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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Patrick Hendricks, Douglas, GA (US);
Patrick Hendricks, Douglas, GA (US);
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Information is provided via a table displayed on a mobile communication device listing contacts in one column and icons representing various communication modes in other columns. Contact list members' associations with communication modes are indicated by attributes assigned to icons rendered via the display of the mobile communications device. Example communication modes include instant messaging, push to talk, voice communications, and email. Icon attributes can indicate a member's subscription status to a particular communication mode, a member's availability (online/offline) for a particular communication mode, and a member's preferred communication mode. The user can scroll through the table to view communication mode information about members on the contact list. The user can initiate communications via a selected communication mode by selecting an icon, or selecting a row and column of the table, being rendered on the display of the mobile communications device.