An information processing apparatus includes a controller that performs control so that a portion including a specified character string, which is specified through an operation by a user, in a list linking plural character string groups belonging to plural groups is displayed in a display area, operator images are displayed to receive an operation performed by the user for selecting one or more groups out of the plural groups, and an index associated with the one or more selected groups is displayed among plural indexes that are associated with the plural groups and used for receiving an operation for selecting a specific character string included in the character string groups, and a specifier that specifies, as the specified character string, the specific character string selected through the operation for the displayed index.

A smart address book service configured to provide contextual information from a user's address book or contacts database so that when a user enters information into a device such as a smart phone, the service can correlate information from the contacts database with the user's entered information, look at additional context of what the user is doing/has done, and provide action options for the user to select. Thus, the service can discern what the user is likely trying to achieve based on contextual information provided by or through the smart phone, and pull corresponding data from the user's contacts database (on the user's equipment, e.g., smart phone, and/or from an address book associated with the user and stored on servers of the user's telecommunications service provider) as well as from the Internet to provide information necessary for the user to achieve the objective.

A smart address book service configured to provide contextual information from a user's address book or contacts database so that when a user enters information into a device such as a smart phone, the service can correlate information from the contacts database with the user's entered information, look at additional context of what the user is doing/has done, and provide action options for the user to select. Thus, the service can discern what the user is likely trying to achieve based on contextual information provided by or through the smart phone, and pull corresponding data from the user's contacts database (on the user's equipment, e.g., smart phone, and/or from an address book associated with the user and stored on servers of the user's telecommunications service provider) as well as from the Internet to provide information necessary for the user to achieve the objective.

A method of initiating a communication includes detecting, at a mobile device, that a button is being pressed. The method also includes generating sensor information associated with a finger in response to a determination that the finger is pressing the button. The sensor information indicates at least a duration that the finger is pressing the button. The method further includes initiating the communication with a particular contact of a plurality of contacts using contact information for the particular contact. The particular contact is selected based on at least the duration.

A method of initiating a communication includes detecting, at a mobile device, that a button is being pressed. The method also includes generating sensor information associated with a finger in response to a determination that the finger is pressing the button. The sensor information indicates at least a duration that the finger is pressing the button. The method further includes initiating the communication with a particular contact of a plurality of contacts using contact information for the particular contact. The particular contact is selected based on at least the duration.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for initiating a phone call from a wireless communication device based on physical interaction with the wireless communication device. In one example, a method for initiating a call from a wireless communication device, includes: receiving sensor data from a first sensor in the wireless communication device during a user interaction time interval; detecting a number of user interactions on the wireless communication device during the user interaction time interval based on the sensor data; determining a contact number associated with the number of user interactions; and causing the wireless communication device to dial the contact number at an end of the user interaction time interval.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: display a contact screen displaying an address displayable in a display area, the address being included in an address of a type registered in advance on a per-contact basis; receive a type of an address to be displayed among addresses of multiple types registrable on the per-contact basis; and in response to the address of the received type not being displayed in the display area, execute a process for displaying the contact screen after changing the contact screen to display the address of the received type.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: display a contact screen displaying an address displayable in a display area, the address being included in an address of a type registered in advance on a per-contact basis; receive a type of an address to be displayed among addresses of multiple types registrable on the per-contact basis; and in response to the address of the received type not being displayed in the display area, execute a process for displaying the contact screen after changing the contact screen to display the address of the received type.