User interface and method of viewing unified communications events on a mobile device

A wireless device, comprising:

• a viewing screen;
• a memory device that stores communication events of different communication event types that have been transmitted or received by the wireless device;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• display, on the viewing screen, a first communication event of a first communication event type;
• identify an originating address of the displayed first communication event;
• access an address book to identify a contact corresponding to the originating address stored in the address book, the contact being associated with a plurality of addresses;
• retrieve, from the memory, a plurality of communication events corresponding to the plurality of addresses, the retrieved plurality of communication events comprising communication events of different communication event types;
• and
• display the retrieved plurality of communication events on the viewing screen.

A method for displaying communication events on a wireless device, comprising the steps of:

• identifying, using identification information obtained from a first communication event, an address book contact in an address book accessible by the wireless device;
• filtering communication events previously stored by the wireless device using the identified address book contact to identify one or more communication events meeting a pre-set criteria, the pre-set criteria comprising a match with the identified address book contact, the previously stored communication events comprising a plurality of different communication types;
• and
• displaying the identified one or more communication events on a viewing screen of the wireless device.

A method implemented at a wireless device, the wireless device being configured to transmit and receive communication events of different communication event types, the method comprising:

• displaying a first communication event on a viewing screen of the wireless device, the first communication event being of a first communication event type;
• identifying an originating address of the displayed first communication event;
• accessing an address book to identify a contact corresponding to the originating address stored in the address book, the contact being associated with a plurality of addresses;
• retrieving, from memory of the wireless device, a plurality of communication events corresponding to the plurality of addresses, the retrieved plurality of communication events comprising communication events of different communication event types;
• and
• displaying the retrieved plurality of communication events on the viewing screen.