Integrated handheld computing and telephony device

Abstract

A method and apparatus for an organizer that may receive a cellular portion to form a cellular telephone is provided. An organizer comprises an organizer component, including a microphone. The organizer further includes an area for receiving an additional component. The area is designed to receive a cellular component, and a connection element is designed to mate the microphone in the organizer component with the cellular component, to use the organizer as a part of a cellular telephone.

1 . A computing device configurable for use as a telephone, the computing device comprising: 
 a control switch configured to include a first state and a second state, the first state corresponding to enabling a speaker in the computing device and the second state corresponding to muting the speaker in the computing device;    a microcontroller configured to generate a telephone call interrupt signal in response to an antenna receiving a radio frequency signal corresponding to a telephone call; and    a processor in the computing device configured to generate a ring tone signal in response to receiving the telephone call interrupt signal,    the ring tone signal played through the speaker in response to the control switch set in the first state and not played through the speaker in response to the control switch set in the second state.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the ring tone signal enables a non-sound notification in response to control switch set in the second state.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the non-sound notification comprises an notification on a display of the computing device.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the switch is one from a group consisting of a button, a slider, and a rocker.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the switch comprises a software switch.  
     
     
         6 . A computing device including an integrated telephone subsystem, the computing device comprising: 
 a selection enabled display;    a switch configured to retrieve a telephone application; and    a processor configured to execute the telephone application, the telephone application further configured to 
 generate a telephone dial pad screen on the selection enabled display, the telephone dial pad screen having a plurality of keys, and  
 generate, for each key selected through the selection enabled display, a dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signal.  
   
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the switch is configured to retrieve the telephone application in response to user input.  
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the switch is configured to retrieve the telephone application in response to the telephone subsystem receiving a telephone call.  
     
     
         9 . The computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the selection enabled display comprises a touch display.  
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the telephone application is further configured to generate a caller identification screen to replace the telephone dial pad screen in response to establishing a telephone call.  
     
     
         11 . A wireless communication system comprising: 
 a computing device including an integrated wireless communication component;    a first application button integrated with the computing device and configured to execute a voice application associated with the wireless communication component, the voice application generating a voice interface screen for a display of the computing device; and    a second application button integrated with the computing device and configured to execute data application associated with the wireless communication component, the data application generating a data interface dialog screen on the display of the computing device.    
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first application button comprises a mechanical switch.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the second application button comprises a mechanical switch.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the display is a selection enabled display.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the selection enabled display is a touch display.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the first application button comprises a software button on the selection enabled display.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the second application button comprises a software button on the selection enabled display.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the voice application comprises a voicemail application.  
     
     
         19 . A voicemail application configured for execution with a telephone application in a computing device, the voicemail application comprising: 
 voicemail account file configured to store a plurality of voicemail telephone numbers and configured to generate a voicemails listing screen on the display of the computing device the stored plurality of voicemail telephone numbers; and    a controls file configured to store, for each input voicemail telephone number, a plurality of voicemail commands associated with the input voicemail telephone number and configured to generate, in response to selection of a voicemail telephone number from the plurality of voicemail telephone numbers, a voicemail control screen on the display of the computing device the stored plurality of voicemail commands for the selected voicemail telephone number.    
     
     
         20 . The voicemail application of  claim 19 , wherein the voicemail account file includes for at least one voicemail telephone number a password corresponding to that voicemail telephone number.  
     
     
         21 . The voicemail application of  claim 20 , wherein the voicemail account file includes for the at least one voicemail telephone number a character associated with generating a pause between the voicemail telephone number and the password.  
     
     
         22 . The voicemail application of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of voicemail commands is received in the computing device as a file.  
     
     
         23 . The voicemail application of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of voicemail commands is received in the computing device through user input.