Patent ID: 9565282
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A quick dialing method executable on a communication device, the communication device comprising at least one processor, and a storage device for storing one or more non-transitory computer-readable programs, the method comprising: predetermining a dialing icon displaced within an area beyond an unlocking area of the touch screen of the communication device when the touch screen is locked; preselecting quick contacts on the dialing icon; detecting an action by a user on the dialing icon of the communication device when the touch screen is locked; determining, using the at least one processor, whether the detected action is a predetermined triggering action; and dialing a selected quick contact when the detected action is a preselected triggering action; wherein the predetermined triggering action is the predetermined dialing icon being pressed throughout a predetermined time duration.