Method of Displaying Contact Information

A method of displaying contact information on a mobile device, the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;
• determining a current time of day;
• comparing the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records;
• identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day;
• and
• displaying the contact records on a display, such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.

A contact information display system for displaying information on a mobile device, the system comprising:

• a storage device capable of storing a plurality of contact records, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;
• an information management module configured to:
• determine a current time of day;
• compare the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of records;
• and
• identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day;
• and
• a display module configured to display the contact records such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;
• instructions for determining a current time of day;
• instructions for comparing the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records;
• instructions for identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day;
• and
• instructions for displaying the contact records on a display, such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.