Apparatus and method for visually monitoring status of a telephone call on a portable intelligent communications device
First Claim
1. A method of visually monitoring the status of a phone call initiate by a portable intelligent communications device, comprising the following steps:
- (a) displaying a graphical image of a geographical map on a display screen of said portable intelligent communications device;
(b) depicting on said graphical image a current location of said portable intelligent communications device, a destination location for said phone call, and progressive connection of said phone call from said portable intelligent communication device location to said destination location.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for visually monitoring the status of a phone call initiated by a portable intelligent communications device including the steps of displaying a graphical image on a display screen of the portable intelligent communications device and depicting on the graphical image a current status of the phone call. The graphical image is a geographical map and the method further includes the steps of depicting a current location of the portable intelligent communications device on the graphical image, depicting the destination location of the phone call on the graphical image, and depicting progressive connection of the phone call to a destination location on the graphical image. Additionally, the method may also include the steps of depicting one of the portable intelligent communications device location and the destination location as a disconnecting location for the phone call on the graphical image, depicting progressive disconnection of the phone call from the disconnecting location to the other location, and depicting the other location as being disconnected from the phone call. Color coding may be utilized to distinguish between when the phone call is either connected or disconnected at the portable intelligent communications device location and the destination location.
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1. A method of visually monitoring the status of a phone call initiate by a portable intelligent communications device, comprising the following steps:
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(a) displaying a graphical image of a geographical map on a display screen of said portable intelligent communications device; (b) depicting on said graphical image a current location of said portable intelligent communications device, a destination location for said phone call, and progressive connection of said phone call from said portable intelligent communication device location to said destination location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A portable intelligent communications device, comprising:
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(a) circuitry for performing telephone operations; (b) a processing circuit; (c) a display screen coupled to said processing circuit; and (d) a graphical image in the form of a geographical map displayed on said display screen; wherein said processing circuit is responsive to said telephony circuitry so as to depict a current location of said portable intelligent communications device, a destination location for said phone call, and progressive connection of said phone call from said portable intelligent communications device location to said destination location on said graphical image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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