Patent ID: 8000747
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a communication option for communications from a mobile device which operates in a wireless communication network, the mobile device having access to stored address book information that includes contact names, the method comprising: storing, in association with at least some of the contact names in the address book information, an indication of a last communication option used for communicating therewith; displaying a list of user selectable contact names on a display of the mobile device; after receiving input selection of one of the contact names from the list, causing a list of user selectable communication options for communicating with the selected contact name to be generated on the display, wherein at least some of the user selectable communication options are transport method options representing respective communication transport methods, used for communications between the mobile device and the selected contact name, and at least some of the transport method options have multiple associated address options; automatically positioning a selection symbol on the display to highlight the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option that was used for communicating with the selected contact name; and after receiving input selection of one of the transport method options that has multiple associated address options, generating on the display a list of user selectable address options; and automatically positioning a further selection symbol on the display to highlight the address option that corresponds to a last address that was used for communicating with the selected contact name.