IP Library Granted Patent US 9,942,383
Granted Patent B2
US 9,942,383 · App. 15/599,586 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Method and apparatus for processing contact information using a wireless terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,942,383
App. No.
15/599,586
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing contact information, the method comprising: displaying a list of contacts on a display of a wireless terminal; determining a first contact from the list of contacts in response to a selection by a user; obtaining a web log address and an online shop address of the first contact; obtaining, from a network service, a first content corresponding to the web log address and the online shop address of the first contact; and displaying the first content on a first area of the display, the first content being dynamically updated.

Claims (58)

1. A cellphone, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

a memory storing programming for execution by the one or more processors, the programming including instructions for:

displaying a list of contacts on the display;

determining a first contact from the list of contacts in response to a selection by a user;

binding the first contact to a first specific area of the display, the first contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

determining a second contact from the list of contacts in response to another selection by the user;

binding the second contact to a second specific area of the display, the second contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

obtaining, from a network service, a first content corresponding to the first contact;

obtaining, from the network service, a second content corresponding to the second contact;

displaying the first content on the first specific area of the display; and

displaying the second content on the second specific area of the display, wherein the first specific area of the display is different from the second specific area of the display, and the first content and the second content are dynamically updated.

2. The cellphone of claim 1 , wherein the first specific area of the display is designated for the first contact, and the second specific area of the display is designated for the second contact.

3. The cellphone of claim 1 , further comprising:

logging into a location of the network service in accordance with the first contact for obtaining the first content corresponding to the first contact; and

logging into a location of the network service in accordance with the second contact for obtaining the second content corresponding to the second contact.

4. The cellphone of claim 1 , wherein a size and arrangement of the first specific area of the display is configured by the user.

5. The cellphone of claim 4 , wherein a size and arrangement of the second specific area of the display is configured by the user.

6. The cellphone of claim 1 , wherein a size and arrangement of the first specific area is determined according to a size of the first content corresponding to the first contact.

7. The cellphone of claim 6 , wherein a size and arrangement of the second specific area is determined according to a size of the second content corresponding to the second contact.

8. The cellphone of claim 1 , wherein the first content comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the first contact.

9. The cellphone of claim 8 , wherein the second content corresponding to the second contact comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the second contact.

10. A method for processing contact information performed by a cellphone, the method comprising:

displaying a list of contacts on a display of the cellphone;

determining a first contact from the list of contacts in response to a selection by a user;

binding the first contact to a first specific area of the display, the first contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

determining a second contact from the list of contacts in response to another selection by the user;

binding the second contact to a second specific area of the display, the second contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

obtaining, from a network service, a first content corresponding to the first contact;

obtaining, from the network service, a second content corresponding to the second contact;

displaying the first content on the first specific area of the display and displaying the second content on the second specific area of the display, wherein the first specific area of the display is different from the second specific area of the display, and the first content and the second content are dynamically updated.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first specific area of the display is designated for the first contact, and the second specific area of the display is designated for the second contact.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

logging into a location of the network service in accordance with the first contact for obtaining the first content corresponding to the first contact; and

logging into a location of the network service in accordance with the second contact for obtaining the second content corresponding to the second contact.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein a size and arrangement of the first specific area is determined according to a size of the first content corresponding to the first contact.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein a size and arrangement of the second specific area is determined according to a size of the second content corresponding to the second contact.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first content comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the first contact.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second content comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the second contact.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which, when executed by a cellphone with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more processors, cause the cellphone to:

display a list of contacts on the display;

determine a first contact from the list of contacts in response to a selection by a user;

binding the first contact to a first specific area of the display, the first contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

determining a second contact from the list of contacts in response to another selection by the user;

binding the second contact to a second specific area of the display, the second contact including an image, an instant communication number, or an Email address;

obtaining, from a network service, a first content corresponding to the first contact;

obtaining, from the network service, a second content corresponding to the second contact;

displaying the first content on the first specific area of the display; and

displaying the second content on the second specific area of the display, wherein the first specific area of the display is different from the second specific area of the display, and the first content and the second content are dynamically updated.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the first specific area of the display is designated for the first contact, and the second specific area of the display is designated for the second contact.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , the instructions further causing the cellphone to:

log into a location of the network service in accordance with the first contact for obtaining the first content corresponding to the first contact; and

log into a location of the network service in accordance with the second contact for obtaining the second content corresponding to the second contact.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein a size and arrangement of the first specific area is determined according to a size of the first content corresponding to the first contact.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein a size and arrangement of the second specific area is determined according to a size of the second content corresponding to the second contact.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the first content comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the first contact.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the second content comprises dynamically updated information corresponding to the second contact.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →