Techniques for telecommunications contact management on an end user device

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to techniques managing telephone numbers and other telecommunication identifiers when placing and receiving calls or messages from a single device. In some embodiments, one of a plurality of outbound telephone numbers or other identifiers associated with the device or an application executing on the device may be selected when making an outbound telephone call or sending a message. In another embodiment, an outbound telephone number or other identifier is automatically selected when making an outbound telephone call or sending a message based on an association of that outbound telephone number with the intended recipient of the call or message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:
 display at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with an outbound communication request on a display component under control of the computing device;   receive input indicating a destination communication identifier;   select one of the at least two communication identifiers to be associated with the outbound communication request; and   cause the communication request to be initiated using the selected communication identifier as the outbound communication identifier associated with the communication request.   
     
     
         2 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the communication request includes a telephone call communication request, a short message service (SMS) text communication request, a multi-media message service (MMS) communication request, a video chat communication request, and a text chat communication request. 
     
     
         3 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the communication identifier includes a telephone number, a social media identifier, and a chat identifier. 
     
     
         4 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 3 , wherein displaying the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request comprises instructions that in response to being executed on the computing device cause the computing device to:
 display the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   display a keypad dialer on another portion of the display component.   
     
     
         5 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 3 , wherein the display component is a touchscreen component responsive to touch input. 
     
     
         6 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 3 , wherein displaying the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request comprises instructions that in response to being executed on the computing device cause the computing device to:
 display the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   display contact information from a contact database on another portion of the display component, the contact information including at least one contact communication identifier associated with the contact.   
     
     
         7 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein the contact information includes a default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact such that communication requests made to a contact use the default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact. 
     
     
         8 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 7 , comprising instructions that in response to being executed on the computing device cause the computing device to:
 accept input overriding the default outbound communication identifier and replacing it with one of the other outbound communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request.   
     
     
         9 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor component; and   dialer interface logic to be executed by the processor component to:
 display at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with an outbound communication request on a display component under control of the computing device; 
 receive input indicating a destination communication identifier; 
 select one of the at least two communication identifiers to be associated with the outbound communication request; and 
 cause the communication request to be initiated using the selected communication identifier as the outbound communication identifier associated with the communication request. 
   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the communication request includes a telephone call communication request, a short message service (SMS) text communication request, a multi-media message service (MMS) communication request, a video chat communication request, and a text chat communication request. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the communication identifier includes a telephone number, a social media identifier, and a chat identifier. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the dialer interface logic to be executed by the processor component to:
 display the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   display a keypad dialer on another portion of the display component.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the display component is a touchscreen component responsive to touch input. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the dialer interface logic to be executed by the processor component to:
 display the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   display contact information from a contact database on another portion of the display component, the contact information including at least one contact communication identifier associated with the contact.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the contact information includes a default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact such that communication requests made to a contact use the default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , the dialer interface logic to be executed by the processor component to:
 accept input overriding the default outbound communication identifier and replacing it with one of the other outbound communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request.   
     
     
         17 . A computer implemented method, comprising:
 displaying at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with an outbound communication request on a display component under control of the computing device;   receiving input indicating a destination communication identifier;   selecting one of the at least two communication identifiers to be associated with the outbound communication request; and   causing the communication request to be initiated using the selected communication identifier as the outbound communication identifier associated with the communication request.   
     
     
         18 . The computer implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the communication request includes a telephone call communication request, a short message service (SMS) text communication request, a multi-media message service (MMS) communication request, a video chat communication request, and a text chat communication request. 
     
     
         19 . The computer implemented method of  claim 18 , wherein the communication identifier includes a telephone number, a social media identifier, and a chat identifier. 
     
     
         20 . The computer implemented method of  claim 19 , comprising:
 displaying the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   displaying a keypad dialer on another portion of the display component.   
     
     
         21 . The computer implemented method of  claim 19 , wherein the display component is a touchscreen component responsive to touch input. 
     
     
         22 . The computer implemented method of  claim 19 , comprising:
 displaying the at least two communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request on one portion of the display component; and   displaying contact information from a contact database on another portion of the display component, the contact information including at least one contact communication identifier associated with the contact.   
     
     
         23 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , wherein the contact information includes a default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact such that communication requests made to a contact use the default outbound communication identifier associated with the contact. 
     
     
         24 . The computer implemented method of  claim 23 , comprising:
 accepting input overriding the default outbound communication identifier; and replacing it with one of the other outbound communication identifiers capable of being associated with a communication request.