Managing communications utilizing communication categories

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining a selection of a subset of contacts associated with a user of a telecommunication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes a portion of contacts accessible by the telecommunication device;
• determining one or more communication categories for the at least subset of contacts, wherein the one or more communication categories correspond to an intended type of communication and are associated with a set of communication activities available to the telecommunication device to achieve the intended type of communication and wherein the one or more communication categories do not correspond to a communication activity;
• obtaining a selection of a contact corresponding to the subset of contacts;
• causing the generation of a first display on the telecommunication device, the display including a representation of the one or more communication categories;
• obtaining a selection of a communication category represented in the display;
• causing the generation of a second display on the telecommunication device, the display including a representation of the set of communication activities associated with the selected communication category to achieve the intended type of communication, wherein the second display does not include communication categories not associated with the selected communication category;
• obtaining a selection of a communication activity represented in the second display;
• and
• causing the initiation of the selected communication activity on the telecommunication device.

A system comprising:

• a data store for maintaining information regarding communication categories and communication activities corresponding to telecommunication devices;
• a communication management component, implemented by executing instructions on a processor associated with a telecommunication device, the communication management component operative to:
• identify a subset of contacts associated with a user of a telecommunication device, wherein the subset of user contacts includes a portion of contacts accessible by the telecommunication device;
• determine one or more communication categories for the at least subset of contacts, wherein each communication category is associated with an intended type of communication, the communication category providing a set of communication activities related to the communication category available to the telecommunication device to achieve the intended type of communication and exclude at least one communication activity not associated with a communication category, and wherein the one or more communication categories do not correspond to a communication activity;
• and
• associate the one or more communication categories associated for the at least subset of contacts in the data store.