Abstract: A device and method of presenting the payload of data received in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) supported format based on the current status of a portable mobile communications device is disclosed. The portable mobile communications device receives data in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) supported format. The portable mobile communications device then determines its current status to determine whether incoming IMS data should be presented as text or as speech. Next, it is determined whether the payload of the received data is in textual or audible form. The data payload is converted from text to speech or from speech to text if the original data payload format is incompatible with the data output options associated with the current status of the portable mobile communications device.

Abstract: A portable communication device and associated method of simultaneously engaging in a circuit-switched communication session and a packet-switched communication session are provided. The method includes receiving circuit-switched audio associated with the circuit-switched communication session and receiving packet-switched audio associated with a packet-switched communication session, wherein at least a portion of the packet-switched audio is received simultaneously with a portion of the circuit-switched audio. The simultaneously received circuit-switched audio and packet-switched audio are selectively presented to a user.