CONTACT LIST

• US 20080080687A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: BROMS, Hans Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,331,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services

Abstract

A device is provided that may receive names and associated phone numbers in a contact list, and receive information to link the caller names in the contact list to an emergency contact. The device may also receive a call from a caller linked to the emergency contact and not display emergency related information. The device may also transfer the contact list to another device, wherein the emergency contact linking information remains in the transferred contact list.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a display;

a memory to store a contact list of parties and associated numbers, wherein at least one party and associated number are linked to an In Case of Emergency (ICE) contact; and

logic configured to;

receive a call from a party linked to the ICE contact; and

control the display to display the name of the party linked to the ICE contact without displaying information relating to an ICE designation.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive a number associated with the received call; and

control the display to display the received number.

3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the logic is further configured to:

search the contact list using the received number to identify a name associated with the received number; and

control the display to display the identified name.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein more than one party and associated number are linked to the ICE contact.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the ICE contact is automatically provided in the contact list in the memory.

6. A method comprising:

storing names and associated phone numbers in a contact list;

receiving information to link at least one of the names or associated phone numbers in the contact list to an emergency contact;

receiving a call from a caller linked to the emergency contact designator; and

displaying at least one of the name of the caller or phone number of the caller and not displaying emergency designation associated with the call.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a phone number associated with the received call; and

displaying the phone number.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

searching the contact list for the received phone number.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

automatically providing the emergency contact designator in the contact list.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving information to link a plurality of names and associated phone numbers to the emergency contact designator.

11. A communication device comprising:

a display;

a memory to store a contact list of parties and associated numbers, wherein the contact list automatically includes an In Case of Emergency (ICE) contact entry; and

logic configured to;

receive linking information that links at least one of the parties and associated number to the ICE contact entry; and

control the display to display parties and the associated numbers and information identifying the at least one party as an ICE contact.

12. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the automatically included ICE contact entry is preprogrammed in the memory.

13. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive a call from a caller linked to the ICE contact entry and display only the caller'"'"'s name.

14. The communication device of claim 11, wherein a plurality of names and associated numbers are linked to the ICE contact entry.

15. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive input from a user to display the parties and the associated numbers and the linking information to the ICE contact entry.

16. A method comprising:

storing names and associated numbers in a contact list;

automatically providing an emergency contact entry in the contact list; and

receiving information that links at least one name and associated number to the emergency contact entry.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

storing the information that links at least one name and associated number to the emergency contact entry in the contact list.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying the information that identifies the names and associated numbers associated with the emergency entry.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a call from a caller linked to the emergency contact entry and displaying the caller'"'"'s name without displaying any emergency related information.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

transferring the contact list to a communication device, wherein the communication device receives and stores the contact list.