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Granted Patent B2
US 12,647,758 · App. 18/220,221 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Missed telephone call management for a portable multifunction device

Inventors: Scott Forstall (Los Altos, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Greg Christie (San Jose, CA); Patrick L. Coffman (San Francisco, CA); Steven P. Jobs (Palo Alto, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Gregory Novick (San Francisco, CA); Marcel Van Os (Santa Cruz, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,647,758
App. No.
18/220,221
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device is described. A user interface is displayed while detecting an incoming call from a first phone number. In response to detecting the incoming call and in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call does not correspond to an entry in a contact list, the first phone number corresponding to the incoming call is displayed. In response to detecting the incoming call and in accordance with a determination that the first number for the incoming call corresponds to a first entry in the contact list, a name associated with the first entry and/or a graphic associated with the first entry is displayed, without displaying the first phone number.

Claims (78)

1 . An electronic device configured to communicate with a display device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, via the display device, a user interface;

while displaying the user interface, detecting an incoming call from a first phone number; and

in response to detecting the incoming call:

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call does not correspond to an entry in a contact list, displaying, via the display device, the first phone number corresponding to the incoming call;

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call corresponds to a first entry in the contact list, displaying, via the display device, a name associated with the first entry and/or a graphic associated with the first entry, without displaying the first phone number;

displaying, via the display device, a first selectable interface object to answer the incoming call; and

displaying, via the display device, a second selectable interface object to decline the incoming call.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the name and/or the graphic are displayed at a first display location; and

the first phone number is displayed in at least a portion of the first display location.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the incoming call, gradually lowering a volume of a media application.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the incoming call is declined or has ended, gradually increasing the volume of the media application.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the name and/or the graphic is displayed at a second display location, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

answering the incoming call; and

in response to answering the incoming call, displaying, via the display device, in at least a portion of the second display location:

a mute selectable interface object that, when selected, mutes a microphone;

a keypad selectable interface object that, when selected, displays a keypad;

a speaker selectable interface object that, when selected, activates a speaker mode;

a conference call selectable interface object;

a call hold selectable interface object that, when selected, suspends the call;

a contacts selectable interface object that, when selected, displays the contact list; or

an end call selectable interface object that, when selected, ends the call.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device that is in communication with a display device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, via the display device, a user interface;

while displaying the user interface, detecting an incoming call from a first phone number; and

in response to detecting the incoming call:

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call does not correspond to an entry in a contact list, displaying, via the display device, the first phone number corresponding to the incoming call;

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call corresponds to a first entry in the contact list, displaying, via the display device, a name associated with the first entry and/or a graphic associated with the first entry, without displaying the first phone number;

displaying, via the display device, a first selectable interface object to answer the incoming call; and

displaying, via the display device, a second selectable interface object to decline the incoming call.

7 . A method, comprising:

at an electronic device that is in communication with a display device:

displaying, via the display device, a user interface;

while displaying the user interface, detecting an incoming call from a first phone number; and

in response to detecting the incoming call:

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call does not correspond to an entry in a contact list, displaying, via the display device, the first phone number corresponding to the incoming call;

in accordance with a determination that the first phone number for the incoming call corresponds to a first entry in the contact list, displaying, via the display device, a name associated with the first entry and/or a graphic associated with the first entry, without displaying the first phone number;

displaying, via the display device, a first selectable interface object to answer the incoming call; and

displaying, via the display device, a second selectable interface object to decline the incoming call.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein:

the name and/or the graphic are displayed at a first display location; and

the first phone number is displayed in at least a portion of the first display location.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the incoming call, gradually lowering a volume of a media application.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the incoming call is declined or has ended, gradually increasing the volume of the media application.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the name and/or the graphic is displayed at a second display location, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

answering the incoming call; and

in response to answering the incoming call, displaying, via the display device, in at least a portion of the second display location:

a mute selectable interface object that, when selected, mutes a microphone;

a keypad selectable interface object that, when selected, displays a keypad;

a speaker selectable interface object that, when selected, activates a speaker mode;

a conference call selectable interface object;

a call hold selectable interface object that, when selected, suspends the call;

a contacts selectable interface object that, when selected, displays the contact list; or

an end call selectable interface object that, when selected, ends the call.

12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the name and/or the graphic are displayed at a first display location; and

the first phone number is displayed in at least a portion of the first display location.

13 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

in response to detecting the incoming call, gradually lowering a volume of a media application.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

in response to detecting the incoming call is declined or has ended, gradually increasing the volume of the media application.

15 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the name and/or the graphic is displayed at a second display location, the method further comprising:

answering the incoming call; and

in response to answering the incoming call, displaying, via the display device, in at least a portion of the second display location:

a mute selectable interface object that, when selected, mutes a microphone;

a keypad selectable interface object that, when selected, displays a keypad;

a speaker selectable interface object that, when selected, activates a speaker mode;

a conference call selectable interface object;

a call hold selectable interface object that, when selected, suspends the call;

a contacts selectable interface object that, when selected, displays the contact list; or

an end call selectable interface object that, when selected, ends the call.

Continuity (12)
Continuation 17322455 · May 17, 2021
Continuation 16739728 · Jan 10, 2020
Continuation 13903962 · May 28, 2013
Continuation 13596652 · Aug 28, 2012
Continuation 13418322 · Mar 12, 2012
Continuation 13205586 · Aug 8, 2011
Division 11769694 · Jun 27, 2007
Provisional Application 60879469 · Jan 8, 2007
Provisional Application 60879253 · Jan 7, 2007
Provisional Application 60883782 · Jan 6, 2007
Provisional Application 60824769 · Sep 6, 2006
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