US Patent:
20070035513, Feb 15, 2007
Inventors:
Andrew Sherrard - Seattle WA, US
Warren McNeel - Issaquah WA, US
Jasdeep Chugh - Renton WA, US
Stephen O'Connor - London, GB
Mikkel Koser - London, GB
Richard Turnnidge - Pinner, GB
Ingrid Boone - Issaquah WA, US
Robert Glennon - Fall City WA, US
Michael Hendrick - Renton WA, US
Gary Sentman - Sammamish WA, US
Karl Warfel - Covington WA, US
Wen-Hsing Chang - Auburn WA, US
Valerie Goulart - Seattle WA, US
Sally Abolrous - Issaquah WA, US
Adrian Buzescu - Bellevue WA, US
Assignee:
T-Mobile USA, Inc. - Bellevue WA
International Classification:
G09G 5/08
Abstract:
A preferred contact group centric interface for a communication device can be used to facilitate communications by a user. The user interface can be arranged to activate from a user's “home page” on the display, from an idle screen that is accessed after a timeout period expires, or any other appropriate mechanism that activates the preferred contact group centric experience. A user selects the preferred contact group from among an array of the user's contacts. Once the contact group is configured, a minimal number of navigation/selection features is necessary to activate any number of communication modes available to the contacts. The contact group is configured such that simple and quick navigation between the contact members is achieved. The contact group can be presented in 2D and 3D arrangements, in any number of list or geometric configurations. A pricing plan can optionally be tied to each member of the contact group.