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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Robert Haitani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Srikiran Prasad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nancy Gayed, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory Shirai, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert Haitani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Srikiran Prasad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nancy Gayed, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory Shirai, Oakland, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a system, method and technique for operating a communication device. According to an embodiment, information contained in a contact record is displayed, where the information includes a plurality of entries. Each entry is associated with one of a plurality of communication types and includes an identifier for use with an application of the associated communication type. An input is detected corresponding to a user's selection of one of the plurality of entries. In response to the user's selection, the application of the communication type associated with the selected entry is automatically executed by initiating a communication using the identifier included in the selected entry.