Patent ID: 8774784
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of visually signaling the identity of an individual contacting a Smartphone operated by a user, said Smartphone comprising a cellular phone transceiver, processor, software, memory, and at least one display comprising at least one multiple color light emitting diode or display screen, said display capable of emitting light in a first plurality of software controlled colors, said method comprising: determining at least one of said individuals telephone numbers, email addresses, social network postings, incoming messaging service or Short Message Service (SMS) addresses, and assigning said telephone numbers, email addresses, social network postings address, incoming messaging service or SMS addresses into a contact group associated with said individual; wherein the steps of determining at least one of said individuals telephone numbers, email addresses, social network postings address, incoming messaging service, or SMS addresses and assigning said telephone numbers, email addresses, social networks postings address, incoming messaging service or SMS addresses into a contact group associated with said individual is done by an outside messaging server; wherein said outside messaging server exposes said contact group to said Smartphone by way of an outside messaging server Application Programming Interface (API); and wherein determining said contact group associated with said individual is done by directing said Smartphone to use said outside messaging server API to query said outside messaging server for said contact group; using said graphical user interface to assign at least one display color to said contact group associated with said individual producing a contact group display color assignment; saving said contact group display color assignment in said memory; wherein for at least one of each incoming telephone call, email, social network posting, incoming messaging service, or SMS message from said contact group associated with said individual, then flashing at least a portion of said display according to said contact group display color assignment; wherein said Smartphone further comprises phone listing software; and further flashing said at least a portion of said display according to said contact group display color assignment until said user opens said phone listing software and determines the identity of said individual.