PREFERRED CONTACT GROUP CENTRIC INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for managing user contacts on a communication device, the method comprising:
- identifying a subset of contacts selected by a user of the communication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes less than all of the user contacts accessible by the communication device; and
causing the user to be presented with a display on the communication device in which a graphical icon associated with each contact of the subset of contacts is selectable to facilitate communication with the respective contact, wherein each graphical icon associated with a contact in the subset of contacts is caused to be presented on the display in an arrangement about a center axis,wherein the method is implemented in a computer system.
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Abstract
A preferred contact group centric interface for a communication device can be used to facilitate communications by a user. The user interface can be arranged to activate from a user'"'"'s “home page” on the display, from an idle screen that is accessed after a timeout period expires, or any other appropriate mechanism that activates the preferred contact group centric experience. A user selects the preferred contact group from among an array of the user'"'"'s contacts. Once the contact group is configured, a minimal number of navigation/selection features is necessary to activate any number of communication modes available to the contacts. The contact group is configured such that simple and quick navigation between the contact members is achieved. The contact group can be presented in 2D and 3D arrangements, in any number of list or geometric configurations. A pricing plan can optionally be tied to each member of the contact group.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for managing user contacts on a communication device, the method comprising:
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identifying a subset of contacts selected by a user of the communication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes less than all of the user contacts accessible by the communication device; and causing the user to be presented with a display on the communication device in which a graphical icon associated with each contact of the subset of contacts is selectable to facilitate communication with the respective contact, wherein each graphical icon associated with a contact in the subset of contacts is caused to be presented on the display in an arrangement about a center axis, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 50)
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11. A method comprising:
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identifying a subset of contacts selected by a user of a communication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes less than less than all of the user contacts accessible by the communication device; and causing the user to be presented with a display on the communication device in which a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts is rotatable about a central axis, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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identifying a subset of contacts selected by a user of a communication device from a set of user contacts accessible by the communication device; determining an order associated with the user'"'"'s selection of each contact as a member of the subset of contacts; and causing the user to be presented with a display on the communication device in which a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts is presented on the display in an arrangement about a central axis corresponding to the order associated with the user'"'"'s selection of the respective contact as a member of the subset of contacts, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component for displaying user contacts on a communication device, the computer-executable component comprising:
a user interface component for; identifying a subset of contacts selected by a user of the communication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the communication device; and causing display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement about a center axis. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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