Systems and methods for presenting an image on a display of a mobile device
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorNeil Patrick Adams
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Abstract
The described embodiments relate generally to methods, systems and handheld electronic communications devices for selecting and displaying a caller ID image from an image database configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on a display. The image database stores at least one tag identifier data corresponding to each image. An address book database stores at least one individual identifier and at least one corresponding address. A caller ID image corresponding to at least one caller ID is selected from the images and displayed on the display.
Claims17
A method for displaying caller ID imagery on a mobile device, the device having:
- (a) an image database configured to store a plurality of images and wherein the image database is configured to store tag identification data corresponding to each image;
- (b) a display;
- (c) a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the image database, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on the display;
- (d) a communications module configured for sending and receiving a plurality of simultaneous communication signals, wherein each communication signal comprises a caller ID;
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- (e) an address book database configured to store address book data, wherein the address book data comprises individual identification data and corresponding address data,
- the method comprising:
- (f) receiving a plurality of communication signals;
- (g) for each communication signal, determining a caller ID from the communication signal;
- (h) determining a caller ID image corresponding to at least one image and corresponding to each of the determined caller IDs;
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- (i) displaying the determined caller ID image on the display.
A mobile device, comprising:
- (a) an image database configured to store a plurality of images and wherein the image database is configured to store at least one tag identifier corresponding to each image;
- (b) a display;
- (c) a display interface operatively coupled to the display and to the image database, wherein the display interface is configured to respond to user input and selectively display images on the display;
- (d) a communications module configured for sending and receiving a plurality of simultaneous communication signals, wherein each communication signal comprises a caller ID;
- (e) an address book database configured to store at least one individual identifier and at least one corresponding address;
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- (f) a caller identifier module configured to select from the images and display on the display, a caller ID image corresponding to all of the caller IDs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.