SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING ITEMS TO A GROUP

• US 20100262924A1
• Filed: 04/08/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Kalu, Kalu Onuka
• Application Number:
  US12/420,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262924A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A communication device is configured to manage the sending and receiving of items and associated comments. The communication device may comprise a display screen upon which items and messages are displayed. A microprocessor configured to operate an item management application. The item management application provides an item within a peer-to-peer, serverless network of communication devices with each communication device associated with a member of a group and the group associated with the item and to provide comments, relating to the item, within the network to the communication devices due to the group being associated with the item.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a display screen configured to display one or more items;

a microprocessor communicatively coupled to the display screen; and

an item management application configured to manage the one or more items and one or more comments associated with each of the one or more items;

wherein the microprocessor is configured to control operation of the item management application;

wherein the item management application is configured to

provide an item within a peer-to-peer, serverless network to one or more additional communication devices, wherein each communication device is associated with a group and wherein a particular item is shared among the communication devices associated with the group;

wherein the item management application is further configured to provide the one or more comments, relating to a particular item, within the peer-to-peer, serverless network to the communication devices due to the group being associated with the item.

2. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the particular item is one of a list, a picture, a conversation, a calendar, or an address book.

3. The communication device of claim 2 wherein the list is one of a shopping list, a to-do list, or a gift list.

4. The communication device of claim 2 wherein the item management application provides the list to each communication device associated with the group in the event that the list changes.

5. The communication device of claim 2 wherein the item management application is configured to provide the calendar to each communication device associated with the group in the event that at least one of a new entry is entered, an entry is deleted, or an entry is modified.

6. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the item management application is configured to provide the one or more items and associated one or more comments to each communication device associated with the group in near real time.

7. The communication device of claim 6 wherein the item management application is configured to provide the one or more items and associated one or more comments by sending one or more push messages.

8. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the communication device is one of a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a laptop, or a computer.

9. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the associated comment comprises a voice message.

10. A method comprising;

providing an item management application on a communication device;

receiving a selection of a group displayed on the communication device, wherein the group comprises at least two members;

providing an item within a peer-to-peer, serverless network to one or more additional communication devices, wherein each of the one or more additional communication devices is associated with the group and wherein the group is associated with the item; and

providing one or more comments, relating to the item, within the peer-to-peer, serverless network to each of the additional communication devices due to the group being associated with the item.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the item is one of a list, a picture, a conversation, a calendar, or an address book.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the list is one of a shopping list, a to-do list, or a gift list.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving and displaying the list in the event that the list changes.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving and displaying the calendar in the event that at least one of a new entry is entered, an entry is deleted, or an entry is modified.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein providing the item within the peer-to-peer, serverless network to communication devices is provided in near real time using one or more push messages.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein providing one or more comments over the network to communication devices is provided in near real time using one or more push messages.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the communication device is one of a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a laptop, or a computer.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the associated comment comprises a voice message.

19. A processor-readable medium having an item management application configured for managing one or more items and one or more comments for a communication device, the item management application causing the communication device to:

providing the item management application on a communication device;

receiving a selection of a group displayed on the communication device, wherein the group comprises at least two members;

providing an item within a peer-to-peer, serverless network to one or more additional communication devices, wherein each of the one or more additional communication devices is associated with the group and wherein the group is associated with the item; and

providing one or more comments, relating to the item, within the peer-to-peer, serverless network to each of the additional communication devices due to the group being associated with the item.

20. The processor-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the communication device is one of a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a laptop, or a computer.