Method, devices, and system for determining the presence status of a message recipient and displaying the name and presence indication of entries in an address book matching partial input based on the location of a mobile communication device
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1. A method performed by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- displaying a message composition user interface by an application executing on the mobile communication device;
responsive to determining that a partial input received via the message composition user interface matches two or more entries in an address book, automatically displaying a name and a presence indication for each of the two or more entries matching the partial input based on a trigger condition, wherein the presence indication is based on a color associated with the name, wherein the partial input comprises less than all the characters of names of the two or more entries that are being displayed, and wherein the trigger condition is a location of the mobile communication device;
receiving a selection of one of the names of the two or more entries that are being displayed via the message composition user interface; and
sending a message to a contact associated with the selected name, wherein when the presence indication indicates that a person corresponding to the contact is in an out of office state, the presence indication enables a user of the mobile communication device to select one or more alternative means for sending the message to the contact.
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Abstract
A communication device receives an out-of-office message regarding a first contact. An application executing on the communication device displays a name of the first contact and an out-of-office indication regarding the first contact without displaying said out-of-office message.
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1. A method performed by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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displaying a message composition user interface by an application executing on the mobile communication device; responsive to determining that a partial input received via the message composition user interface matches two or more entries in an address book, automatically displaying a name and a presence indication for each of the two or more entries matching the partial input based on a trigger condition, wherein the presence indication is based on a color associated with the name, wherein the partial input comprises less than all the characters of names of the two or more entries that are being displayed, and wherein the trigger condition is a location of the mobile communication device; receiving a selection of one of the names of the two or more entries that are being displayed via the message composition user interface; and sending a message to a contact associated with the selected name, wherein when the presence indication indicates that a person corresponding to the contact is in an out of office state, the presence indication enables a user of the mobile communication device to select one or more alternative means for sending the message to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device comprising a memory device and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory device such that when executed, cause the mobile communication device to:
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display a message composition user interface by an application executing on the mobile communication device; receive a partial input via the message composition user interface; responsive to a determination that the partial input matches two or more entries in an address book, automatically display a name and a presence indication for each of the two or more entries matching the partial input based on a trigger condition, wherein the presence indication is based on a color associated with the name, wherein the partial input comprises less than all the characters of names of the two or more entries that are being displayed, and wherein the trigger condition is a location of the mobile communication device; receive a selection of one of the names of the two or more entries that are being displayed; and send a message to a contact associated with the selected name, wherein when the presence indication indicates that a person corresponding to the contact is in an out of office state, the presence indication enables a user of the mobile communication device to select one or more alternative means for sending the message to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer instructions executable by a processor to implement a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a message composition user interface by an application executing on a mobile communication device; responsive to determining that a partial input received via the message composition user interface matches two or more entries in an address book, automatically displaying a name and a presence indication for each of the two or more entries matching the partial input based on a trigger condition, wherein the presence indication is based on a color associated with the name, wherein the partial input comprises less than all the characters of the names of the two or more entries that are being displayed, and wherein the trigger condition is a location of the mobile communication device; receiving a selection of one of the names of the two or more entries that are being displayed via the message composition user interface; and sending a message to a contact associated with the selected name, wherein when the presence indication indicates that a person corresponding to the contact is in an out of office state, the presence indication enables a user of the mobile communication device to select one or more alternative means for sending the message to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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