Method of Displaying A Map On A Phone Screen
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information on a display ofa wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- receiving a voice call from a calling device;
determining a location of the calling device by searching a directory stored in a memory of the wireless communications device;
displaying a phone screen in response to the receiving of the voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information; and
displaying a map within the phone screen, the map showing the location of the calling device.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device includes a radiofrequency transceiver having a wireless voice channel for transmitting and receiving voice communications and a separate wireless data channel for concurrently transmitting and receiving other data. The wireless communications device also includes a memory operatively connected to a processor for processing current location data received over the data channel from another communications device with which the wireless communications device is simultaneously communicating on the voice channel. The wireless communications further includes a display for displaying a phone screen during a voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information. A map is displayed on the phone screen during the voice call, the map presenting a location current of the other communications device based on the current location data received over the data channel. Optionally, the map can also show the current location of the wireless communications device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information on a display of
a wireless communications device, the method comprising: -
receiving a voice call from a calling device; determining a location of the calling device by searching a directory stored in a memory of the wireless communications device; displaying a phone screen in response to the receiving of the voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information; and displaying a map within the phone screen, the map showing the location of the calling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device, causes the wireless communications device to:
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receive a voice call from a calling device; determine a location of the calling device by searching a directory stored in a memory of the wireless communications device; display a phone screen in response to the receiving of the voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information; and display a map within the phone screen, the map showing the location of the calling device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a radiofrequency transceiver for receiving a voice call from a calling device; a processor coupled to a memory, the processor determining a location of the calling device by searching a directory stored in a memory of the wireless communications device; and a display for displaying a phone screen in response to the receiving of the voice call, the phone screen presenting call-related information, wherein the phone screen comprises a map showing the location of the calling device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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