VARIABLE PATH MANAGEMENT OF USER CONTACTS
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, implemented by executing instructions on a processor associated with a telecommunications device, the computer-executable component comprising:
- a contact management component operative to;
identify a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of contacts includes at least two contacts; and
cause display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device and wherein the arrangement includes a first path about the axis along which a portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned and a second path about the axis along which a remaining portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned;
wherein the first path is different from the second path.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing a subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device. The subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a first portion of graphical identifiers associated with a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path on a display of the telecommunications device about an axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. The software application further causes display of a second portion of graphical identifiers associated with a second portion of the subset of contacts along a second path on the display of the telecommunications device about the external axis. Aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for further arranging the graphical identifiers are also provided. Even further, aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for providing functionality associated with the graphical identifiers are provided.
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41 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, implemented by executing instructions on a processor associated with a telecommunications device, the computer-executable component comprising:
a contact management component operative to; identify a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of contacts includes at least two contacts; and cause display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device and wherein the arrangement includes a first path about the axis along which a portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned and a second path about the axis along which a remaining portion of the graphical identifiers are positioned; wherein the first path is different from the second path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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identifying a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of contacts includes at least two contacts; and causing display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the subset of contacts in an arrangement about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device and wherein the arrangement includes a first path about the axis and a second path about the axis; wherein the method is implemented by a computing system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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identifying a subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of contacts includes at least two contacts; and causing display of at least some of a first portion of the subset of contacts along a first path about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device; and causing display of at least some of a second portion of the subset of contacts along a second path about the axis; wherein the method is implemented by a computing system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method comprising:
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identifying a subset of selectable components selected at least in part by a user of a telecommunications device, wherein the subset of selectable components includes a portion of the user'"'"'s selectable components accessible by the telecommunications device and wherein the subset of selectable components includes at least two selectable components; and causing display of at least some of a first portion of the subset of selectable components along a first path about an axis, wherein the axis is positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device; and causing display of at least some of a second portion of the subset of selectable components along a second path about the axis; wherein the method is implemented by a computing system. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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