Methods for responding to an email message by call from a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a client device, a message and corresponding metadata in a first application, the metadata including a call identifier corresponding to a sender of the message;
displaying the message or information associated with the message in the first application;
retrieving the call identifier corresponding to the sender of the message from the metadata associated with the message or a contact entry matching the sender from an external source of contact information, wherein the call identifier is not viewable in the displayed message;
while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, providing an option to call the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata;
while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, enabling user selection of the option to call the sender of the message; and
in response to a user selection of the option to call the sender of the message, initiating a call to the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata.
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Abstract
Methods for responding to an email message by a phone call from a mobile device are described. In some embodiments, mobile devices are capable of receiving emails. The emails may be in form of messages in a threaded conversation. Each message has metadata and the metadata includes a phone number corresponding to a sender of the message. The text or information associated with the message is displayed but not the metadata. While a user is reading the message displayed on the mobile device, the user is provided with a plurality of options to respond to the message, an option is for the user to call the sender of the message using the phone number in the metadata. Upon selecting such an option, the user is able to initiate a call to the sender of the message by activating a feature to call using the phone number stored in the metadata without physically looking up and dialing the sender'"'"'s number. Other embodiments are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, a message and corresponding metadata in a first application, the metadata including a call identifier corresponding to a sender of the message; displaying the message or information associated with the message in the first application; retrieving the call identifier corresponding to the sender of the message from the metadata associated with the message or a contact entry matching the sender from an external source of contact information, wherein the call identifier is not viewable in the displayed message; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, providing an option to call the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, enabling user selection of the option to call the sender of the message; and in response to a user selection of the option to call the sender of the message, initiating a call to the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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one or more computer processors; and a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to; receive a message and corresponding metadata in a first application, the metadata including a call identifier corresponding to a sender of the message; display the message or information associated with the message in the first application; retrieve the call identifier corresponding to the sender of the message from the metadata associated with the message or a contact entry matching the sender from an external source of contact information, wherein the call identifier is not viewable in the displayed message; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, provide an option to call the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, enable user selection of the option to call the sender of the message; and in response to a user selection of the option to call the sender of the message, initiate a call to the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:
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receive a message and corresponding metadata in a first application, the metadata including a call identifier corresponding to a sender of the message; display the message or information associated with the message in the first application; retrieve the call identifier corresponding to the sender of the message from the metadata associated with the message or a contact entry matching the sender in an external source of contact information, wherein the call identifier is not viewable in the displayed message; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, provide an option to call the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata; while displaying the message or the information associated with the message in the first application, enable user selection of the option to call the sender of the message; and in response to a user selection of the option to call the sender of the message, initiate a call to the sender of the message using the call identifier included in the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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