Phone user interface
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
- detect a selection of a displayed affordance representing a phone contact;
initiate a phone operation involving the phone contact;
determine a first communication status between a phone headset and the electronic device, wherein the first communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the electronic device;
determine a second communication status between the phone headset and a cellular phone, wherein the second communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the cellular phone;
display a headset indicator indicating at least one of the first communication status and the second communication status; and
in accordance with a determination that the phone headset is not operatively connected with the cellular phone;
display, on the electronic device an indication that the cellular phone is not operatively connected to the phone headset, andsend an instruction instructing the cellular phone to display an indication of the phone contact and a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to place a call to the phone contact.
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Abstract
An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.
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36 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
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detect a selection of a displayed affordance representing a phone contact; initiate a phone operation involving the phone contact; determine a first communication status between a phone headset and the electronic device, wherein the first communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the electronic device; determine a second communication status between the phone headset and a cellular phone, wherein the second communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the cellular phone; display a headset indicator indicating at least one of the first communication status and the second communication status; and in accordance with a determination that the phone headset is not operatively connected with the cellular phone; display, on the electronic device an indication that the cellular phone is not operatively connected to the phone headset, and send an instruction instructing the cellular phone to display an indication of the phone contact and a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to place a call to the phone contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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at an electronic device, wherein the electronic device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a cellular phone, wherein at least one of the electronic device and the cellular phone is configured to communicate with a phone headset; detecting a selection of a displayed affordance representing a phone contact; initiating a phone operation involving the phone contact; determining a first communication status between the phone headset and the electronic device, wherein the first communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the electronic device; determining a second communication status between the phone headset and the cellular phone, wherein the second communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the cellular phone; displaying a headset indicator indicating at least one of the first communication status and the second communication status; and in accordance with a determination that the phone headset is not operatively connected with the cellular phone; displaying, on the electronic device an indication that the cellular phone is not operatively connected to the phone headset, and sending an instruction instructing the cellular phone to display an indication of the phone contact and a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to place a call to the phone contact. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display, one or more processors; a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; detecting a selection of a displayed affordance representing a phone contact; initiating a phone operation involving the phone contact; determining a first communication status between the phone headset and the electronic device, wherein the first communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the electronic device; determining a second communication status between the phone headset and the cellular phone, wherein the second communication status indicates whether the phone headset is operatively connected to the cellular phone; displaying a headset indicator indicating at least one of the first communication status and the second communication status; and in accordance with a determination that the phone headset is not operatively connected with the cellular phone; displaying, on the electronic device an indication that the cellular phone is not operatively connected to the phone headset, sending an instruction instructing the cellular phone to display an indication of the phone contact and a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to place a call to the phone contact. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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