A communication device of an aspect includes a communication unit configured to make a communication with another communication device, a memory configured to store a control program, and at least one processor configured to execute a process in accordance with the operation by executing the control program. The memory includes a first storage unit configured to store history information related to the communication and contact information including identification information for identifying the other communication device. The at least one processor is configured to cause a display to display the history information, delete from the first storage unit the contact information selected based on the operation received by an operation unit, and hide the history information on the display when the contact information is to be deleted from the first storage unit, the history information including the identification information included in the contact information to be deleted.

Displaying a map in a mobile communication device. Geographic coordinate information for a location of an address in a contact is determined. A user context for the mobile communications device is also determined. A request for a table of contents of available map data without the map data with the geographic coordinate information of the location as input is sent and the table of contents of available map data is received. A subset of map data comprising less data than is listed in the table of contents for the location corresponding to the geographic coordinate information is selected based on the table of contents of available map data and the user context. The subset of the map data is requested and the map with the subset of the map data is caused to be rendered in the display.

Displaying a map in a mobile communication device. Geographic coordinate information for a location of an address in a contact is determined. A user context for the mobile communications device is also determined. A request for a table of contents of available map data without the map data with the geographic coordinate information of the location as input is sent and the table of contents of available map data is received. A subset of map data comprising less data than is listed in the table of contents for the location corresponding to the geographic coordinate information is selected based on the table of contents of available map data and the user context. The subset of the map data is requested and the map with the subset of the map data is caused to be rendered in the display.

A method of controlling an audio-video-navigation (AVN) system includes: establishing a phone book access profile (PBAP) with a terminal using a communication unit of the AVN system; requesting, using the PBAP, that the terminal transmit a phone book size indicating an amount of phone book information included in a first partial list among a plurality of phone book lists stored in the terminal; selecting an action to perform based on the phone book size, the action selected from a group consisting of: requesting that the terminal transmit all of the plurality of phone book lists, displaying a previously stored phone book list, and deleting the previously stored phone book list; and performing the selected action.

An operation method and mobile terminal connected to an electronic device. The operation method includes extracting a piece of content displayed on a portion of a display of the electronic device, corresponding to a user selection, from among multiple pieces of content displayed on the display; displaying a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to the extracted piece of content; and delivering, to the mobile terminal, the extracted piece of content and a command of the function of the mobile terminal that will execute the extracted piece of content.

A new type of communication channel, method, system, device, apparatus, platform, application & service is disclosed for enabling caller or calling party or inviter user(s) to send real-time invitation(s) or chat call to one or more callee or called party or invitee user(s) to real-time chat with calling party or inviter user(s) and within same session wait for acceptance of invitation(s) or chat call from said called party or invitee user(s) by said calling party or inviter user(s); enabling invitation(s) receiving or callee or called user(s) or invitee user(s) to accept chat call or invitation(s) or decline or not accept chat call or invitation(s) in real-time or within particular specific period of time or within same session or ignore chat call or invitation(s) within specified period of time or within same session; and in the event of acceptance of chat call or invitation(s) by callee or called party or invitee user(s), present chat call interface to caller or calling party or inviter user(s) and callee or called party or invitee user(s), wherein enabling callee or called party or invitation(s) accepted user(s) in real-time or within same session to access presented chat interface and participate in chat session with said calling party or invitation sender user(s) or inviter user(s) in real-time or within same session.

A method for automatically making a telephone call associated with an event may include accessing, at a telephone, event data. The event data may include a date associated with an event, a time associated with the event, and a telephone number associated with the event. The method may also include presenting, on a display associated with the telephone, an event reminder on the date associated with the event and at the time associated with the event. The method may also include, in response to detecting an off-hook condition at the telephone while the event reminder remains presented on the display associated with the telephone, automatically calling, from the telephone, the telephone number associated with the event.

According to an aspect, a device includes: a communication unit, a touch screen display, and a controller. The communication unit acquires information through communication service. The touch screen display displays a screen for setting an image in individual information registered in address book data. When a predetermined gesture is detected during display of the screen, the controller acquires an image to be associated with the individual information through communication service registered in the individual information.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for interpreting a phone number in the field of information technology. The method includes: determining whether contact information of a phone number is stored in an address book if receiving a call; searching a message with content containing the phone number when it is determined that the contact information of the phone number is not stored in the address book; obtaining predetermined type information from the content of the message, in which the predetermined type information at least includes name information; and displaying the name information as the contact information of the phone number on a display interface of the call.

A wireless, multitenant video intercom door station is provided, along with methods for operating same. A common door station may be installed near a property entry door. The common door station may be utilized to select a desired tenant, and identify one or more tenant door stations and/or tenant personal electronic devices associated with the desired tenant. Notifications may be transmitted to the tenant door stations and/or devices. A tenant may respond to the notification to initiate a video intercom session. Communications may be routed through a cloud server for recording of communication content and/or activity logging.