Integration of push services with applications

• US 20060235872A1
• Filed: 04/19/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Paas, Julian, Kline, Rob
• Granted Patent: US 9,031,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

An application program on a mobile device provides a user interface that integrates application data with data from a push data service from a remote server. The integration of application data and pushed data is performed on the basis of a common element shared between the application data and the pushed data.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user interface for an application program on a mobile device, the device including a display and a memory storing application data for use by the application program, wherein the display renders the user interface for the application program, and wherein the application data includes data associated with an application element, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving pushed data from a push service, the pushed data including content data associated with a content element;

integrating the content data into the application data on the basis of concordance between the content element and the application element, so as to generate integrated data; and

displaying the integrated data within the user interface.

2. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the content element comprises a plurality of content elements and wherein the pushed data includes content data fields each associated with one of the plurality of content elements, and wherein the application element includes a plurality of application elements each having associated application data, and wherein the step of integrating includes integrating the content data fields with the associated application data on the basis of each content element and its corresponding application element.

3. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the application element and the content element each comprise dates.

4. The method claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of integrating includes integrating content data associated with a particular date into application data associated with the same particular date.

5. The method claimed in claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the integrated data includes displaying the application data and the content data associated with the same date.

6. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of fields including at least one application field for displaying the application data associated with a given application element, and wherein the at least one application field further includes a content field for displaying the content data associated with the content element corresponding to the given application element.

7. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the application program comprises a calendar program, the application data comprises appointment data, and the application element comprises a date.

8. The method claimed in claim 7, wherein the content data comprises information regarding weather forecasts.

9. The method claimed in claim 8, wherein the content data includes a graphical image or icon indicative of the weather forecast.

10. A wireless mobile device having an application program, comprising:

a display screen for displaying a user interface for the application program;

a memory containing application data for use by the application program, the application data including data associated with an application element;

a communication subsystem for receiving pushed data from a push service, the pushed data including content data associated with a content element; and

an integration module for integrating the content data into the application data on the basis of concordance between the content element and the application element, so as to generate integrated data,

wherein the integrated data is displayed within the user interface.

11. The mobile device claimed in claim 10, wherein the content element comprises a plurality of content elements and wherein the pushed data includes content data fields each associated with one of the plurality of content elements, and wherein the application element includes a plurality of application elements each having associated application data, and wherein the integration module integrates the content data fields with the associated application data on the basis of each content element and its corresponding application element.

12. The mobile device claimed in claim 10, wherein the application element and the content element each comprise dates.

13. The mobile device claimed in claim 12, wherein the integration module integrates content data associated with a particular date into application data associated with the same particular date.

14. The mobile device claimed in claim 13, wherein user interface displayed on the display screen includes the application data and the content data associated with the same date.

15. The mobile device claimed in claim 10, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of fields including at least one application field for displaying the application data associated with a given application element, and wherein the at least one application field further includes a content field for displaying the content data associated with the content element corresponding to the given application element.

16. The mobile device claimed in claim 10, wherein the application program comprises a calendar program, the application data comprises appointment data, and the application element comprises a date.

17. The mobile device claimed in claim 16, wherein the content data comprises information regarding weather forecasts.

18. The mobile device claimed in claim 17, wherein the content data includes a graphical image or icon indicative of the weather forecast.

19. A computer program product having a computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable instructions for providing a user interface for an application program on a mobile device, the device including a display and a memory storing application data for use by the application program, wherein the display renders the user interface for the application program, and wherein the application data includes data associated with an application element, wherein the mobile device receives pushed data from a push service, the pushed data including content data associated with a content element, the computer executable instructions comprising:

computer executable instructions for integrating the content data into the application data on the basis of concordance between the content element and the application element, so as to generate integrated data; and

computer executable instructions for displaying the integrated data within the user interface.

20. The computer program product claimed in claim 19, wherein the content element comprises a plurality of content elements and wherein the pushed data includes content data fields each associated with one of the plurality of content elements, and wherein the application element includes a plurality of application elements each having associated application data, and wherein the computer executable instructions for integrating include computer executable instructions for integrating the content data fields with the associated application data on the basis of each content element and its corresponding application element.

21. The computer program product claimed in claim 19, wherein the application element and the content element each comprise dates and wherein the computer executable instructions for integrating include computer executable instructions for integrating content data associated with a particular date into application data associated with the same particular date.

22. The computer program product claimed in claim 19, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of fields including at least one application field for displaying the application data associated with a given application element, and wherein the at least one application field further includes a content field for displaying the content data associated with the content element corresponding to the given application element.

23. The computer program product claimed in claim 19, wherein the application program comprises a calendar program, the application data comprises appointment data, and the application element comprises a date.

24. The computer program product claimed in claim 23, wherein the content data comprises information regarding weather forecasts.

25. The computer program product claimed in claim 24, wherein the content data includes a graphical image or icon indicative of the weather forecast.