VARIABLE PATH MANAGEMENT OF USER CONTACTS

• US 20130281161A1
• Filed: 02/04/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Vance, Michael Steffen, Chugh, Jasdeep Singh, Benson, Jared T., Robertson, Christian, Shah, Shilpa R., White, Gabriel J., Goran, Charles, Goulart, Valerie Lynn, Malekzadeh, Feridoon, Amano-Palacios, Alejandro J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,178,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application causes display of a first portion of graphical identifiers associated with a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. The software application further causes display of a second portion of graphical identifiers associated with a second portion of the subset of contacts along a second path on the display of the telecommunications device about the external axis.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, implemented by executing instructions on a processor associated with a telecommunications device, the computer-executable component comprising:

a contact management component operative to;

identify a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of contacts includes at least two contacts; and

cause display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device and wherein the arrangement includes a first path about the axis along which a portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned and a second path about the axis along which a remaining portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned;

wherein the first path is different from the second path.