Contact-centric user-interface features for computing devices
First Claim
1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
- recording information corresponding to a communication activity on the computing device, wherein the information is associated with a contact record stored on the computing device;
responsive to an action of a user, displaying information that is based on a content of the contact record and the recorded information corresponding to the communication activity, wherein the displayed information includes an image associated with a contact and with a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries correspond to one or more communication identifiers contained in the contact record to enable the user to initiate a communication of a corresponding type, and wherein the displayed information is selectable by the user to display each of the plurality of entries;
detecting selection of the displayed information by the user;
displaying the plurality of entries associated with the displayed information in response to the user selection of the displayed information;
detecting an input corresponding to a selection by the user of one of the plurality of entries; and
responsive to the selection, automatically initiating a communication using the communication identifier that corresponds to the entry of the selection, wherein the communication is of the corresponding type provided by the entry of the selection.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a system, method and technique for operating a communication device. According to an embodiment, information contained in a contact record is displayed, where the information includes a plurality of entries. Each entry is associated with one of a plurality of communication types and includes an identifier for use with an application of the associated communication type. An input is detected corresponding to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the plurality of entries. In response to the user'"'"'s selection, the application of the communication type associated with the selected entry is automatically executed by initiating a communication using the identifier included in the selected entry.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
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recording information corresponding to a communication activity on the computing device, wherein the information is associated with a contact record stored on the computing device; responsive to an action of a user, displaying information that is based on a content of the contact record and the recorded information corresponding to the communication activity, wherein the displayed information includes an image associated with a contact and with a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries correspond to one or more communication identifiers contained in the contact record to enable the user to initiate a communication of a corresponding type, and wherein the displayed information is selectable by the user to display each of the plurality of entries; detecting selection of the displayed information by the user; displaying the plurality of entries associated with the displayed information in response to the user selection of the displayed information; detecting an input corresponding to a selection by the user of one of the plurality of entries; and responsive to the selection, automatically initiating a communication using the communication identifier that corresponds to the entry of the selection, wherein the communication is of the corresponding type provided by the entry of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing device comprising:
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a display; one or more memory that store a plurality of contact records; and one or more processors configured to execute one or more applications to transmit or exchange communications of a plurality of communication types, and wherein the one or more processors are also configured to execute code to perform operations that include; signal the display to provide, in a given display area, information corresponding to a communication activity on the computing device, wherein the information includes contact information contained in a contact record stored with the one or more memory, including an image associated with a contact and with a plurality of entries, wherein each entry represents a communication identifier and indicates a communication of a corresponding type; detect selection of the information by a user; display the plurality of entries in response to the user selection of the information; detect an input corresponding to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the plurality of entries; and responsive to the user'"'"'s selection, automatically execute one of the one or more applications in order to automatically initiate a communication using the communication identifier represented by the entry of the selection, wherein the communication is of the corresponding type indicated by the entry of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
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maintaining one or more lists in association with one or more communication applications, wherein each list includes a plurality of contact entries, each contact entry corresponding to a contact record, and wherein each contact record includes an image corresponding to the contact associated with the contact record and one or more communication identifiers for the contact, and each communication identifier is usable by one of a plurality of communication applications of the computing device in order to initiate a communication of a corresponding type to that contact; updating each of the one or more lists in response to one or more communication activities performed by the one or more communication applications; displaying a given list in the one or more lists in response to a designated event associated with displaying that list; enabling the user to select a given contact entry from the displayed list; displaying information from the corresponding contact record for the given contact entry in response to the user selecting that contact entry, wherein the information includes the image and the one or more communication identifiers of the given contact entry; in response to user selection of the displayed information, enabling the user to select one of the one or more communication identifiers from the displayed information; and automatically using the corresponding communication application for the selected communication identifier to initiate a communication to the contact of the given contact entry. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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