Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method
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1. A method of displaying a communications log on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying an entry in the communications log associated with one of an outgoing call or an incoming call, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls into a single call log such that information regarding outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls is displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming calls to and from respective contacts, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each contact associated with the respective entries; and
displaying a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history comprising a listing of calls including the one of the outgoing call or the incoming call associated with the entry.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.
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1. A method of displaying a communications log on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying an entry in the communications log associated with one of an outgoing call or an incoming call, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls into a single call log such that information regarding outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls is displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming calls to and from respective contacts, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each contact associated with the respective entries; and displaying a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history comprising a listing of calls including the one of the outgoing call or the incoming call associated with the entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
a processor configured to; display an entry in a communications log associated with one of an outgoing call or an incoming call, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls in a single call log such that information regarding outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls is displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming calls to and from respective contacts, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each contact associated with the respective entries; and display a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history comprising a listing of calls including the one of the outgoing call or the incoming call associated with the entry. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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display an entry in a communications log associated with one of an outgoing call or an incoming call, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls in a single call log such that information regarding outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls is displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming calls to and from respective contacts, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each contact associated with the respective entries; and display a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history comprising a listing of calls including the one of the outgoing call or the incoming call associated with the entry. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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