A method for managing an unallocated telephone number in a communication network, the telephone number being previously allocated to a user of the communication network until a suspension date. The method is implemented by an item of equipment of the network and includes: obtaining information relating to a call set-up request received by the communication network to the telephone number during an observation period of time subsequent to the suspension date; updating, according to the information relating to the call set-up request, information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in the communication network, the information relating to an activity level being representative of a number of requests to set-up a call to the telephone number received by the network for the given observation period and storing in a data table the information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in association with the telephone number.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for providing contact suggestions. In one aspect, rendering of a file created with an application in a user interface may be initiated. The file may include at least one collaboration feature. In response to receiving an indication of interest made with respect to the at least one collaboration feature, a plurality of contacts and an associated relevancy score for each of the plurality of contacts may be received. The plurality of contacts may be sorted by the associated relevancy score for each of the plurality of contacts. At least some of the plurality of contacts may be displayed within a picker displayed on the user interface based on the associated relevancy score.

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.

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.

Aspects of the present invention confirm that a phone number is associated with a particular phone. The phone number is confirmed to be associated with the phone by causing the phone to transmit a verification message addressed to that phone number. Receipt by the phone of the verification message confirms that the number is associated with that phone. Another aspect of the invention concerns updating the status of phones in a status list of phone numbers on a phone by sending the status list and updated status of the phone to a network server. The server monitors the status of at least one of the phones in the status list and transmits that status to the phone, which updated status is then displayed in a display area of the phone.

An information input method, a terminal, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method includes controlling a bottom modal view to be displayed on a current user interface, in response to receiving a first instruction configured for indicating a state in which first information is to be received, the bottom modal view being a floating layer page displayed on the current user interface, having an area less than that of the current user interface, and comprising a first input widget; and controlling the first information to be input based on an input signal in response to the first input widget being triggered.

An information input method, a terminal, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method includes controlling a bottom modal view to be displayed on a current user interface, in response to receiving a first instruction configured for indicating a state in which first information is to be received, the bottom modal view being a floating layer page displayed on the current user interface, having an area less than that of the current user interface, and comprising a first input widget; and controlling the first information to be input based on an input signal in response to the first input widget being triggered.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing information at an electronic device. Call history information for a phone number is displayed on a display of the electronic device. An option is displayed on the display of the electronic device. The option is either a first option for editing information associated with the phone number or a second option for adding the phone number to an address book based on whether the phone number is in the address book.