Patent ID: 6658102
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of communication between a first communication apparatus (1) and at least one second communication apparatus (2) implemented by an electronic call assistant which is able to operate in at least either a background mode in which the electronic call assistant is able to monitor a first number of tasks or in a foreground mode in which the electronic call assistant is able to control carrying out a second number of tasks, the foreground mode comprising a main menu mode in which the electronic call assistant is able to receive commands of said user, the commands being related to tasks of equal priority, characterised inthat the electronic call assistant is arranged to arrange waiting tasks, comprising different types of tasks, in a priority list in accordance with the priority sequence based on the type of task, the different types of tasks comprising reminder messages, calls on hold, and voicemail or email messages, and that the foreground mode comprises at least a guiding mode which is entered by the electronic call assistant as soon as a user of the electronic call assistant has switched the electronic call assistant from its background to its foreground mode and in which the electronic call assistant controls carrying out the waiting tasks in accordance with the priority sequence of the waiting tasks in the priority list.