System and method for providing calling feature icons in a user interface that facilitates user selection of a communication line for an outgoing call on a mobile device
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
a processor coupled to the display, the processor configured to;
render a call screen on the display;
determine a status of at least one calling feature for each of a plurality of communication lines that are selectable for outgoing calls from the electronic device;
for each of the at least one calling feature, render one general calling feature icon associated with the calling feature in a general calling feature icon display field of the call screen if the calling feature applies to at least one of the plurality of communication lines, and eliminate the one general calling feature icon from the general calling feature icon display field if the respective calling feature applies to none of the plurality of communication lines;
in response to an input, render on the display a line selection menu identifying at least one of the plurality of communication lines; and
for each calling feature applying to at least one of the plurality of communication lines, render a line-specific calling feature icon in the line selection menu corresponding to the one of the plurality of communication lines for which the calling feature applies.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing calling feature icons in a user interface that allow users to determine with ease the status of different calling features, and in respect of at least one embodiment, to identify with ease the communication lines associated with calling features that have been enabled (and/or disabled) on the mobile device. In example embodiments, for each calling feature, at most one general calling feature icon associated with the respective calling feature is displayed in a general calling feature icon display field of a call screen if the respective calling feature applies to at least one of a plurality of communication lines accessible at the mobile device. In some embodiments, line-specific calling feature icons may also be displayed in an active line data display field and/or a line selection menu.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; a processor coupled to the display, the processor configured to; render a call screen on the display; determine a status of at least one calling feature for each of a plurality of communication lines that are selectable for outgoing calls from the electronic device; for each of the at least one calling feature, render one general calling feature icon associated with the calling feature in a general calling feature icon display field of the call screen if the calling feature applies to at least one of the plurality of communication lines, and eliminate the one general calling feature icon from the general calling feature icon display field if the respective calling feature applies to none of the plurality of communication lines; in response to an input, render on the display a line selection menu identifying at least one of the plurality of communication lines; and for each calling feature applying to at least one of the plurality of communication lines, render a line-specific calling feature icon in the line selection menu corresponding to the one of the plurality of communication lines for which the calling feature applies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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