Patent ID: 11889014
Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display comprising a first area and a second area;
one or more processors coupled to the display; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
display a list of contacts on the display;
receive a first input for selecting a first contact from the list of contacts;
display, based on receiving the first input, a first image of the first contact on the first area;
obtain a first instant message corresponding to the first contact;
display, while the first image is displayed in the first area, the first instant message in the first area;
automatically obtain, from a network service, an updated first instant message corresponding to the first contact;
automatically obtain, from the network service, an updated second instant message corresponding to a second contact; and
display the updated first instant message in the first area and the updated second instant message in the second area.