Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method
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1. A method of displaying a communications log on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying an entry in the communications log associated with one of an outgoing phone call associated with a phone number and an incoming phone call associated with the phone number, the entry including a name associated with the phone number when the phone number corresponds to a stored contact, and the phone number when the phone number does not correspond to a stored contact, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls into a single call log such that outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls are simultaneously displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming phone calls to and from respective phone numbers, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each phone number associated with the respective entries; and
displaying a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history including the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call associated with the phone number.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.
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1. A method of displaying a communications log on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying an entry in the communications log associated with one of an outgoing phone call associated with a phone number and an incoming phone call associated with the phone number, the entry including a name associated with the phone number when the phone number corresponds to a stored contact, and the phone number when the phone number does not correspond to a stored contact, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls into a single call log such that outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls are simultaneously displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming phone calls to and from respective phone numbers, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each phone number associated with the respective entries; and displaying a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history including the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call associated with the phone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
a processor configured to; display an entry in a communications log associated with one of an outgoing phone call associated with a phone number and an incoming phone call associated with the phone number, the entry including a name associated with the phone number when the phone number corresponds to a stored contact, and the phone number when the phone number does not correspond to a stored contact, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls in a single call log such that outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls are simultaneously displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming phone calls to and from respective phone numbers, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each phone number associated with the respective entries; and display a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history including the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call associated with the phone number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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