Selection of delivery mechanism for text-based document
First Claim
1. In a system that includes one or more applications, each application configured to perform a particular action on a text document, a method for performing actions associated with the one or more applications on a text document without switching from one application to another application, the method comprising:
- presenting a user interface to a user, the user interface including a plurality of action icons each associated with a particular action module;
receiving text from the user into a text screen of the user interface to create a text document;
receiving input from the user to select at least one action module through the plurality of icons; and
activating each application associated with the selected at least one action module, wherein each application performs a corresponding action on the text document.
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Abstract
A multipurpose text application which provides a user interface which provides a plurality of delivery mechanisms or actions for handling a text document prepared using the user interface. Actions can include text messaging, instant messaging, emailing, creating contact entries, creating calendar entries, creating journal entries, creating note or memos, creating tasks, and storing a draft of the text document. The user can select one or more actions before, during or after the text document is created. In addition, the network status of one or more intended recipients can be monitored to assist the user in selecting the action.
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34 Claims
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1. In a system that includes one or more applications, each application configured to perform a particular action on a text document, a method for performing actions associated with the one or more applications on a text document without switching from one application to another application, the method comprising:
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presenting a user interface to a user, the user interface including a plurality of action icons each associated with a particular action module;
receiving text from the user into a text screen of the user interface to create a text document;
receiving input from the user to select at least one action module through the plurality of icons; and
activating each application associated with the selected at least one action module, wherein each application performs a corresponding action on the text document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for selecting a delivery mechanism for a text document after creation of the text document, the method comprising:
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initiating a multipurpose text application that presents a user interface that includes a text screen to a user;
receiving text into the text screen to compose a text document, the text screen identifying a plurality of delivery mechanisms for the text document;
selecting a delivery mechanism for the text document from the plurality of delivery mechanisms, each delivery mechanism associated with a particular application; and
completing the selected delivery mechanism for the text document by activating the particular application associated with each selected delivery mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for allowing a user to draft a text document and to select one or more actions to take on the text document without the text document being dedicated to one of the actions before drafting the text document, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface configured to allow a user to create a text document;
associating the user interface with two or more action modules, wherein one of the action modules is configured to initiate an instant messaging transaction; and
performing an action on the text document in accordance with a user selection of at least one of the two or more action modules. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system having a user device, the user device configured to allow a user to draft a text document and select between at least two actions to perform on the text document without having to open two or more separate text-based applications associated with the at least two actions, the system comprising:
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a user interface configured to allow a user to draft a text document;
a first action module associated with the user interface, the first action module configured to receive the content of the text document and initiate a particular action on the text document using a corresponding first application when the first action module is selected by a user, the first action module configured to initiate an instant messaging transaction; and
a second action module associated with the user interface, the second action module configured to receive the content of the text document and initiate a particular action on the text document using a corresponding second application when the second action module is selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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