AIRTIME CONTACT MANAGER

摘要

A talk time managing (TTM) device (20) formed by a molded plastic cover (21) which mounts on the front faceplate (22) of a conventional standard cell phone (24). The cover (22) has side arms (26) which snap together with a strap (28), which passes around the body of phone (24) to hold cover (21) in place on the phone. The TTM device (20) further comprises a soft flexible diaphragm button (32) is mounted on cover (21) and overlies each of the "send/talk" and end keys (33) on the keypad of the cell phone and protruding through faceplate (22). A method is used with said TTM device (20) for monitoring contract usage and activity of the cell phone (24) and for detecting and monitoring each communication from selected contacts and displaying the usage information associated with the contact.