Visual address book and dialer
AssigneeVerizon Data Services Inc.
InventorsMichelle Felt, Nader Gharachorloo, Donald H. Relyea, Ruchir Rodrigues, Afshin Moshrefi
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Abstract
A method may include associating a plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts in a device having contact management functionality and displaying the plurality of graphical images to a user. The method may further include receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of graphical images; and initiating voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image.
Claims24
A method, comprising:
- associating a plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts in a device having contact management functionality;
- displaying the plurality of graphical images to a user;
- receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of graphical images;
- and
- initiating voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image.
A device comprising:
- a receiver to receive a plurality of graphical images;
- a processor to associate the plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts;
- a memory to store the plurality of graphical images and the plurality of contacts;
- a display to present the plurality of graphical images to a user;
- and
- a communication interface for initiating voice-based communication with one or more contacts stored in the memory based on a user selection of a graphical image associated with the one or more contacts.
A computer-readable memory device including instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable memory device comprising one or more instructions to:
- receive a plurality of graphical images;
- associate the plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts;
- provide the plurality of graphical images to a user;
- receive a user selection of a selected one of the plurality of graphical images;
- and
- initiate voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.