System and method for graphically managing a communication session with a context based contact set

A system for presenting a contact manager associated with a communication session represented in a graphical user interface (GUI), the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a first module controlling the processor to group by context a set of contacts associated with a user associated with a communication session, wherein the communication session is displayed as a set of graphical elements representing the communication session, wherein the communication session is one of a current communication session and a proposed communication session;
• a second module controlling the processor to present on the GUI a representation of at least a part of the grouped set of contacts;
• a third module controlling the processor to receive user input associated with one contact of the set of contacts and the communication session;
• and
• a fourth module controlling the processor to manipulate the communication session based on the user input and the one contact.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to present a contact manager associated with a communication session represented in a graphical user interface (GUI), the instructions comprising:

• grouping by context a set of contacts associated with a user associated with a communication session, wherein the communication session is displayed as a set of graphical elements representing the communication session, wherein the communication session is one of a current communication session and a proposed communication session;
• presenting on the GUI a representation of at least a part of the grouped set of contacts;
• receiving user input associated with one contact of the set of contacts and the communication session;
• and
• manipulating the communication session based on the user input and the one contact.

A method of managing a set of contacts for a communication session, the method comprising:

• receiving data about a group of contacts;
• sorting the group of contacts based on the received data and relative to a current communication session including a user, wherein the current communication session is graphically displayed to the user including a set of connected graphical elements in which each element represents a party to the communication session;
• displaying at least one contact of the sorted group of contacts to the user with the displayed communication session;
• receiving input from the user associated with the communication session and a selected contact of the at least one contact;
• and
• modifying the communication session relative to the selected contact.

A system for managing a set of contacts for a communication session, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a first module controlling the processor to receive data about a group of contacts;
• a second module controlling the processor to sort the group of contacts based on the received data and relative to a current communication session including a user, wherein the current communication session is graphically displayed to the user including a set of connected graphical elements in which each element represents a party to the communication session;
• a third module controlling the processor to display at least one contact of the sorted group of contacts to the user with the displayed communication session;
• a fourth module controlling the processor to receive input from the user associated with the communication session and a selected contact of the at least one contact;
• and
• a fifth module controlling the processor to modify the communication session relative to the selected contact.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to manage a set of contacts for a communication session, the instructions comprising:

• receiving data about a group of contacts;
• sorting the group of contacts based on the received data and relative to a current communication session including a user, wherein the current communication session is graphically displayed to the user including a set of connected graphical elements in which each element represents a party to the communication session;
• displaying at least one contact of the sorted group of contacts to the user with the displayed communication session;
• receiving input from the user associated with the communication session and a selected contact of the at least one contact;
• and
• modifying the communication session relative to the selected contact.