Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Conference Calling

A portable multifunction device, comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including:
• instructions for displaying a phone call user interface on the touch screen display, the phone call user interface including a first informational item associated with an active phone call between a user of the device and a first party, a second informational item associated with a suspended phone call between the user and a second party, and a merge call icon;
• instructions for merging the active phone call and the suspended phone call into a conference call between the user, the first party, and the second party upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon;
• and
• instructions for replacing the phone call user interface with a conference call user interface upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon, the conference call user interface including:
• a third informational item associated with the conference call in replacement of the first and second informational items, and
• a conference call management icon.

A computer-program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
• display a phone call user interface on the touch screen display, the phone call user interface including a first informational item associated with an active phone call between a user of the device and a first party, a second informational item associated with a suspended phone call between the user and a second party, and a merge call icon;
• merge the active phone call and the suspended phone call into a conference call between the user, the first party, and the second party upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon;
• and
• replace the phone call user interface with a conference call user interface upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon, the conference call user interface including:
• a third informational item associated with the conference call in replacement of the first and second informational items, and
• a conference call management icon.

A phone call graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• a first informational item associated with an active phone call between a user of the device and a first party, a second informational item associated with a suspended phone call between the user and a second party, and a merge call icon;
• wherein:
• upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon,
• the active phone call and the suspended phone call are merged into a conference call between the user, the first party, and the second party, and
• the phone call graphical user interface is replaced with a conference call user interface, the conference call user interface including:
• a third informational item associated with the conference call in replacement of the first and second informational items, and
• a conference call management icon.

A portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• means for displaying a phone call user interface on the touch screen display, the phone call user interface including a first informational item associated with an active phone call between a user of the device and a first party, a second informational item associated with a suspended phone call between the user and a second party, and a merge call icon;
• means for merging, upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon, the active phone call and the suspended phone call into a conference call between the user, the first party, and the second party;
• and
• means for replacing, upon detecting a user selection of the merge call icon, the phone call user interface with a conference call user interface, the conference call user interface including:
• a third informational item associated with the conference call in replacement of the first and second informational items, and
• a conference call management icon.