Method of Displaying Contact Information

Abstract

A method of displaying contact method on a mobile device includes storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device. At least one record contains information corresponding to the geographic location of at least one of the contacts. The geographic location of the mobile device is determined and compared with the geographic location of the contacts stored on the mobile device. The contacts are arranged based on the geographic proximity of the contact to the mobile device.

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         21 . A method of displaying contact information on a mobile device, the method comprising:
 storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;   determining a current time of day;   comparing the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records;   identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day; and   displaying the contact records on a display, such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.   
     
     
         22 . The method as in  claim 21 , wherein time of day information associated with a first field of a first contact record in the first subset of contact records specifies a first time range during which display of the first field is to occur and displaying the contact records on the display comprises:
 displaying the first field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the first time range.   
     
     
         23 . The method as in  claim 22 , wherein displaying the contact records on the display further comprises:
 displaying the first field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the first time range.   
     
     
         24 . The method as in  claim 22 , wherein time of day information associated with a second field of the first contact record specifies a second time range during which display of the second field is to occur and displaying the contact records on the display comprises:
 displaying the second field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the second time range, wherein the second time range is different than the first time range.   
     
     
         25 . The method as in  claim 24 , wherein displaying the contact records on the display comprises:
 displaying the second field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the second time range.   
     
     
         26 . The method as in  claim 21 , wherein displaying the contact records on the display comprises:
 determining unavailability of a person represented by a first contact record in the first subset of contact records; and   displaying at least a portion of the first contact record less prominently due to the unavailability of the person represented by the first contact record, wherein the first contact record is associated with time of day information indicating display of at least the portion of the first contact record to occur during the current time of day   
     
     
         27 . The method as in  claim 26 , wherein determining the unavailability of the person represented by the first contact record comprises:
 comparing the first contact record and a calendar record indicating at least one event during which the person represented by the first contact record is unavailable   
     
     
         28 . The method as in  claim 21 , wherein storing the plurality of contact records on the mobile device comprises:
 storing a first contact record in first subset of contact records, the first contact record including first time of day information associated with a first field of the first contact record and second time of day information associated with a second field of the first contact record.   
     
     
         29 . A contact information display system for displaying information on a mobile device, the system comprising:
 a storage device capable of storing a plurality of contact records, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;   an information management module configured to:
 determine a current time of day; 
 compare the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of records; and 
 identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day; and 
   a display module configured to display the contact records such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.   
     
     
         30 . The contact information display system as in  claim 29 , wherein time of day information associated with a first field of a first contact record in the first subset of contact records specifies a first time range during which display of the first field is to occur and the display module is configured to display the first field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the first time range. 
     
     
         31 . The contact information display system as in  claim 30 , wherein the display module is configured to display the first field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the first time range. 
     
     
         32 . The contact information display system as in  claim 30 , wherein time of day information associated with a second field of the first contact record specifies a second time range during which display of the second field is to occur and the display module is configured to display the second field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the second time range, the second time range being different than the first time range. 
     
     
         33 . The contact information display system as in  claim 32 , wherein the display module is configured to display the second field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the second time range. 
     
     
         34 . The contact information display system as in  claim 29 , wherein the information management module is configured to determine unavailability of a person represented by a first contact record in the first subset of contact records; and
 wherein the display module is configured to display at least a portion of the first contact record less prominently due to the unavailability of the person represented by the first contact record, the first contact record associated with time of day information indicating display of at least the portion of the first contact record to occur during the current time of day.   
     
     
         35 . The contact information display system as in  claim 34 , wherein the information management module is configured to determine the unavailability of the person by comparing the first contact record and a calendar record indicating at least one event during which the person represented by the first contact record is unavailable 
     
     
         36 . The contact information display system as in  claim 29 , wherein the storage device is configured to store a first contact record in first subset of contact records, the first contact record including first time of day information associated with a first field of the first contact record and second time of day information associated with a second field of the first contact record. 
     
     
         37 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
 instructions for storing a plurality of contact records on a mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of contact records is associated with a contact and includes a name associated with the contact and contact information associated with the contact, wherein the plurality of the contact records comprises a first subset of contact records, and the contact information of each contact record included in the first subset of contact records includes time of day information indicating when at least a portion of a respective contact record is to be displayed;   instructions for determining a current time of day;   instructions for comparing the current time of day with the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records;   instructions for identifying a second subset of the contact records that are to be always displayed independent of the current time of day; and   instructions for displaying the contact records on a display, such that the second subset of the contact records is displayed independent of the current time of day and the first subset of the contact records are displayed based on a comparison between the current time of day and the time of day information associated with the first subset of contact records.   
     
     
         38 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in  claim 37 , wherein time of day information associated with a first field of a first contact record in the first subset of contact records specifies a first time range during which display of the first field is to occur, wherein the instructions for displaying the contact records on the display comprise:
 instructions for displaying the first field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the first time range.   
     
     
         39 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in  claim 38 , wherein the instructions for displaying the contact records on the display further comprise:
 instructions for displaying the first field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the first time range.   
     
     
         40 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in  claim 38 , wherein time of day information associated with a second field of the first contact record specifies a second time range during which display of the second field is to occur, wherein the instructions for displaying the contact records on the display comprise:
 instructions for displaying the second field of the first contact record when the current time of day is within the second time range, wherein the second time range is different than the first time range.   
     
     
         41 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in  claim 40 , wherein the instructions for displaying the contact records on the display comprise:
 instructions for displaying the second field of the first contact record and the second subset of the contact records while the current time of day remains within the second time range.