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Phone user interface

US10015298B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

49References

57Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Lawrence Y. Yang · Bellevue, US
Alan C. Dye · San Francisco, US
Imran Chaudhri · San Francisco, US
Stephen O. Lemay · San Francisco, US
Christopher P. Foss · San Francisco, US
Anton Davydov · Gilroy, US
Zachery Kennedy · Santa Monica, US
Dylan Ross Edwards · San Jose, US
Jonathan P. Ive · San Francisco, US
Giovanni Agnoli · San Mateo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2015
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.

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