Methods and device for providing dynamic communication options

摘要

A method and device for providing dynamic communication options on a communications device are provided. The communications device is configured to provide communication services using a plurality of communication methods. The method for providing dynamic communication options comprises: monitoring communications with a contact associated with the communications device and obtaining communication method usage information based on the communication methods used for the communications with the contact; ranking communication methods for the contact based on the communication method usage information; and displaying at least two of the communication methods in an ordered list, wherein the respective positions of the displayed communication methods in the list are determined in accordance with the rankings.

主权项

1. A processor-implemented method for providing dynamic communication options on a communications device, the communications device is configured to provide communication services using communication methods, including a message-based communication method, the method comprising:
monitoring communications with a contact associated with the communications device; obtaining communication method usage information based on the communication methods used for the communications with the contact, including determining a frequency of success of communicating with the contact using the message-based communication method by determining whether a message-based reply to a communication sent using the message-based communication method is received; ranking the communication methods for the contact based on the communication method usage information including the frequency of success of communicating with the contact using the message-based communication method; and displaying at least two of the communication methods in an ordered list, wherein respective positions of the displayed communication methods in the ordered list are determined in accordance with the rankings.