SYSTEM, METHOD, AND USER INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING FOR MESSAGES WITH ATTACHMENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20070250583A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hardy, Michael Thomas, Bocking, Andrew Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Embodiments of a system, method, and user interface for searching for messages with attachments on mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a messaging application is programmed such that, in operation, a user is presented with a search screen in which the user may define search parameters for a search. A search parameter associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type is provided, and more specifically, an option to search for messages (e.g. electronic mail messages) having one or more attachments is made available to the user.

Claims

1. A method of searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a plurality of search parameters in a search screen to a user, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device;

receiving a request from the user to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type;

displaying a plurality of user-selectable message types in response to the request, wherein the plurality of user-selectable message types comprises a message type associated with messages having one or more attachments;

determining whether the user has selected the message type associated with messages having one or more attachments;

executing a message search; and

displaying results of the message search in a search results screen,

wherein messages having one or more attachments are identified by the message search where it is determined that the user has selected the message type associated with messages having one or more attachments at the determining step.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of search parameters is displayed to the user in a menu.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user-selectable message types is displayed to the user in a menu.

4. A computer-readable medium on which a plurality of executable instructions is stored, the instructions for performing the steps of the method of controlling the display of images on a mobile device as claimed in claim 1.

5. A system for searching messages with attachments on a mobile device, wherein the system comprises:

a processor;

a memory; and

a display screen;

wherein a messaging applications is executable by the processor; and

wherein the messaging application is programmed such that, in operation, the steps of the method as claimed in claim 1 are performed at the mobile device.