Patent ID: 7289614
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a phone device of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), the method comprising the steps of: displaying a set of call lists, comprising at least one of a call history list, a missed call list, an incoming calls list, an outgoing calls list, and a received call list, and an address list; selecting one of the displayed call lists; retrieving the selected call list from a memory location of the phone device; displaying at least a portion of the selected call list on a screen of the PDA, wherein the PDA includes a tap recognizer, and the PDA is configured to select a tapped list record and to initiate a phone call on the phone device; wherein: the selected call list includes a set of records, each record including a name and a number; the step of displaying comprises displaying the name and number for each record in the at least a portion of the selected call list; and performing a first tap type on a displayed number of a specific record provides a first set of information related to the specific record; performing a first tap type on a displayed name of the specific record results in a second set of information different from the first set of information related to the specific record; and performing a second tap type on the specific record initiates the phone call to a number in the specific record.