Patent ID: 8099129
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising: recording information corresponding to a communication activity on the computing device, wherein the information is associated with a contact record stored on the computing device; responsive to an action of a user, displaying information that is based on a content of the contact record and the recorded information corresponding to the communication activity, wherein the displayed information includes an image associated with a contact and with a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries correspond to one or more communication identifiers contained in the contact record to enable the user to initiate a communication of a corresponding type, and wherein the displayed information is selectable by the user to display each of the plurality of entries; detecting selection of the displayed information by the user; displaying the plurality of entries associated with the displayed information in response to the user selection of the displayed information; detecting an input corresponding to a selection by the user of one of the plurality of entries; and responsive to the selection, automatically initiating a communication using the communication identifier that corresponds to the entry of the selection, wherein the communication is of the corresponding type provided by the entry of the selection.