Patent ID: 8775956

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory for maintaining a subset of contact numbers selected at least in part by a user of a communications device, wherein the subset of user contact numbers includes a portion of contact numbers accessible by the communications device and wherein the subset of contact numbers includes a first contact number and a second contact number different from the first contact number; and a user interface component, in communication with the memory and implemented by executing specific computer-executable instructions on a processor, the user interface component operative to: cause the generation of a display on the communications device without initiating a user contact application for accessing the set of contact numbers accessible by the communications device, wherein the display includes a graphical identifier associated with each contact number of the subset of contact numbers and wherein each graphical identifier is selectable to facilitate communication via the respective contact number; wherein the first and second contact numbers correspond to a same user contact; wherein each graphical identifier corresponds to only one user contact number; and wherein each of the user contact numbers in the subset of user contacts is editable only after lapse of a predetermined time.