Method and Apparatus for Handling Contacts

A method of handling contacts in a user terminal having a controllable screen, wherein the user terminal has executed communications with the contacts, the method comprising:

• obtaining statistics of said communications with respect to one or more of:
• amount of communications, duration, time since last communication and communication frequency;
• determining weights for said respective contacts based on the obtained statistics, the weights reflecting the extent of said communications with respective contacts;
• assigning a visual prominence to the contacts depending on said weights such that representations of contacts with relatively high weights are given greater visual prominence than representations of contacts with relatively low weights when displayed on the screen;
• providing a control signal causing the screen to display the representations of said contacts with the assigned visual prominence of said respective contacts;
• receiving a command from a user selecting at least one of said contacts on the screen by the aid of said visual prominence of the displayed contacts;
• and
• handling communication with the selected at least one contact in response to said command.

A user terminal configured for handling contacts with which the user terminal has executed communications, comprising:

• a controllable screen;
• one or more processor circuits configured to:
• obtain statistics of said communications with respect to one or more of:
• amount of communications, duration, time since last communication and communication frequency;
• determine weights for said respective contacts based on the obtained statistics, the weights reflecting the extent of said communications with respective contacts, and to assign a visual prominence to the contacts depending on said weights such that representations of contacts with relatively high weights are given greater visual prominence than representations of contacts with relatively low weights when displayed on the screen, and
• provide a control signal causing the screen to display the representations of said contacts with the assigned visual prominence of said respective contacts and wherein when a command is received from a user selecting at least one of said contacts on the screen by the aid of said visual prominence of the displayed contacts, the one or more processing circuits are further configured to handle communication with the selected at least one contact in response to said command.