Intelligent Phone Book

• US 20080161059A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Nielsen, Peter Dam
• Granted Patent: US 9,413,866 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2477 Temporal data queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

A method including detecting a time and day that communications are made to a contact, recording the time and day communications are made for a respective communication type and presenting the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day communications are placed for the respective communication type.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a communication type detection unit configured to detect a type of communication of the apparatus;

a memory configured to record a use pattern of contact information for a respective communication type; and

a processor connected to the communication type detection unit and the memory, the processor being configured to present the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information for the respective communication type.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication type is one of a short messaging system message, a multimedia message system message, a call, email and business card message.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the contact information includes communication numbers or communication addresses corresponding to a contact.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to identify and present the contact information used most for a respective communication type.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the contact information is presented in a list and the processor is configured to highlight the contact information used most in the list.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a time detection unit configured to detect a time and day that communications are made to a contact;

wherein the memory is further configured to record the time and day for a respective communication type and the processor is further configured to present the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day communications are placed for the respective communication type.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile communication device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to present the communication type for a respective contact information when the respective contact information is selected from a list of contact information, the communication type being associated with a contact information used most for initiating communications through the communication type.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the communication type presented to the user changes depending on which contact information is selected from the list.

5. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to update which contact information is identified as being used most depending on the use pattern.

11. A method comprising:

identifying a communication type;

recording a use pattern of a contact information for initiating communication through the communication type; and

presenting the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication type is one of a short messaging system message, a multimedia message system message, a call, email and business card message.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the contact information includes communication numbers or communication addresses corresponding to a contact.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying the contact information used most for initiating communications through a respective communication type.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising updating which contact information is identified as being used most depending on the use pattern.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting the contact information a list and highlighting the contact information used most in the list.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting a time and day that communications are made to a contact;

recording the time and day communications are made for a respective communication type; and

presenting the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day communications are placed for the respective communication type.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

presenting the communication type for a respective contact information when the respective contact information is selected from a list of contact information;

wherein the communication type is associated with a contact information used most for initiating communication through the communication type.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the communication type presented to the user changes depending on which contact information is selected from the list.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the contact information is accessed from an idle mode of a device.

21. A computer program product comprising:

a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to present contact information, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to identify a communication type;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to record a use pattern of a contact information for initiating communication through the communication type; and

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to present the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising:

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to detect a time and day that communications are made to a contact;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to record the time and day communications are made for a respective communication type; and

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to present the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day communications are placed for the respective communication type.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising:

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to present the communication type for a respective contact information when the respective contact information is selected from a list of contact information;

wherein the communication type is associated with a contact information used most for initiating communication through the communication type.