METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING AN OPERATION INTERFACE FOR INSTANT MESSAGES ON A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of implementing an operation interface for operating different instant message (IM) systems executed on a portable communication device, which has a display screen, a navigation key and a plurality of key buttons, comprising the following steps:
- generating a plurality of groups containing a plurality of contacts on the operation interface in the display screen;
setting a counter for the contacts to accumulate the number of times of incoming messages are received or outgoing messages are sent corresponding to each contact;
sorting the contacts in a sequence order according to the counted value; and
displaying the contacts on the operation interface in the display screen according to the sorted contacts.
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Abstract
An operation interface for instant messages (IM) on a portable communication device is provided. In method of implementing such interfaces, the contacts or IM systems are organized into groups and can be switched by using a navigator key or predefined hotkeys. In addition, a counter can be set to record of the number of times an incoming message is received for each contact. The sequence order of contacts can be rearranged according to the counted values, and the most frequently receiving incoming message of contacts can be displayed on the screen of the device. Also, once the user receives an incoming message, the device can prompt the user with different audible or visual signals according selected attributes of the incoming message.
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1. A method of implementing an operation interface for operating different instant message (IM) systems executed on a portable communication device, which has a display screen, a navigation key and a plurality of key buttons, comprising the following steps:
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generating a plurality of groups containing a plurality of contacts on the operation interface in the display screen;
setting a counter for the contacts to accumulate the number of times of incoming messages are received or outgoing messages are sent corresponding to each contact;
sorting the contacts in a sequence order according to the counted value; and
displaying the contacts on the operation interface in the display screen according to the sorted contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of implementing an operation interface for operating different Instant Message (IM) systems executed on a portable communication device, which has a display screen, a navigation key and a plurality of key buttons, comprising the following steps:
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generating a plurality of predefined groups containing a plurality of contacts according to predefined statuses of the contacts on the operation interface in the display screen;
setting a counter for the each contact to accumulate the number of times of incoming messages are received corresponding to each contact;
sorting the contacts in a sequence order according to the counted value; and
displaying the contacts on the operation interface in the display screen according to the sorted contacts. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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