User interface for integrating applications on a mobile communication device

• US 20050261011A1
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Scott, Sherryl Lee Lorraine
• Granted Patent: US 8,856,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/42 Graphical user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012

Abstract

A user interface, in accordance with the teachings described herein, is provided for integrating applications on a mobile communication device. An instant messaging user interface may be included for displaying an instant messaging communication that includes an instant messaging contact. An instant messaging user interface menu may be included for displaying a list of commands, one or more of the commands being specific to the displayed instant messaging contact, and the list of commands including a command associated with a calendar application. The user interface may be operable to automatically launch the calendar application in response to a user selecting the command associated with the calendar application. A field in the calendar application may be automatically populated with the instant messaging contact.

Claims

1. A method for integrating an instant messaging application with other applications on a mobile communication device, comprising:

displaying an instant messaging communication on an instant messaging user interface that includes an instant messaging contact;

displaying an instant messaging user interface menu having a list of commands, one or more of the commands being specific to the displayed instant messaging contact, and the list of commands including a command associated with a calendar application;

in response to a user selecting the command associated with the calendar application, automatically launching the calendar application; and

automatically populating a field in the calendar application with the instant messaging contact.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the instant messaging contact is displayed as a selectable field in the instant messaging application.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the instant messaging user interface menu is displayed in response to a user selecting the selectable field.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to a user selecting the selectable field, automatically launching an address book application that includes an address book listing for the instant messaging contact.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a user selecting a contact list command, automatically displaying an instant messaging contact list that includes the instant messaging contact.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the selectable field is a hypertext link.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the instant messaging contact list includes presence information that indicates whether one or more contacts in the instant messaging contact list are currently available for an instant messaging communication.

8. In a mobile communication device having an instant messaging application and a calendar application, a user interface comprising:

an instant messaging user interface for displaying an instant messaging communication that includes an instant messaging contact; and

an instant messaging user interface menu for displaying a list of commands, one or more of the commands being specific to the displayed instant messaging contact, and the list of commands including a command associated with the calendar application;

the user interface being operable to automatically launch the calendar application in response to a user selecting the command associated with the calendar application;

wherein a field in the calendar application is automatically populated with the instant messaging contact.

9. The user interface of claim 8, wherein the instant messaging contact is displayed as a selectable field.

10. The user interface of claim 9, wherein the user interface is operable to display the instant messaging user interface menu in response to a user selecting the selectable field.

11. The user interface of claim 9, wherein the user interface is operable to automatically launch an address book application in response to a user selecting the selectable field.

12. The user interface of claim 8, wherein the user interface is operable to automatically display an instant messaging contact list in response to a user selecting a contact list command.

13. The user interface of claim 9, wherein the selectable field is a hypertext link.

14. The user interface of claim 8, further comprising:

an instant messaging contact list user interface for displaying a plurality of instant messaging contacts;

the instant messaging contact list user interface being further operable to display presence information for one or more of the instant messaging contacts, the presence information indicating whether the instant messaging contact is currently available for an instant messaging communication.

15. The user interface of claim 8, wherein the calendar application automatically selects a default time for a calendar entry based on the time of a current instant messaging communication.