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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Helen Blackburn, London, GB;
Mark Mclaughlin, Surrey, GB;
Rachel Eardley, Bristol, GB;
Marek Laasik, Tallinn, EE;
Madis Kaal, Tallinn, EE;
Helen Blackburn, London, GB;
Mark McLaughlin, Surrey, GB;
Rachel Eardley, Bristol, GB;
Marek Laasik, Tallinn, EE;
Madis Kaal, Tallinn, EE;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of initiating a communication event via a packet-based communication network in a media appliance having a processor executing a communication client, comprising: retrieving a stored list comprising a plurality of contacts associated with a user of the communication client; generating a first two-dimensional contact grid comprising a first arrangement of entries; displaying the first contact grid on a display means such that each of a plurality of the entries comprises a graphical representation of a respective one of the plurality of contacts, wherein the graphical representations are sized so as to fit in the entries of the first contact grid; receiving a selection of a subset of the graphical representations in the first contact grid from a user of the communication client; generating a second contact grid comprising a second arrangement of entries corresponding to the selected subset; displaying the second contact grid on the display means in replacement of the first contact grid, such that each of a plurality of the entries comprises a graphical representation of a respective one of the plurality of contacts, and wherein the graphical representations are resized so as to fit in the entries of the second contact grid; receiving a selection of one of the graphical representations in the second contact grid from the user of the communication client; and initiating a communication event with the contact represented by the selected graphical representation via the packet-based communication network.