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Timestamp: 2019-02-16 00:22:16
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2430', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 10']

US9843666B2 - Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method - Google Patents
US9843666B2
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2011-06-17 Priority to US13/163,464 priority patent/US8620289B2/en
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2013-11-18 Priority to US14/083,075 priority patent/US9843666B2/en
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displaying an entry in the communications log associated with one of an outgoing phone call associated with a phone number and an incoming phone call associated with the phone number, the entry including a name associated with the phone number when the phone number corresponds to a stored contact, and the phone number when the phone number does not correspond to a stored contact, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls into a single call log such that outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls are simultaneously displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming phone calls to and from respective phone numbers, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each phone number associated with the respective entries; and
displaying a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history including the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call associated with the phone number.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein each single entry displayed before the selection corresponds to the most recent in time outgoing or incoming phone call associated with the respective phone number.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a menu of user options associated with the entry.
4. The method of claim 3, the menu of user options comprising at least one of sending a text message, accessing an address book application, or initiating a phone call.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the menu of user options further comprises an option of adding a contact associated with the entry to a speed dial list.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the call history comprises communications-related information for the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the communications-related information comprises at least one of a date and a time for the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the call history comprises the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call in chronological order.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the communications-related information comprises an indicator for the outgoing phone call indicating the call as a placed call and an indicator for the incoming phone call indicating the call as a received call.
display an entry in a communications log associated with one of an outgoing phone call associated with a phone number and an incoming phone call associated with the phone number, the entry including a name associated with the phone number when the phone number corresponds to a stored contact, and the phone number when the phone number does not correspond to a stored contact, wherein the communications log comprises a log of outgoing calls combined with a log of incoming calls in a single call log such that outgoing and incoming calls associated with the logs of outgoing and incoming calls are simultaneously displayed in the communications log, wherein the entry is displayed in the communications log with a plurality of entries associated with outgoing and incoming phone calls to and from respective phone numbers, wherein only a single entry is displayed for each phone number associated with the respective entries; and
display a call history in response to the entry being selected from the communications log, the call history including the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call associated with the phone number.
13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the call history comprises communications-related information for the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call.
14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the communications-related information comprises at least one of a date and a time for the outgoing phone call and the incoming phone call.
15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the communications-related information comprises an indicator for the outgoing phone call indicating the call as a placed call and an indicator for the incoming phone call indicating the call as a received call.
16. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the entry is displayed with the plurality of entries in chronological order such that each single entry displayed before the selection corresponds to the most recent in time outgoing or incoming phone call associated with the respective phone number.
17. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to display a menu of user options associated with the entry, the menu of user options comprising at least one of sending a text message, accessing an address book application, or initiating a phone call.
18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the menu of user options further comprises an option of adding a contact associated with the entry to a speed dial list.
19. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising creating a text message for a contact associated with the entry when the sending a text message user option is selected.
20. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising initiating a phone call to a contact associated with the entry when the initiating a phone call user option is selected.
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