device from a remote voice microphone that is physically located a pre-set distance away from the mobile device at which distance the user of the mobile device is not able to manually interact with the communication device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising providing an audible electronic notification of the automatically disabling of the manual texting functions. 
     
     
         12 . In a communication device having a display device and a processor executing a content based application with editable content that is viewable on the display device, a method comprising:
 receiving a selection of an insertion point at a first location within the editable content;   recording the first location of the insertion point;   when a subsequent selection is detected of a specific content at a different location within the editable content, generating a prompt to enable selection of the first location as the insertion point to which the specific content is to be inserted; and   responsive to a selection of the insertion point, automatically inserting the specific content into the first location within the editable content.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 receiving a selection of a plurality of different content within the editable content;   receiving a corresponding sequence tag with each of the selections of the different content;   assigning a unique sequence tag to each of the selections; and   responsive to receipt a subsequent entry to arrange the different content, automatically re-arranging the different content in an order that is based on the sequence tag associated with each of the different content.