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1. A method of presenting information in a communication device for a telephone network comprising the steps of:
- storing in a memory a directory of entries each including a telephone number and associated information represented by particular fields;
associating a telephone number of a selected one of the entries with an icon representing the characteristics of that telephone number, wherein said associating further comprises modifying one of the icons, and associating the telephone number of the selected one of the entries with the modified icon;
displaying the particular fields of the entries with the associated icon, wherein a user selects the particular fields of the entries to display in the directory;
receiving a user input selecting an icon; and
selecting one of the entries corresponding to the selected icon.
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Abstract
The system and method consistent with the present invention provides a directory with graphical icons representing characteristics of the entries for a communication device. The graphical icons are associated with additional information for the corresponding entry.
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1. A method of presenting information in a communication device for a telephone network comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory a directory of entries each including a telephone number and associated information represented by particular fields; associating a telephone number of a selected one of the entries with an icon representing the characteristics of that telephone number, wherein said associating further comprises modifying one of the icons, and associating the telephone number of the selected one of the entries with the modified icon; displaying the particular fields of the entries with the associated icon, wherein a user selects the particular fields of the entries to display in the directory; receiving a user input selecting an icon; and selecting one of the entries corresponding to the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of presenting information in a communication device for a telephone network comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory a directory of entries each including a telephone number and associated information represented by particular fields; associating a telephone number of a selected one of the entries with an icon representing the characteristics of that telephone number, and wherein said associating further comprises modifying one of the icons, and associating the telephone number of the selected one of the entries with the modified icon; displaying the particular fields of the entries with the associated icon, wherein a user selects the particular fields of the entries to display in the directory; and transmitting the associated icon to a user on the telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for presenting information in a communication device for a telephone network comprising:
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a database for storing a directory of entries each including a telephone number and associated information represented by particular fields; means for associating a telephone number of a selected one of the entries with an icon representing the characteristics of that telephone number, wherein said means for associating further comprises means for modifying one of the icons, and means for associating the telephone number of the selected one of the entries with the modified icon; a display for displaying the particular fields of the entries with the associated icon, wherein a user selects the particular fields of the entries to display in the directory; means for receiving a user input selecting an icon; and means for selecting one of the entries corresponding to the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for presenting information in a communication device for a telephone network comprising:
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a database for storing a directory of entries each including a telephone number and associated information represented by particular fields; means for associating a telephone number of a selected one of the entries with an icon representing the characteristics of that telephone, wherein said means for associating further comprises means for modifying one of the icons, and means for associating the telephone number of the selected one of the entries with the modified icon; a display for displaying the particular fields of the entries with the associated icon, wherein a user selects the particular fields of the entries to display in the directory; and means for transmitting the associated icon to a user on the telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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