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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Michael Steffen Vance, Kenmore, WA (US);
Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Renton, WA (US);
Jared T. Benson, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Christian Robertson, Concord, CA (US);
Shilpa R. Shah, Oakland, CA (US);
Gabriel J. White, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gordon Kar Kee Kam, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Steffen Vance, Kenmore, WA (US);
Jasdeep Singh Chugh, Renton, WA (US);
Jared T. Benson, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Christian Robertson, Concord, CA (US);
Shilpa R. Shah, Oakland, CA (US);
Gabriel J. White, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gordon Kar Kee Kam, Seattle, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing communications on telecommunication devices utilizing communication categories are provided. A subset of contacts accessible by a telecommunication device are associated with one or more communication categories. Each communication category can be associated with a set of communication activities. Based on a selection of a specific contact, a telecommunication device can generate a display having display objects representative of communication categories associated with the selected contact. Additionally, based on a selection of a communication category, the telecommunication device can further generate a display including display objects representative of a set of communication activities corresponding to the selected communication category.