US 7,542,557 B2
Display accurate information when multiple contacts are matched for an incoming phone number
Ray Sun, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Peter Eberhardy, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Peter William Wieland, Seattle, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Jun. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/144,275.
Prior Publication US 2006/0291635 A1, Dec. 28, 2006
Int. Cl. H04M 15/06 (2006.01); H04M 1/56 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 379—142.06  [379/142.17; 455/415] 20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying accurate contact information when multiple contacts are matched to a phone number of an incoming call, the method comprising:
determining whether a telephonic device is capable of displaying the multiple contacts; and
displaying a notification indicating that multiple contacts matched the phone number, wherein the notification displayed depends on the capability of the telephonic device to display the multiple contacts and the notification corresponds to one of a group comprising: a full list of the multiple contacts, a scrollable list of the multiple contacts, and a multiple contact message.