User interface for a communication device
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorPeter Y.F. Lau
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Abstract
A user interface for a communication device allows a user to set up and manage conference communications. The user interface has an active communication area and a held communication area. Communication icons representing communications at the communication device are shown in either the active or held areas of the user interface. By detecting where a user has positioned one or more communication icons within the user interface, the communication device handles the communications to place communications in conference, place communications on hold, swap held and active communications, or disconnect communications.
Claims19
A communication device, comprising:
- a touch screen display;
- one or more processors;
- memory;
- and
- one or more programs stored in the memory including instructions for displaying a user interface on the touch screen display wherein the user interface includes:
- an active communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent active communications can be displayed;
- and
- a held communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent held communications can be displayed;
- wherein the instructions further include instructions for allowing a user to move a communication icon within the user interface, for detecting a position of a communication icon within the user interface and for handling a communication in accordance with the detected position of an associated communication icon.
A method implemented by a communication device of the type having a touch screen display for allowing a user to manage communications by:
- displaying a user interface on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface includes:
- an active communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent active communications are displayable;
- and
- a held communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent held communications are displayable;
- wherein the instructions include instructions for detecting where a communication icon is positioned within the user interface and for handling a communication in accordance with the detected position of the associated communication icon.
A computer program product comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor in a communication device of the type having a touch screen display to allow a user to manage a communication by displaying a user interface on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface includes:
- an active communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent active communications are displayable;
- and
- a held communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent held communications are displayable;
- wherein the instructions include instructions for handing a communication in accordance with a detected position of an associated communication icon within the user interface.
A communications device with a touch screen display, comprising:
- means for displaying a user interface that allows a user to manage a communication on the touch screen display, the user interface including:
- an active communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent active communications are displayable;
- and
- a held communication area in which one or more communication icons that represent held communications are displayable;
- means for detecting a position of a communication icon associated with a communication within the user interface;
- and
- means for handling the communication in accordance with the detected position of the associated communication icon.
A communication device, comprising:
- a touch screen display;
- one or more processors;
- memory;
- and
- one or more programs stored in the memory including instructions for displaying a user interface on the touch screen display and for allowing a user to move a communication icon within the user interface, wherein the instructions include instructions for:
- detecting if a user has moved a communication icon to a new location within the user interface;
- displaying an animation that shows how a communication will be managed if the user places the communication icon in the new location;
- detecting if the user has placed the communication icon in the new location after display of the animation;
- and
- handling the communication in the manner shown in the animation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.