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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Benoit Vialle, Evanston, IL (US);
Stephane Maes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tim Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ryan Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
Benoit Vialle, Evanston, IL (US);
Stephane Maes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tim Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ryan Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
Access Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method is described for managing phone calls initiated from a phone device of a personal digital assistant. In one example, a system for managing a phone call is described. The system comprises, among other things, a personal digital assistant. The personal digital assistant includes the following: a display device; a phone device; a call device configured to control the phone device and to display a selectable interface on the display device; a hard button configured to initiate the call device; and a selection mechanism configured to receive user selections from the selectable interface.