Method and apparatus for reducing network traffic
OwnerThomas Riesenhuberinventor
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Abstract
A method carried out by a computer in an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, wherein the electronic device is configured for providing a telephone connection to a second electronic device, includes the steps: provide a telephone connection to the second electronic device; display an end call icon on the touch-sensitive display while providing the telephone connection to the second electronic device, wherein in case the telephone connection is terminated by the second electronic device: within a determined time range after termination of the telephone connection, a detection of the touch-sensitive display being touched in a display area in which the end call icon was displayed during the telephone connection does not initiate a new telephone call.
Claims14
A method carried out by a computer in an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, wherein the electronic device is configured for providing a telephone connection to a second electronic device, the method comprising the steps:
- detecting a selection of a telephone call icon that is displayed on the touch- sensitive display;
- displaying a telephone menu associated with the selection of the telephone call icon on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the telephone menu associated with the telephone call icon displays a call history of recent telephone connections to different contacts or telephone numbers, wherein the different contacts or telephone numbers are arranged as a list;
- detecting a selection of a contact or telephone number that is displayed on the touch-sensitive display:
- initiating a telephone call to the second electronic device associated with the selected contact or telephone number for the purpose of providing a telephone connection to the second electronic device;
- providing a telephone connection to the second electronic device;
- displaying an end call icon on the touch-sensitive display while providing the telephone connection to the second electronic device,
- wherein in case the telephone connection is terminated by the second electronic device:
- within a determined time range after termination of the telephone connection by the second electronic device, the end call icon is still displayed for the determined time range such that a detection of the touch-sensitive display being touched in a display area in which the end call icon was displayed during the telephone connection, does not initiate a new telephone call.
A method carried out by a computer in an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, wherein the electronic device is configured for providing a telephone connection to a second electronic device, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a telephone connection to the second electronic device;
- displaying an end call icon on the touch-sensitive display while providing the telephone connection to the second electronic device, wherein in case the telephone connection is terminated by the second electronic device:
- within a determined time range after termination of the telephone connection by the second electronic device, the end call icon is still displayed for the determined time range such that a detection of the touch-sensitive display being touched in a display area in which the end call icon was displayed during the telephone connection, does not initiate a new telephone call,
- wherein the determined time range after termination of the telephone connection is set to a value of 0 seconds to 5 seconds.
A method carried out by a computer in an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, wherein the electronic device is configured for providing a telephone connection to a second electronic device, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a telephone connection to the second electronic device;
- displaying an end call icon on the touch-sensitive display while providing the telephone connection to the second electronic device, wherein in case the telephone connection is terminated by the second electronic device:
- within a determined time range after termination of the telephone connection by the second electronic device, the end call icon is still displayed for the determined time range such that a detection of the touch-sensitive display being touched in a display area in which the end call icon was displayed during the telephone connection, does not initiate a new telephone call,
- wherein after termination of the telephone connection by the second electronic device, a telephone menu is displayed that does not allow direct initiation of a further telephone connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.