SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATE LINE SELECTION INFORMATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20090227242A1
• Filed: 03/04/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: VYMENETS, Leon, SCOTT, Sherryl Lee Lorraine, LEE, John Jong-Suk, OERTON, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 9,270,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/66 user interface aspects for indicating selection options for a communication line

Abstract

A system and method for providing a user interface that allows users to change the active line on which an outgoing call may be placed. In example embodiments, upon detecting call screen interaction a line selection menu is displayed. The line selection menu contains a plurality of line identifiers, each line identifier uniquely identifying a corresponding one of the multiple communication lines accessible at the mobile device. A system and method is also presented for providing a call log for identifying call activity associated with a plurality of communication lines.

Claims

1. A method of providing on a mobile device a dynamic user interface for identifying a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made, the method comprising:

a) displaying a call screen on a display of the mobile device;

b) scanning for call screen interaction;

c) upon detecting call screen interaction, displaying on the display a line selection menu containing a plurality of line identifiers, each line identifier uniquely identifying a corresponding one of the communication lines.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a first line identifier identifying a first of the plurality of communication lines in a first display field of the call screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one line identifier comprises a telephone number correlated to its corresponding communication line.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the call screen interaction comprises the movement of a selection element displayed on the call screen.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the call screen interaction comprises the movement of the selection element into a first display field.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the call screen interaction comprises the movement of the selection element into an outgoing call input field.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the call screen interaction comprises input corresponding to the initiation of an outgoing call.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the input corresponds to a telephone number.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable on a processor of the mobile device for implementing the method of claim 1.

10. A mobile device configured to provide a dynamic user interface for identifying a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made, the mobile device providing access to a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made by a user, the mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and at least one input device, wherein the processor is configured to execute an application programmed to perform the steps of the method as claimed in claim 1.

11. A method of providing on a mobile device a call log for identifying call activity associated with a plurality of communication lines, the method comprising:

a) displaying a call screen on a display of the mobile device;

b) displaying call log data within a call log field on the display;

c) wherein the call log data comprises at least one call entry;

d) and wherein each call entry comprises;

i) call data corresponding to a third party telephone number, and

ii) a line indicia,

e) wherein each line indicia uniquely corresponds to one of the communication lines.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the call entry comprises a call activity indicia, wherein each call activity indicia uniquely corresponds to a calling activity.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the calling activity is selected from the group consisting of:

a) placing an outgoing call,

b) answering an incoming call, and

c) missing an incoming call.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

a) selecting one from a plurality of call log categories, wherein each call log category corresponds to at least one communication line, and b) filtering the call entries for call entries corresponding to the selected call log category.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying at least one call entry corresponding to the selected call log category.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein one of the plurality of call log categories corresponds to all of the communication lines.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

a) grouping the call log entries by line indicia, and

b) displaying the grouped call log entries.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

a) selecting a communication line, and

b) wherein the group of call log entries having the line indicia corresponding to the selected communication line is displayed first.

19. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable on a processor of the mobile device for implementing the method of claim 11.

20. A system for providing a user interface that facilitates user selection of a communication line for an outgoing call on a mobile device, the mobile device providing access to a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made by a user, the mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and at least one input device, wherein the system is configured to execute an application programmed to perform the steps of the method as claimed in claim 11.

21. A mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and at least one input device, wherein the mobile device is configured to access a plurality of communication lines, and wherein the processor is configured to execute an application programmed to perform the steps of:

a) displaying a call screen on a display of the mobile device;

b) displaying call log data within a call log field on the display;

c) wherein the call log data comprises at least one call entry;

d) and wherein each call entry comprises;

i) call data corresponding to a third party telephone number, and

ii) a line indicia,

wherein each line indicia uniquely corresponds to one of the communication lines.