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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
T-mobile Usa Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew Sherrard, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren McNeel, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Renton, WA (US);
Stephen John O'Connor, London, GB;
Mikkel Crone Koser, London, GB;
Richard Paul Turnnidge, Pinner, GB;
Michael Thomas Hendrick, Renton, WA (US);
Gary Sentman, Furlong, PA (US);
Karl Warfel, Covington, WA (US);
Wen-Hsing Chang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sally Abolrous, Issaquah, WA (US);
Adrian Buzescu, Bellevue, WA (US);
T-Moblle USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A preferred contact group centric interface for a communication device can be used to facilitate communications by a user. The user interface can be arranged to activate from a user's 'home page' on the display, from an idle screen that is accessed after a timeout period expires, or any other appropriate mechanism that activates the preferred contact group centric experience. A user selects the preferred contact group from among an array of the user's contacts. Once the contact group is configured, a minimal number of navigation/selection features is necessary to activate any number of communication modes available to the contacts. The contact group is configured such that simple and quick navigation between the contact members is achieved. The contact group can be presented in 2D and 3D arrangements, in any number of list or geometric configurations. A pricing plan can optionally be tied to each member of the contact group.