Patent ID: 8611966

Claim:
A method for selecting a communication option to initiate communication from a communications device having access to stored contact information including at least one contact name, the method comprising: after receiving input selection of one of the at least one contact name, generating on a display of the communications device, a list of selectable communication options to initiate communication with the selected contact name, wherein at least some of the selectable communication options are transport methods, used to communicate with the selected contact name, and at least some of the transport method options have multiple associated address options; automatically positioning a selection symbol at the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option used to communicate with the selected contact name; and after receiving input selection of one of the transport methods that has multiple associated address options, generating on the display a list of selectable address options; and automatically positioning a further selection symbol at the address option that corresponds to a last address that was used to communicate with the selected contact name.