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System and method for providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device

  • US 7,860,489 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2007
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a user interface for managing calls received at a mobile device, the mobile device providing access to at least a first communication line configured to receive the calls, the mobile device providing send and end keys, the method comprising:

  • identifying a phone number associated with an incoming call being received at the mobile device; and

    displaying an incoming call screen on a display of the mobile device, the incoming call screen comprising (i) a caller identification data field for displaying data associated with incoming calls and (ii) at least one key label field in which first and second labels for the send key and end key respectively are displayed;

    wherein the area of the caller identification data field is greater than the area of the at least one key label field;

    wherein an options menu comprising user-selectable options for responding to the incoming call is displayed on the incoming call screen if a direction to display the options menu is received at the mobile device after the incoming call is first received at the mobile device; and

    wherein a third label is displayed in the at least one key label field at the displaying if the incoming call is received at the mobile device while the mobile device is engaged in a different call but the third label is not displayed at the displaying if the incoming call is received at the mobile device while the mobile device is not engaged in the different call, the third label comprising an options menu identifier associated with the options menu.

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