Indicating presence of a contact on a communication device
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1. A method for indicating presence of a contact on a communication device, comprising:
- associating an identifier of the contact with a speed dial control on the communication device;
using the identifier to obtain presence information associated with the contact during operation of the communication device; and
using a characteristic of the speed dial control to indicate the presence information associated with the contact.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for indicating presence of a contact on a communication device. Aspects the preferred embodiment include associating an identifier of the contact with a speed dial control on the communication device; using the identifier to obtain presence information associated with the contact during operation of the communication device; and using a characteristic of the speed dial control to indicate the presence information associated with the contact
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39 Claims
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1. A method for indicating presence of a contact on a communication device, comprising:
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associating an identifier of the contact with a speed dial control on the communication device;
using the identifier to obtain presence information associated with the contact during operation of the communication device; and
using a characteristic of the speed dial control to indicate the presence information associated with the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication device for indicating presence of a contact, comprising:
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a contact datastore for storing contact information for a plurality of contacts, wherein each of the contacts is identified by an identifier;
a plurality of speed dial controls; and
a presence component for, associating the identifiers of the contacts with the speed dial controls, using the identifiers to obtain presence information associated with the contacts during operation of the communication device; and
using a characteristic of the speed dial controls to indicate the presence information associated with the at least a portion of the contacts. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for indicating presence of a contact on a communication device, comprising:
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associating an identifier of the contact with a speed dial control on the communication device;
using the identifier to obtain presence information associated with the contact during operation of the communication device; and
using a characteristic of the speed dial control to indicate the presence information associated with the contact.
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39. A method for indicating presence on a communication device, wherein the communication device includes contact information for least one contact, and wherein the contact information for the contact is associated with a speed dial control on the communication device, the method comprising:
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associating an identifier with the contact information of the contact;
using the identifier to obtain the presence of the contact during operation of the communication device; and
using a characteristic of the speed dial control to indicate the presence information of associated with the contact.
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