System and method for representation of user preference and policy in contact list
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
) provided on a display device for displaying a directory of contacts of a user, the GUI comprising;
a contact information icon representative of current contact information for the user, wherein the contact information icon is displayed in a first window of the GUI;
a drop down menu associated with the contact information icon for setting current contact information for the user;
a list of contacts displayed in the first window of the GUI;
for each contact in the list of contacts, a preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the preference and policy category for the contact is displayed in the first window of the GUI; and
for each contact in the list of contacts, a feature icon indicative of whether a feature is enabled for the contact according to the preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the feature icon is displayed in association with the contact in the first window of the GUI;
wherein, for each of the contacts, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is automatically updated in the first window of the GUI when a change in the setting of the current contact information for the user occurs;
wherein, for each contact, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is indicative of a manner in which a communications event initiated by the contact will be handled.
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Abstract
System and method for representing preference and policy in a contact list are described. One embodiment is a graphical user interface (“GUI”) for displaying a directory of contacts of a user. The GUI comprises a list of contacts displayed in a first window of the GUI; for each contact in the list of contacts, a preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the preference and policy category for the contact is displayed in the first window of the GUI; and for each contact in the list of contacts, a feature icon indicative of whether a feature is enabled for the contact according to the preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the feature icon is displayed in association with the contact in the first window of the GUI.
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23 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
) provided on a display device for displaying a directory of contacts of a user, the GUI comprising;a contact information icon representative of current contact information for the user, wherein the contact information icon is displayed in a first window of the GUI; a drop down menu associated with the contact information icon for setting current contact information for the user; a list of contacts displayed in the first window of the GUI; for each contact in the list of contacts, a preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the preference and policy category for the contact is displayed in the first window of the GUI; and for each contact in the list of contacts, a feature icon indicative of whether a feature is enabled for the contact according to the preference and policy category for the contact, wherein the feature icon is displayed in association with the contact in the first window of the GUI; wherein, for each of the contacts, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is automatically updated in the first window of the GUI when a change in the setting of the current contact information for the user occurs; wherein, for each contact, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is indicative of a manner in which a communications event initiated by the contact will be handled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying a directory of contacts of a user using a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
), the method comprising;displaying in a first window of the GUI, contact information icon representative of current contact information for the user; responsive to selection of a graphical display element displayed in the first window of the GUI in association with the contact information icon, displaying a drop down menu associated with the contact information icon for setting current contact information for the user; displaying in the first window of the GUI a list of contacts; for each contact in the list of contacts, displaying in the first window of the GUI a preference and policy category for the contact; and for each contact in the list of contacts, displaying in the first window of the GUI a feature icon indicative of whether a feature is enabled for the contact according to the preference and policy category for the contact; and for each contact in the list of contacts, updating an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact in the first window of the GUI when a change in the setting of the current contact information for the user occurs; wherein, for each contact, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is indicative of a manner in which a communications event initiated by the contact will be handled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for organizing contact information in a directory, the method comprising:
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displaying in a first window of a directory application, contact information icon representative of current contact information for a user; responsive to selection of a graphical display element displayed in the first window of the directory application in association with the contact information icon, displaying a drop down menu associated with the contact information icon for setting current contact information for the user; displaying a list of contacts within the first window of the directory application; displaying for each contact a feature icon associated with a preference and policy category for the contact within the first window of the directory application; displaying for each contact authorized actions corresponding to the preference and policy category for the contact within the first window of the directory application; and for each contact in the list of contacts, updating an appearance of the feature icon in the first window of the directory application when a change in the setting of the current contact information for the user occurs; wherein, for each contact, an appearance of the feature icon associated with the contact is indicative of a manner in which a communications event initiated by the contact will be handled. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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