SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING CALLS RECEIVED AT A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device, the mobile device providing access to at least a first communication line configured to receive the calls, the mobile device providing send and end keys, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a phone number associated with an incoming call being received at the mobile device; and
displaying an incoming call screen on a display to a user of the mobile device, the incoming call screen comprising (i) a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and (ii) at least one key label field in which first and second labels for the send key and end key respectively are displayed;
wherein the area of the caller identification data field is substantially greater than the area of the at least one key label field; and
wherein an options menu is displayed on the incoming call screen only if a direction to display the options menu is received from the user after the incoming call is first received at the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device is described. The user interface provides an incoming call screen to the user, where the incoming call screen comprises a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and at least one key label field in which labels for mobile device keys (e.g. send and end keys) are displayed. The area of the caller identification data field is substantially greater than the area of the at least one key label field, enabling more information pertaining to incoming calls to be displayed to the user. In at least one embodiment, this is facilitated by providing user-selectable options for responding to incoming calls in an options menu, which can be accessed by a user but is not initially displayed to the user when an incoming call is first received.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device, the mobile device providing access to at least a first communication line configured to receive the calls, the mobile device providing send and end keys, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a phone number associated with an incoming call being received at the mobile device; and displaying an incoming call screen on a display to a user of the mobile device, the incoming call screen comprising (i) a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and (ii) at least one key label field in which first and second labels for the send key and end key respectively are displayed; wherein the area of the caller identification data field is substantially greater than the area of the at least one key label field; and wherein an options menu is displayed on the incoming call screen only if a direction to display the options menu is received from the user after the incoming call is first received at the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device on which a user interface for managing calls received at the mobile device is provided, the mobile device providing access to at least a first communication line configured to receive the calls, the mobile device providing send and end keys, the mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and at least one input device, wherein the mobile device is configured to perform the steps of:
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identifying a phone number associated with an incoming call being received at the mobile device; and displaying an incoming call screen on a display to a user of the mobile device, the incoming call screen comprising (i) a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and (ii) at least one key label field in which first and second labels for the send key and end key respectively are displayed; wherein the area of the caller identification data field is substantially greater than the area of the at least one key label field; and wherein an options menu is displayed on the incoming call screen only if a direction to display the options menu is received from the user after the incoming call is first received at the mobile device.
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