Patent ID: 9225582
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying communication information on a mobile communications device, the method comprising: receiving a trigger event on the mobile communications device; retrieving identification information in response to the trigger event; identifying a correspondent entity associated with the trigger event based on the identification information; retrieving communication information relating to two or more communications events associated with the correspondent entity, wherein the two or more communications events comprise: (1) a first communications event originating with the correspondent entity but not directed to, or received from, a user of the mobile communications device, and (2) a second communications event that is either directed to the user of the mobile communications device and originating with the correspondent entity, or directed to the correspondent entity and originating with the user of the mobile communications device, wherein retrieving the communication information comprises: obtaining search criteria from one or more sources, using the search criteria to search the one or more local or remote data sources for the two or more communications events, and obtaining the communication information from the one or more local or remote data sources based on the search; organizing the communication information; displaying the organized communication information in one or more views on the mobile communications device; responsive to identifying a correspondent entity associated with the trigger event based on the identification information, obtaining, by a communications management application of the mobile communications device, a first set of organizational criteria and a first set of display criteria, wherein the communication information is organized according to the first set of organizational criteria, and wherein the communication information is displayed according to the first set of display criteria; receiving a second trigger event on the mobile communications device; retrieving a second identification information in response to the trigger event; identifying a second correspondent entity associated with the second trigger event based on the second identification information; and responsive to identifying the second correspondent entity associated with the second trigger event based on the second identification information, obtaining, by the communications management application of the mobile communications device, a second set of organizational criteria and a second set of display criteria.