Patent ID: 7526282

Claim:
A method of controlling multiple calls for a communication device, comprising: (a) displaying P remote parties currently connected with the communication device, the P remote parties forming Q calls whose number and status determine a call menu comprising M options, wherein M is a positive integer, and the Q calls comprise at least one multiparty call including at least two of the P remote parties; (b) selecting one of the remote parties, and selecting N options applicable to the selected remote party from the M options according to the status of the call corresponding to the selected remote party, the N options being defined as N applicable options, where N is a positive integer, and the status of the call comprises a single active call status, a single held call status, an active multiparty call status and a held multiparty call status; (c) displaying the N applicable options corresponding to the selected remote party; and (d) selecting one of the N applicable options, and executing the selected applicable option corresponding to the selected remote party.