ACTIVE IDLE EXTENSION

• US 20080056155A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Karjalainen, Ilop, Lahtiranta, Atte, Hamalainen, Jari P.
• Application Number:
  US11/468,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20080056155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The apparatus including a display and a processor connected to the display. The processor is configured to cause the display to present at least event and connection information pertaining to a user and one or more contacts independently of any communication protocol and/or service provider of the event, connection or the one or more contacts.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a processor connected to the display, the processor being configured to cause the display to present at least event and connection information pertaining to a user and one or more contacts independently of any communication protocol and/or service provider of the event, connection or the one or more contacts.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present the user'"'"'s connection status for each service provider.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present information including messages corresponding to missed communications received by the communications device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present an indicator of how long the apparatus has been idle.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present information pertaining to a service provider connection status for a contact of the user.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a display; and

a processor connected to the display, the processor being configured to merge a presentation of at least different communication protocols in a single user interface, the user interface being presented on the display.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to present, in the user interface, at least one communication service provider corresponding to a respective communication protocol.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present, in the user interface, a user'"'"'s connection status for each service provider.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to present the different communication protocols in a menu of the user interface.

10. A method comprising:

displaying at least information pertaining to an event or connection pertaining to a user and one or more contacts independently of any communication protocol and/or service provider of the event, connection or the one or more contacts.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying information pertaining to the user'"'"'s connection status for each of the service providers.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the information includes messages pertaining to missed communications received by the communications device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the information includes an indicator of how long the user has been idle.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the information includes information pertaining to a service provider connection status for the one or more contacts.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the information is displayed in a single user interface of the device.

16. A computer program product comprising:

a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to display at least information pertaining to an event or connection pertaining to a user and one or more contacts, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising;

computer readable code means for causing a computer to display at least information pertaining to an event or connection pertaining to a user and one or more contacts independently of any communication protocol and/or service provider of the event, connection or the one or more contacts.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising computer readable code means for causing a computer to display information pertaining to the user'"'"'s connection status for each service provider.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the information includes messages pertaining to missed communications received by the communications device.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the information includes an indicator of how long the communication device has been idle.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the information includes information pertaining to a service provider connection status the one or more contacts.

21. A user interface comprising:

at least one display area configured to display at least a service availability of a communications device, at least one function of the communication device for selection by a user, at least one message corresponding to a communication received by the communication device and a user'"'"'s connection status for at least one service provider.

22. The user interface of claim 21, further comprising at least a fifth area configured to display a service provider connection status for a contact of the user.

23. The user interface of claim 21, wherein the first, second, third or fourth area is configured to display a timer indicating an amount of time for which the communication device is idle.

24. An apparatus comprising:

a means for displaying at least event and connection information pertaining to a user and one or more contacts independently of any communication protocol and/or service provider of the event, connection or the one or more contacts.