SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EXTENDABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USER INTERFACE

• US 20110010639A1
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Maguire, Michael, Pathiyal, Krishna K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,844 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.

Claims

1. A method of providing functionality on a mobile device having a display, comprising:

receiving at the mobile device an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message;

displaying on the display at least a portion of the electronic message; and

in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a menu list of at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address, including adding the e-mail address to an address book on the mobile device and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic message is an e-mail message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic message is an SMS message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises an operation involving an application other than a message application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises an operation involving an address book application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving at the mobile device the selection of the e-mail address comprises receiving a cursor positioning over the e-mail address.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving selection of the at least one function.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising launching an application associated with the at least one function.

9. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a display;

an input device; and

a processor, connected to the display and the input device, and configured to receive an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message, display on the display at least a portion of the electronic message, and in response to a selection of the e-mail address at the input device, display on the display a menu list of at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address, including adding the e-mail address to an address book on the mobile device and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the electronic message is an e-mail message.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the electronic message is an SMS message.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the at least one function comprises an operation involving an application other than a message application.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the at least one function comprises an operation involving an address book application.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the receiving the selection of the e-mail address comprises receiving a cursor positioning over the e-mail address.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 9, further comprising the processor configured to receive selection of the at least one function.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 15, further comprising the processor configured to launch an application associated with the at least one function.

17. A method of providing functionality on a mobile device having a display, comprising:

receiving at the mobile device an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message;

displaying on the display at least a portion of the electronic message; and

in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a menu list at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address.

18. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a display;

an input device; and

a processor, connected to the display and the input device, and configured to receive an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message, display on the display at least a portion of the electronic message, and in response to a selection of the e-mail address at the input device, display on the display a menu list of at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address.

19. A method of providing functionality on a mobile device having a display, comprising:

receiving at the mobile device an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message;

displaying on the display at least a portion of the electronic message; and

in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a description of at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address.

20. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a display;

an input device; and

a processor, connected to the display and the input device, and configured to receive an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message, display on the display at least a portion of the electronic message, and in response to a selection of the e-mail address at the input device, display on the display a description of at least one function that can be performed on the e-mail address.