Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsAndrew Douglas Bocking, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call.
Claims23
A method for providing a call list on a handheld electronic device, the method comprising;
- accessing, from a memory, call-related information for a plurality of phone calls, the phone calls each having an associated phone number;
- compiling a log of phone calls for one of the phone numbers, the compiled log of phone calls comprising the call-related information;
- displaying, in the call list, a single entry for the phone number's compiled log, the single entry comprising the phone number for phone numbers not having an associated contact entry;
- and
- when the single entry is selected from the call list, displaying at least part of a listing including incoming and outgoing phone calls associated with the phone number.
A handheld electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
- an input apparatus coupled to the processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing an application executable by the processor, the application being adapted to:
- access, from the memory, call-related information for a plurality of phone calls, the phone calls each having an associated phone number;
- compile a log of phone calls for one of the phone numbers, the compiled log of phone calls comprising the call-related information;
- display, on the display, a call list including a single entry for the phone number's compiled log, the single entry comprising the phone number for phone numbers not having an associated contact entry;
- and
- when the single entry is selected from the call list, displaying at least part of a listing including incoming and outgoing phone calls associated with the phone number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.