Systems and methods for presenting an image on a display of a mobile device
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1. A method for displaying caller ID imagery on a mobile device, the device having:
- (a) an image database configured to store a plurality of images and wherein the image database is configured to store tag identification data corresponding to each image;
(b) a display;
(c) a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the image database, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on the display;
(d) a communications module configured for sending and receiving a plurality of simultaneous communication signals, wherein each communication signal comprises a caller ID; and
(e) an address book database configured to store address book data, wherein the address book data comprises individual identification data and corresponding address data,the method comprising;
(f) receiving a plurality of communication signals;
(g) for each communication signal, determining a caller ID from the communication signal;
(h) determining a caller ID image corresponding to at least one image and corresponding to each of the determined caller IDs; and
(i) displaying the determined caller ID image on the display.
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Abstract
The described embodiments relate generally to methods, systems and handheld electronic communications devices for selecting and displaying a caller ID image from an image database configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on a display. The image database stores at least one tag identifier data corresponding to each image. An address book database stores at least one individual identifier and at least one corresponding address. A caller ID image corresponding to at least one caller ID is selected from the images and displayed on the display.
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1. A method for displaying caller ID imagery on a mobile device, the device having:
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(a) an image database configured to store a plurality of images and wherein the image database is configured to store tag identification data corresponding to each image; (b) a display; (c) a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the image database, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on the display; (d) a communications module configured for sending and receiving a plurality of simultaneous communication signals, wherein each communication signal comprises a caller ID; and (e) an address book database configured to store address book data, wherein the address book data comprises individual identification data and corresponding address data, the method comprising; (f) receiving a plurality of communication signals; (g) for each communication signal, determining a caller ID from the communication signal; (h) determining a caller ID image corresponding to at least one image and corresponding to each of the determined caller IDs; and (i) displaying the determined caller ID image on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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(a) an image database configured to store a plurality of images and wherein the image database is configured to store at least one tag identifier corresponding to each image; (b) a display; (c) a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the image database, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on the display; (d) a communications module configured for sending and receiving a plurality of simultaneous communication signals, wherein each communication signal comprises a caller ID; (e) an address book database configured to store at least one individual identifier and at least one corresponding address; and (f) a caller identifier module configured to select from the images and display on the display, a caller ID image corresponding to all of the caller IDs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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