Patent ID: 9678624
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: providing a device with a first processor, the device operable to at least one of conduct a telephone call and send a text message; providing a computer system; docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, receiving a first user input in the second user interface; in response to the first user input, providing a triad control displayed in a portion of the second user interface; receiving a second user input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control displayed in the portion of the second user interface, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with a phone manager stored in a memory of the device; receiving, by the device, the selection of the user-selectable icon associated with the phone manager; and in response to the second user input, the device executing a phone manager application and providing a phone manager user interface in another portion of the second user interface, the phone manager user interface including one or more selectable icons that, when selected, allow a user to conduct a communication session executed by the processor of the device, wherein the phone manager user interface includes: a call log field with selectable icons that represent one or more received and one or more sent telephone calls; a frequently called field with one or more selectable icons that present data about frequently contacted persons; a favorites field with one or more selectable icons that present data about favorite contacted persons; and a contacts field that presents one or more contacts.