Patent ID: 8780064

Claim:
A method comprising: displaying a user interface for entering numeric digits, wherein the user interface is displayed at a first area of a display; displaying digits within a second area of the display, wherein each digit of the digits is displayed in response to receiving a respective user input to a corresponding portion of the user interface; displaying a candidate list in response to receiving a first user input at the display, wherein the candidate list includes at least one entry, wherein each entry of the candidate list includes an identifier that identifies a contact, wherein each entry of the candidate list is associated with a phone number which includes a number that matches the displayed digits, and wherein the first user input is different from the respective user input; terminating the displaying of the candidate list when a second user input is received at an area of the display that is outside of an area of the display at which the candidate list is displayed, wherein the terminating the displaying of the candidate list permits further receiving of the respective user input; and displaying a menu of selectable communication functions when a third user input selects a first entry of the candidate list, wherein the selectable communication functions include a call function that activates a call initiation procedure upon selection thereof, or a message function that activates a message creation procedure upon selection thereof.