SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRESENTING TELEPHONE FUNCTIONS AS INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20080288892A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Original Assignee: ACCESS Systems Americas Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Mettler, Alison
• Application Number:
  US12/027,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20080288892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/840
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls

Abstract

A system, method, and user interface of presenting telephone functions as interactive elements on an electronic device with telephone capabilities such as a mobile device is disclosed. The system and method provides a user with a mechanism for focusing on a call, where the call is selected by user activation from one or more calls occurring on the mobile device. The system and method displays contextual buttons related to the call to the user, where the contextual buttons are configured for operating on the call.

Claims

1. A method of presenting telephone functions as interactive elements on an electronic device with telephonic capability, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an indication of focus on a particular call, said particular call selected by user activation from one or more calls occurring on the electronic device; and

displaying contextual buttons related to the particular call that is the point of focus, the contextual buttons configured for executing a plurality of instructions on the particular call in focus.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the contextual buttons are graphical representations or icons on the display screen.

3. A system of presenting telephone functions as interactive elements on an electronic device with telephonic capability, the system comprising:

a processor for providing an indication of focus on a particular call, the particular call selected by user activation from one or more calls occurring on the electronic device; and

a display of contextual buttons related to the particular call that is the point of focus, the contextual buttons configured for executing a plurality of instructions on the particular call in focus.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the contextual buttons are graphical representations or icons on the display screen.