CN103685670A - Method and equipment for automatically saving telephone numbers - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method and equipment for automatically saving telephone numbers. The method includes: receiving a short message; performing string matching on the content of the short message; when the string matching is successful, determining that the content of the short message is related to a telephone number, and automatically saving the relevant telephone number extracted from the short message. The method and device for automatically saving phone numbers of the present invention can automatically save relevant phone numbers according to the content of the received short message, eliminating the need for the user to manually save the operation process, and bringing convenient experience to the user.

Description

Method and device for automatically saving phone numbers

technical field

The invention relates to a method and equipment for managing telephone numbers in an address book, more specifically, a method and equipment for automatically saving telephone numbers.

Background technique

With the continuous development of communication technologies, mobile terminals are becoming more and more popular. In addition to the function of communicating with other people, these mobile terminals also have various application functions, such as address book management, video playback, Internet access and so on. However, when the user receives a message like "My new phone number is XXXXXXXXXXXX, please save" from a known phone number, the address book management function cannot help the user save or update the phone number. In this case, the user needs to perform a manual operation to copy the new phone number, and then save the copied phone number in the address book. In addition, when the user receives a message like "I am XXX, this is my new phone number, please save" from an unfamiliar phone number, the address book management function also cannot help the user save or update the phone number. In this case, the user needs to perform a manual operation to save the unfamiliar phone number in the address book. Saving the phone number and updating the address book through the above manual operations has brought a certain degree of trouble to the user.

Therefore, there is a need for a method and apparatus for automatically saving a phone number without a user's manual operation when the user receives a message to change the content of the phone number.

Contents of the invention

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a method and device for automatically saving a telephone number. The method and device for automatically saving a telephone number can determine whether the short message is related to saving the relevant telephone number according to the content of the received short message. When it is determined The relevant telephone number is automatically saved when the short message and the relevant telephone number are saved.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method and device for automatically saving phone numbers. The method and device for automatically saving phone numbers can perform different operations according to the user's selection, for example, automatically save related phone numbers, add related phone numbers and Overwrite the original phone number, etc.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for automatically saving a phone number is provided, the method comprising: receiving a short message; performing string matching on the content of the short message; when the string matching is successful, determining the content of the short message and related to the phone number, and automatically save the related phone number extracted from the short message.

The step of performing string matching on the content of the short message may include: when the phone number sending the short message is not stored in the address book, matching the contact name string stored in the address book with the text string in the short message ; When the name string matches the text string successfully, match other text strings in the short message except the successfully matched name string with the key string; when the other text strings match the key string When it succeeds, it is determined that the character string matches successfully, and the phone number for sending the short message is determined as the related phone number.

The step of performing character string matching on the content of the short message may include: when the phone number sending the short message has been saved in the address book, determining whether the short message contains continuous numbers meeting predetermined conditions; number, match other text strings in the short message except the continuous numbers that meet the predetermined conditions with the key string; when the other text strings are successfully matched with the key string, determine that the string matching is successful, and The continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are determined as relevant phone numbers.

The step of automatically saving the related phone number may include: issuing a prompt whether to save the related phone number; if receiving an instruction to save the related phone number, automatically saving the related phone number; If an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the related phone number is not saved.

The step of automatically saving the related phone number may include: issuing a prompt whether to save the related phone number; if receiving an instruction not to save the related phone number, not saving the related phone number; Save the instruction of the related phone number, then issue a prompt whether to add the related phone number or cover the original phone number; if the instruction of adding the related phone number is received, then add the related phone number automatically added to the record of the corresponding contact; if an instruction to overwrite the original phone number is received, the relevant phone number is automatically overwritten in the address book with the original phone number in the record of the corresponding contact.

Key character strings may include lexical character strings related to phone numbers.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for automatically saving a telephone number, said device comprising: a receiving unit, receiving a short message; a matching unit, performing character string matching on the content of the short message; an automatic saving unit, when the character When the string matching is successful, it is determined that the content of the short message is related to the phone number, and the related phone number extracted from the short message is automatically saved.

When the phone number sending the short message is not stored in the address book, the matching unit can match the contact name string saved in the address book with the text string in the short message; when the name string and the text string match successfully , the matching unit can match other text strings except the successfully matched name string with the key string in the short message; when the other text strings match the key string successfully, the matching unit can determine the character string The string matching is successful, and the phone number sending the short message is determined as the related phone number.

When the phone number sending the short message has been stored in the address book, the matching unit can determine whether the short message contains continuous numbers that meet the predetermined conditions; Other text strings other than consecutive numbers that meet the predetermined conditions are matched with the key string; when the other text strings are successfully matched with the key string, the matching unit can determine that the string matching is successful, and the matching predetermined Consecutive digits of the condition determine the associated phone number.

When the automatic saving unit automatically saves the related phone number, it can issue a prompt whether to save the related phone number; if an instruction to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit can save the related phone number performing automatic saving; if an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit may not save the related phone number.

When the automatic saving unit automatically saves the related phone number, it can issue a prompt whether to save the related phone number; if an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit may not save the related phone number. number; if an instruction to save the related phone number is received, the automatic storage unit may issue a prompt whether to add the related phone number or cover the original phone number; if an instruction to add the related phone number is received, the The saving unit can automatically add the relevant phone number to the record of the corresponding contact in the address book; if an instruction to cover the original phone number is received, the automatic saving unit can automatically add the related phone number in the address book Overwrites the existing phone number on record for the corresponding contact.

Key character strings may include lexical character strings related to phone numbers.

The method and device for automatically saving phone numbers according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention can automatically save the relevant phone numbers according to the content of the received short message, eliminating the need for the user to manually save the operation process, and bringing convenience to the user experience. In addition, the method and device for automatically saving phone numbers according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention can also perform different operations according to the user's selection (for example, automatically save related phone numbers, add related phone numbers, and overwrite original phone numbers, etc.) , thus bringing users a convenient and humanized experience.

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These and/or other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become clear and easier to understand from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a telephone number automatic storage device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing a method for automatically saving a phone number according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for character string matching under the condition that the phone number sending the short message is not stored in the address book according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method for character string matching under the condition that the phone number sending the short message has been saved in the address book according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of the steps of automatically saving relevant phone numbers according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of the steps of automatically saving related phone numbers according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the present invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. Various specific details are included to aid in understanding but are to be regarded as exemplary only. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a phone number automatic saving device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a phone number automatic saving device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a receiving unit 101 , a matching unit 102 and an automatic saving unit 103 .

The receiving unit 101 can be realized by a radio frequency (RF) unit in the mobile terminal, and is used for receiving short messages.

When the receiving unit 101 receives the short message, the matching unit 102 can perform character string matching on the content of the short message.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the phone number sending the short message received by the receiving unit 101 is not saved in the address book (that is, the phone number sending the short message is an unfamiliar phone number), the matching unit 102 will communicate The contact name string saved in the directory is matched with the text string in the short message. Specifically, the matching unit 102 sequentially matches the name strings of all contacts stored in the address book with the text strings in the short message. At the same time, it is determined that the matching is successful, that is, the name of the contact exists in the short message.

For example, the content of the short message received by the receiving unit 101 is "Hello, I am Zhang San, this is my new number, please save it". The matching unit 102 sequentially matches the name strings of all contacts stored in the address book with the text strings in the short message. When the matching unit 102 finds that the name string "Zhang San" of the contact Zhang San saved in the address book is the same as the text string "Zhang San" in the short message, the matching unit 102 determines that the matching is successful.

When the name string of a contact in the address book matches the text string successfully, the matching unit 102 matches other text strings in the short message except the successfully matched name string with the key string. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include multiple key character strings. The plurality of key character strings may include vocabulary character strings related to phone numbers, such as new number, save, benefit deposit, update, etc., and these key character strings may be stored in a character string database (not shown) included in the matching unit 102. ), but the present invention is not limited thereto. When the other text strings contain at least one of the plurality of key character strings, the matching unit 102 determines that the other text strings are successfully matched with the key character strings. At this time, the matching unit 102 determines that the character strings are matched successfully, and determines the phone number sending the short message as the related phone number.

For example, when the name string "Zhang San" of the contact person Zhang San in the address book is successfully matched with the text string "Zhang San", the matching unit 102 matches other character strings "Hello, I am, this is my new Number, please save" is matched with multiple stored key character strings (such as new number, save, benefit save, update, change number, etc.). The matching unit 102 finds that the other character strings contain the key character strings "Xinhao" and "Huicun", so it determines that the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character strings. At this time, the matching unit 102 determines that the character strings are matched successfully, and determines the phone number sending the short message as the related phone number.

According to another exemplary embodiment, when the phone number sending the short message received by the receiving unit 101 has been saved in the address book (that is, the phone number sending the short message is a familiar phone number), the matching unit 102 determines that the short message Whether contains consecutive numbers that meet the predetermined conditions. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include various predetermined conditions and store the various predetermined conditions in a telephone number determination table (not shown) included in the matching unit 102, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The various predetermined conditions may be default conditions or may be set by the user. When the consecutive digits in the short message satisfy one of the various predetermined conditions, the matching unit 102 may determine that the short message includes consecutive digits meeting the predetermined condition. The various predetermined conditions may include: consecutive numbers are 11 digits, consecutive numbers are international codes (such as "+86") + 11 digits, consecutive numbers are 8-digits or 7-digits, consecutive numbers are area codes (such as "010") + 8 digits, continuous numbers are area codes (such as "0599") + 7 digits, etc.

For example, the short message received by the receiving unit 101 is a short message sent by friend Zhang San, and the content is "I will use a new number: 13922332233, please save it". "13922332233" in the short message satisfies the predetermined condition that the continuous number is 11 digits, therefore, the matching unit 102 can determine "13922332233" as a continuous number that meets the predetermined condition.

When it is determined that the short message includes consecutive numbers meeting the predetermined condition, the matching unit 102 matches other text strings in the short message except the continuous number meeting the predetermined condition with the key character string. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include multiple key character strings. The plurality of key character strings may include vocabulary character strings related to phone numbers, such as new number, save, benefit deposit, update, etc., and these key character strings may be stored in a character string database (not shown) included in the matching unit 102. ), but the present invention is not limited thereto. When the other text strings contain at least one of the plurality of key character strings, the matching unit 102 determines that the other text strings are successfully matched with the key character strings. At this point, the matching unit 102 determines that the character strings are matched successfully, and determines the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined condition as the relevant phone number.

For example, when it is determined that the short message sent by Zhang San includes "13922332233" that meets the predetermined condition, the matching unit 102 compares other character strings "I will use a new number, please save" with a plurality of stored key character strings (such as new number, save, save, update, change number, etc.) for matching. The matching unit 102 finds that the other character strings contain the key character strings "new number" and "save", so it determines that the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character string. At this time, the matching unit 102 determines that the character strings are matched successfully, and determines "13922332233" as the relevant phone number.

The automatic saving unit 103 may determine that the content of the short message is related to a phone number when the character strings are successfully matched, and automatically save the related phone number extracted from the short message. Specifically, the automatic saving unit 103 can automatically save the relevant phone number extracted from the short message into the record of the corresponding contact in the address book. But it should be understood that the automatic saving method of the present invention is not limited thereto. The relevant phone number may be a phone number for sending the short message that is not stored in the address book or a continuous number in the short message that meets a predetermined condition.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the automatic saving unit 103 may issue a prompt to the user whether to save the related phone number when automatically saving the related phone number. If an instruction to save the related phone number selected by the user is received, the automatic saving unit 103 automatically saves the related phone number. If an instruction not to save the related phone number selected by the user is received, the automatic saving unit 103 does not save the related phone number.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the automatic saving unit 103 may issue a prompt to the user whether to save the related phone number when automatically saving the related phone number. If an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit 103 does not save the related phone number. If an instruction to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit 103 issues a prompt whether to add the related phone number or overwrite the original phone number. If an instruction to add the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit 103 automatically adds the related phone number to the record of the corresponding contact in the address book. If an instruction to overwrite the original phone number is received, the automatic saving unit 103 automatically overwrites the relevant phone number in the address book with the original phone number in the record of the corresponding contact.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically saving a phone number according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step 201 , a short message is received by the receiving unit 101 . The receiving unit 101 can be realized by a radio frequency (RF) unit in the mobile terminal.

In step 202, the matching unit 102 can perform character string matching on the content of the short message. The steps of performing character string matching on the content of the short message by the matching unit 102 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .

Fig. 3 is the flow chart showing the method for character string matching under the situation that the telephone number that sends short message is not preserved in address book according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing another method according to the present invention The flow chart of the method for character string matching in the case that the phone number sending the short message has been saved in the address book of the exemplary embodiment.

Referring to Fig. 3, when sending the phone number of the short message received by the receiving unit 101 is not stored in the address book (that is, the phone number sending the short message is an unfamiliar phone number), in step 301, the communication will be sent by the matching unit 102 The contact name string saved in the directory is matched with the text string in the short message. Specifically, the name strings of all contacts stored in the address book are matched with the text strings in the short message in turn by the matching unit 102, when the name string of a certain contact is matched with the text string in the short message If they are the same, it is determined that the matching is successful, that is, the name of the contact exists in the short message.

When it is determined that the name string matching is successful by the matching unit 102, step 302 is performed. text string), the operation ends.

In step 302, the matching unit 102 matches other text strings in the short message except the successfully matched name string with the key string. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include multiple key character strings. The plurality of key character strings may include vocabulary character strings related to phone numbers, such as new number, save, benefit deposit, update, number change, etc., and these key character strings may be stored in the character string database ( not shown), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the other text strings contain at least one of the plurality of key character strings, the matching unit 102 determines that the other text strings are successfully matched with the key character strings, and step 303 is performed. When the other text strings do not contain any one of the plurality of key character strings, the matching unit 102 determines that the other text strings are not successfully matched with the key character strings, and the operation ends.

In step 303, it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the character strings are matched successfully, and the phone number for sending the short message is determined as the related phone number.

Referring to Fig. 4, when sending the phone number of the short message received by the receiving unit 101 has been stored in the address book (that is, the phone number sending the short message is a familiar phone number), in step 401, determine the short message by the matching unit 102 Whether the message contains consecutive numbers that meet a predetermined condition. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include various predetermined conditions and store the various predetermined conditions in a telephone number determination table (not shown) included in the matching unit 102, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The various predetermined conditions may be default conditions or may be set by the user. When the consecutive numbers in the short message meet one of the various predetermined conditions, the matching unit 102 can determine that the short message includes consecutive numbers meeting the predetermined condition. The various predetermined conditions may include: consecutive numbers are 11 digits, consecutive numbers are international codes (such as "+86") + 11 digits, consecutive numbers are 8-digits or 7-digits, consecutive numbers are area codes (such as "010") + 8 digits, continuous numbers are area codes (such as "0599") + 7 digits, etc.

When it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the short message contains consecutive numbers meeting the predetermined condition, go to step 402 ; when it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the short message does not include any continuous number meeting the predetermined condition, the operation ends.

In step 402, the matching unit 102 matches other text strings in the short message except the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined condition with the key string. Specifically, the matching unit 102 may include multiple key character strings. The plurality of key character strings may include vocabulary character strings related to phone numbers, such as new number, save, benefit deposit, update, number change, etc., and these key character strings may be stored in the character string database ( not shown), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When at least one of the plurality of key character strings is included in the other text character strings, it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character strings, and step 403 is performed. When the other text character strings When any one of the plurality of key character strings is not included in the string, the operation ends.

In step 403, it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the character strings are matched successfully, and the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are determined as the relevant phone numbers.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , when it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the string matching is successful, proceed to step 203 , and when it is determined by the matching unit 102 that the string matching is not successful, the operation ends.

In step 203, the automatic saving unit 103 determines that the content of the short message is related to the phone number, and automatically saves the related phone number extracted from the short message. Specifically, the relevant phone number extracted from the short message can be automatically saved in the record of the corresponding contact in the address book through the automatic saving unit 103 . But it should be understood that the automatic saving method of the present invention is not limited thereto. The relevant phone number may be a phone number for sending the short message that is not stored in the address book or a continuous number in the short message that meets a predetermined condition. The following describes the steps of automatically saving the relevant phone number by the automatic saving unit 103 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 .

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of the steps of automatically saving related phone numbers according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a flow chart of the steps of automatically saving related phone numbers according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in step 501 , the automatic saving unit 103 sends a prompt to the user whether to save the relevant phone number. If an instruction to save the related phone number selected by the user is received, then in step 502, the related phone number is automatically saved by the automatic saving unit 103 . If an instruction not to save the related phone number selected by the user is received, then in step 503, the automatic saving unit 103 does not save the related phone number.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in step 601 , the automatic saving unit 103 may send a prompt to the user whether to save the relevant phone number. If an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, then in step 602, the automatic saving unit 103 does not save the related phone number. If an instruction to save the related phone number is received, then in step 603, the automatic saving unit 103 sends out a prompt whether to add the related phone number or overwrite the original phone number. If an instruction to add the relevant phone number is received, then in step 604, the automatic saving unit 103 automatically adds the related phone number to the record of the corresponding contact in the address book. If an instruction to overwrite the original phone number is received, then in step 605, the relevant phone number is automatically overwritten in the address book by the automatic saving unit 103 to the original phone number in the record of the corresponding contact.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-mentioned method for automatically saving a phone number according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be implemented according to computer program instructions.

The method and device for automatically saving a phone number according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can determine whether the short message is related to saving a related phone number according to the content of the received short message, and when it is determined that the short message is related to saving a related phone number, The relevant phone numbers are automatically saved, eliminating the need for the user to manually save the operation process, and bringing a convenient experience to the user. In addition, the method and device for automatically saving phone numbers according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention can also perform different operations according to the user's selection (for example, automatically save related phone numbers, add related phone numbers, and overwrite original phone numbers, etc.) , thus bringing users a convenient and humanized experience. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the automatic phone number saving step of the present invention is not limited thereto, for example, according to the user's selection, the relevant phone number can also be set as the number of the relevant contact among all the phone numbers of the relevant contact. Default phone number, thereby increasing user convenience, etc.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. Various changes are made in its form and details.

Claims (12)

1. A method for automatically saving a phone number, said method comprising: receive short messages; Perform string matching on the content of the short message; When the character strings are successfully matched, it is determined that the content of the short message is related to the phone number, and the related phone number extracted from the short message is automatically saved. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of carrying out character string matching to the content of the short message comprises: When the phone number sending the short message is not saved in the address book, match the contact name string saved in the address book with the text string in the short message; When the name string and the text string match successfully, other text strings in the short message except the successfully matched name string are matched with the key string; When the other text character string matches the key character string successfully, it is determined that the character string matches successfully, and the phone number for sending the short message is determined as the related phone number. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of carrying out character string matching to the content of the short message comprises: When the phone number sending the short message has been saved in the address book, determine whether the short message contains consecutive numbers that meet the predetermined conditions; When it is determined that the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are included, other text strings in the short message except the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are matched with the key character strings; When the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character string, it is determined that the character strings match successfully, and the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are determined as the relevant phone numbers. 4. The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the step of automatically saving the relevant phone number comprises: issuing a prompt whether to save said relevant telephone number; if an instruction to save the associated telephone number is received, automatically saving the associated telephone number; If an instruction not to save the associated phone number is received, then the associated phone number is not saved. 5. The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the step of automatically saving the relevant phone number comprises: issuing a prompt whether to save said relevant telephone number; If an instruction not to save the associated telephone number is received, not saving the associated telephone number; If an instruction to save the related phone number is received, a prompt is issued whether to add the related phone number or cover the original phone number; if an instruction to add said associated telephone number is received, automatically adding said associated telephone number to the record of the corresponding contact in the address book; If an instruction to overwrite the original phone number is received, the relevant phone number will automatically overwrite the original phone number in the record of the corresponding contact in the address book. 6. The method as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the key character string comprises a vocabulary character string related to a telephone number. 7. A device for automatically saving phone numbers, said device comprising: The receiving unit receives short messages; A matching unit, which performs character string matching on the content of the short message; The automatic saving unit determines that the content of the short message is related to the phone number when the character string matches successfully, and automatically saves the related phone number extracted from the short message. 8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, when the phone number sending the short message is not stored in the address book, the matching unit performs a comparison between the contact name string stored in the address book and the text string in the short message match; When the name string matches the text string successfully, the matching unit matches other text strings in the short message except the successfully matched name string with the key string; When the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character string, the matching unit determines that the character strings are successfully matched, and determines the phone number sending the short message as the relevant phone number. 9. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, when the phone number sending the short message has been saved in the address book, the matching unit determines whether the short message contains consecutive numbers meeting predetermined conditions; When it is determined that the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions are included, the matching unit matches other text strings in the short message except the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined conditions with the key character string; When the other text character strings are successfully matched with the key character string, the matching unit determines that the character strings are successfully matched, and determines the continuous numbers meeting the predetermined condition as the relevant phone number. 10. The device according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the automatic saving unit sends a prompt whether to save the related phone number when automatically saving the related phone number; If an instruction to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit automatically saves the related phone number; If an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit does not save the related phone number. 11. The device according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the automatic saving unit sends a prompt whether to save the related phone number when automatically saving the related phone number; If an instruction not to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit does not save the related phone number; If an instruction to save the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit issues a prompt whether to add the related phone number or overwrite the original phone number; If an instruction to add the related phone number is received, the automatic saving unit automatically adds the related phone number to the record of the corresponding contact in the address book; If an instruction to overwrite the original telephone number is received, the automatic saving unit automatically overwrites the relevant telephone number in the address book with the original telephone number in the record of the corresponding contact. 12. The device as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein the key string comprises a vocabulary string related to a telephone number.

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