Patent ID: 8244279
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G01C,G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing additional functionality in association with a contact list organizer in a mobile communication device configured to operate in a wireless communication network, the mobile device including memory, a visual display, and a mechanism for scrolling through and selecting information which is visually displayed in the visual display, the method comprising: providing the contact list organizer in the mobile device for use in organizing a plurality of contacts stored in the memory, each said contact being associated with contact information which is stored in the memory and includes at least a name of the contact, a telephone number of the contact, a first address of the contact, and a second address of the contact; causing a list of the names of the contacts to be displayed in the visual display; detecting a first single actuation at the mechanism while one of the names in the list has been selectively highlighted via the mechanism; in response to detecting the first single actuation at the mechanism while the name in the list has been selectively highlighted via the mechanism, displaying, in the visual display, immediately following said detection, a pop-up menu showing a list of functions for the contact information associated with the selected name, the list of functions comprising: detecting a second single actuation at the mechanism while one of the functions of the menu has been selectively highlighted via the mechanism; performing, immediately following said detection of the second single actuation at the mechanism, one of the following actions depending on which function is selected: