Method and apparatus to implement themes for a handheld device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a multimedia message (MM) from an MMSC;
identifying the MM message as a themes MM; and
automatically filing the MM in a theme folder in the user'"'"'s inbox.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the delivery, administration and application of themes to a cellular telephone device. The apparatus, in one embodiment, comprises an inbox to receive a multimedia message (MM) containing a theme, a filing logic to place the MM in a themes folder, a themes folder available to the user to browse the theme MMs, and a client-side application to apply the theme to the user'"'"'s cellular telephone device. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes notification logic to notify a web page associated with the user to change its display to match the theme applied by the user to the cellular telephone device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message (MM) from an MMSC;
identifying the MM message as a themes MM; and
automatically filing the MM in a theme folder in the user'"'"'s inbox. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handheld device capable of supporting themes, the handheld device comprising:
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an inbox for receiving multimedia messages, the inbox including a theme folder for theme messages; and
a filing logic to automatically file theme messages in the theme folder.
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13. A handheld device capable of supporting themes, the handheld device comprising:
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a receiving logic to receive a theme;
a theme client to install the theme onto the handheld device; and
a messaging logic to send a message to a web interface associated with the handheld device to trigger the web interface to add a corresponding theme. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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