Contact-centric user-interface for computing devices

• US 8,583,175 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2012
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Haitani, Robert, Prasad, Srikiran, Gayed, Nancy, Shirai, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US13/598,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20120321063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.2, 455/412.2, 455/412.1, 455/414.2, 455/404.2, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/566, 379/266.1, 709/206, 709/224, 709/227, 709/220
• US Class Current: 455/556.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata

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.

Claims

1. A method for operating a computing device, the method being performed by one or more processors of the computing device and comprising:

detecting a missed phone call received at the computing device;

presenting a notification of the missed phone call, the notification including a selectable contact information corresponding to the missed phone call;

receiving a user selection of the selectable contact information; and

in response to a user selecting the selectable contact information, presenting one or more selectable contact entries, each of the one or more selectable contact entries being selectable so that when the user selects one of the one or more selectable contact entries, a communication can be initiated using an application corresponding to a type of the selected contact entry.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the missed phone call includes matching a phone number of the missed phone call to a number stored in a contact record database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more selectable contact entries include a representation corresponding to a type of a contact identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the application includes at least one of a phone application, an email application, or a messaging application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification of the missed phone call includes an image of a person corresponding to the missed phone call.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

detecting a missed phone call received at the computing device;

presenting a notification of the missed phone call, the notification including a selectable contact information corresponding to the missed phone call;

receiving a user selection of the selectable contact information; and

in response to a user selecting the selectable contact information, presenting one or more selectable contact entries, each of the one or more selectable contact entries being selectable so that when the user selects one of the one or more selectable contact entries, a communication can be initiated using an application corresponding to a type of the selected contact entry.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to detect the missed phone call by matching a phone number of the missed phone call to a number stored in a contact record database.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the one or more selectable contact entries include a representation corresponding to a type of a contact identifier.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the application includes at least one of a phone application, an email application, or a messaging application.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the notification of the missed phone call includes an image of a person corresponding to the missed phone call.

11. A computing device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors coupled to the display; and

a memory resource coupled to the one or more processors, the memory resource storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

detect a missed phone call received at the computing device;

present a notification of the missed phone call, the notification including a selectable contact information corresponding to the missed phone call;

receive a user selection of the selectable contact information; and

in response to a user selecting the selectable contact information, present one or more selectable contact entries, each of the one or more selectable contact entries being selectable so that when the user selects one of the one or more selectable contact entries, a communication can be initiated using an application corresponding to a type of the selected contact entry.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to detect the missed phone call by matching a phone number of the missed phone call to a number stored in a contact record database.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the one or more selectable contact entries include a representation corresponding to a type of a contact identifier.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application includes at least one of a phone application, an email application, or a messaging application.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the notification of the missed phone call includes an image of a person corresponding to the missed phone call.