Claims
- 1. A consumer electronics communication device comprising:
a first functionality adapted to enable real-time communication via the device; and a second functionality adapted to enable automatic recording of at least part of the real time communication in response to a user of the device initiating or accepting the real time communication.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first functionality comprises at least one user interface mechanism adapted to provide real-time audio and/or visual information to a user and to receive real-time audio and/or visual information from the user.
- 3. The device of claim 1, comprising a user input to enable the user to select a portion of the real-time communication for the recording.
- 4. The device of claim 1, comprising at least one organizational mechanism for organizing the recorded communications in a retrievable form for the user.
- 5. The device of claim 1, comprising an onboard storage for storing at least part of the recorded communication.
- 6. The device of claim 1, comprising an output for transmitting a signal to a storage, the signal being representative of the real time communication for being recorded at the storage
- 7. The device of claim 1, comprising an opt-out mechanism adapted to exempt a particular communication from being recorded.
- 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the opt-out mechanism comprises a prompter that asks at least the user or another party involved in the real time communication to signal if there is a desire for omitting the recording.
- 9. The device of claim 7, wherein the opt-out mechanism comprises a distinct, respective, physically actuatable opt out selector apparatus located on an exterior of the device.
- 10. The device of claim 1, comprising a last-communication rewind mechanism for replay of at last part of the communication recorded most recently.
- 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the last-communication rewind mechanism comprises a distinct, respective, physically actuatable selector mechanism located on an exterior of the device.
- 12. The device of claim 1, comprising a thumbwheel for scrolling through recorded communications.
- 13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone functionality.
- 14. A method comprising offering a service, the method comprising:
enabling automatic recording of at least part of a real-time communication initiated or accepted by at least one subscriber; and responsive to at least one subscriber request, enabling playback of subscriber-selected ones of recorded real-time communications.
- 15. The method of claim 14, comprising organizing the recorded communications for retrieval and playback by at least one subscriber.
- 16. The method of claim 14, comprising offering subscribers and/or their interlocutors an opt-out feature so that given ones of their communications will not be recorded.
- 17. The method of claim 14, enabling the subscriber to select a portion of the real time communication for recording.
- 18. The method of claim 14, comprising offering subscribers a last-communication rewind feature for enabling to retrieve at last part of a copy of the real time communication recorded most recently.
- 20. For use with a consumer electronics communication device that enables real-time communication via the device: a module with a storage for coupling with the device for enabling automatic recording of the real time communication in response to a user of the device initiating or accepting the real time communication.
- 21. The module of claim 20, for galvanic coupling with the device.
- 22. The module of claim 20, for coupling with the device using in a wireless manner.
- 23. The module of claim 20, being controllable via a user-interface of the device.
- 24. The module of claim 20, comprising at least one organizational mechanism for organizing the recorded communications in a retrievable form for the user.
- 25. The module of claim 20, comprising an opt out mechanism adapted to exempt a particular communication from recordation.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The following related applications are incorporated herein by reference:
[0002] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/464,855 filed Dec. 16, 1999 (Attorney docket no. PHA 23,875), inventors Willem Bulthuis et al.; “HAND-EAR USER INTERFACE FOR HAND-HELD DEVICE”;
[0003] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/780,229 FILED Feb. 9, 2001 (Attorney docket no. US018001, inventor Rik Sagar, “RAPID RETRIEVAL USER INTERFACE DESIGNED AROUND SMALL DISPLAYS AND FEW BUTTONS FOR SEARCHING LONG SORTED LISTS”;
[0004] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/642,713 filed Aug. 21, 2000 (Attorney docket no. US 000213), inventor Leila Kaghazian, “SELECTIVE SENDING OF PORTIONS OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT”.