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Multitasking graphical user interface

  • US 7,222,304 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2003
  • Issued: 05/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telecommunications device for permitting a user to perform a plurality of communication-related tasks concurrently within the telecommunications device comprising:

  • a user input device;

    a display having a tools portion and a windows portion; and

    a processing element, connected to the user input device and the display, wherein the processing element is configured to communicate with a wireless voice network, to represent the communication-related tasks as objects in the tools portion, to provide the user with simultaneous access to the plurality of communications-related tasks, to execute different ones of the communication-related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication-related task objects by the user via the user input device, and to change the window portion based on the user selection without changing the tools portion.

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