Handheld electronic device and associated method providing time data in a messaging environment
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1. A method of providing an output on at least one of a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device being adapted to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
- determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first device and the second device;
outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
determining that a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the first time substantially without further communication between the first device and the second device; and
responsive to said determining that a predetermined period of time has elapsed, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first time.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which time data regarding certain aspects of a messaging conversation on a handheld electronic device are made available to a user. Such time data is provided, for instance, in situations where an interruption has occurred during a messaging conversation. Time data can also be provided to a user on demand in certain circumstances.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing an output on at least one of a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device being adapted to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first device and the second device;
outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
determining that a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the first time substantially without further communication between the first device and the second device; and
responsive to said determining that a predetermined period of time has elapsed, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing an output on at least one of a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device being adapted to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first device and the second device;
outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
detecting a predetermined input; and
responsive to said detecting a predetermined input, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing an output on at least one of a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device being adapted to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first device and the second device;
outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
determining that a first period of time has elapsed since the first time substantially without further communication between the first device and the second device; and
responsive to said determining that a first period of time has elapsed, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first period of time. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A handheld electronic device adapted to be in electronic communication with another electronic device, the handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus including a processor and a memory;
an input apparatus; and
an output apparatus;
the processor apparatus being adapted to receive input from the input apparatus and to provide output to the output apparatus;
the processor apparatus being adapted to determine that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the handheld electronic device and the another electronic device;
the output apparatus being adapted to output a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
the processor apparatus being adapted to determine that a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the first time substantially without further communication between the handheld electronic device and the another electronic device; and
responsive to a determination that a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the output apparatus being adapted to output a first time stamp representative of the first time.
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