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Common visual and functional architecture for presenting and controlling arbitrary telephone line features

  • US 6,389,124 B1
  • Filed: 08/25/1999
  • Issued: 05/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a telephony device having a screen display, a user interface display method comprising:

  • displaying a call slip on a portion of the screen, wherein the call slip comprises visual information;

    in response to detecting a change in telephone line state of the telephony device, displaying within the call slip call specific information derived from a telephone line;

    obtaining calling party identification information from the telephone line;

    displaying the calling party identification information in the call slip;

    using calling party identification information to search for a corresponding entry in a contact database; and

    alternatively displaying an option to add or an option to edit an entry in the contact database based on whether a corresponding entry is found in the contact database wherein the option to add is displayed responsive to determining a corresponding entry is not found; and

    the option to edit is displayed responsive to determining the corresponding entry is found.

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