Enhanced call register menu
First Claim
1. A method for accessing additional communication information associated with a contact in a call register for establishing a communications connection comprising:
- selecting a contact in the call register;
selecting an extended sub-menu associated with the selected contact;
displaying selectable “
additional contact information associated with the selected contact;
selecting one of the additional contact information; and
selecting a communication option from a communications options menu for establishing a communications link with the contact using the additional contact information.
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Abstract
A method and system for accessing additional information associated with a number in a call register and establishing a communications connection using the additional information. A number is selected in the call register. A function associated with an icon indicating that additional contact information is available is activated. An extended sub-menu associated with the call register is displayed on a terminal of the device that displays selectable additional contact information associated with the selected contact. One of the additional contact information can them be selected. By activating an icon associated with the selected contact, one or more communication options for communicating with the contact are present and can be selected to establish a communications link.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A method for accessing additional communication information associated with a contact in a call register for establishing a communications connection comprising:
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selecting a contact in the call register;
selecting an extended sub-menu associated with the selected contact;
displaying selectable “
additional contact information associated with the selected contact;
selecting one of the additional contact information; and
selecting a communication option from a communications options menu for establishing a communications link with the contact using the additional contact information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for establishing a communications link with a contact from a call register of a communication terminal comprising:
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selecting a name identifier in a call register menu;
determining if at least one additional contact information associated with the name identifier is stored in a memory of the communication terminal;
selecting an extended sub-menu function of the communication terminal if the at least one additional contact information is available;
selecting one of the at least one additional contact, information from the extended sub-menu; and
selecting a mode of communication to be used to communicate using the selected one of the at least one additional contact information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication system comprising:
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first processing means for presenting a call register menu to the user, the call register menu including at least one data item that can be selected by the user;
second processing means for identifying that additional contact information is available for the selected data item;
third processing means for presenting a sub-menu to the user after selection of the sub-menu function associated with the selected data item, the sub-menu including additional contact information for the selected data item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to access and connect to additional contact information with a contact in a call register, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select a contact in the call register;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select an extended sub-menu associated with the selected contact;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to display selectable additional contact information associated with the selected contact;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select one of the additional contact information; and
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to display and select at least one communication option for establishing a communication link with the contact.
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17. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing a computer to select contact information and connect with a contact using the contact information, the computer readable code means in the article of manufacture comprising;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select a contact identifier in a call register menu of a communication terminal;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to determine if additional contact information associated with the contact is available;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to display a sub-menu of additional contact information associated with the contact;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select one of the additional contact information;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to display and select at least one communication option for establishing a communication connection with the contact using the additional contact information; and
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to establish a communications connection with the contact using the additional contact information.
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