Method and system for pinning contacts and items

The present invention provides a method and system of pinning and displaying pinned items. Pinned items are displayed such that they are visually distinguishable and prioritized higher than related non-pinned items. For example, pinned contacts are displayed at the top of the contact list and are vi...

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Main Authors TODD, MARC W, FLINT, DAVID W, OLLIS, JOSEPH KIRK, STEPANICH, DARRON JACK, CHEN, HENRY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 03.05.2006
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present invention provides a method and system of pinning and displaying pinned items. Pinned items are displayed such that they are visually distinguishable and prioritized higher than related non-pinned items. For example, pinned contacts are displayed at the top of the contact list and are visually distinguishable from the other contacts. A special icon is used to show an item that is "pinned." contact. A pinned item is a copy of a contact. The copy helps a user quickly access the items they most commonly communicate with and use and provides an importance to an item.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050100421