Method for managing communication record and communication device performing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHye Yeon Kim, Hae Moon Kwon
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Abstract
A communication device and method for managing communication records by using priorities of the communication records so that a user can easily find a desired communication record are provided. In the method, the device receives a priority input for a selected one of the communication records, saves the received priority input as a priority of the selected communication record, and displays a list of the communication records arranged according to the priorities thereof.
Claims14
A method for managing communication records in a communication device, the method comprising:
- selecting a communication record from among the communication records;
- receiving a priority input for the selected communication record;
- composing a list of the selected communication record and a list of an unselected communication record;
- and
- displaying at least one of the list of the selected communication record and the list of the unselected communication record,
- wherein the receiving of the priority input comprises:
- displaying a priority input interface for a predefined time after a disconnection of a current call;
- and
- receiving the priority input for the current call within the predefined time through the priority input interface.
A communication device for managing communication records, the device comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive a user's input;
- a memory unit configured to store priorities of the communication records;
- a display unit configured to display a list of the communication records;
- and
- a control unit configured to select a communication record from among the communication records in response to the user's input, to control the input unit to receive a priority input for the selected communication record, to compose a list of the selected communication record and a list of an unselected communication record, and to control the display unit to display at least one of the list of the selected communication record and the list of the unselected communication record,
- wherein the input unit is further configured to receive the priority input for a current call through a priority input interface that is offered for a predefined time after a disconnection of the current call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.