SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20110087994A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Swink, Cristy, Snydal, Jonathan Solis, Shia, Megan Elisabeth, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 9,600,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: detecting a selection of an item, the item being displayed via user interface (UI); searching for information associated with the item for which selection is detected, wherein the searching is performed automatically based, at least, upon the detecting the selection of the item; and displaying search results, via the UI, wherein the displaying the search results is performed automatically during the selection of the item. In some embodiments, the search results comprise at least one of: a voicemail, a number of voicemails, messaging details, a portion of text, contacts information or social media information associated with the item for which selection is detected.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a selection of an item, the item being displayed via user interface (UI);

searching for information associated with the item for which selection is detected, wherein the searching is performed automatically based, at least, upon the detecting the selection of the item; and

displaying search results, via the UI, wherein the displaying the search results is performed automatically during the selection of the item.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the selection of the item comprises detecting at least one of:

a scroll command associated with scrolling to the item, an icon or cursor position corresponding to a location of the item, an input to the UI corresponding to the item or an input to the UI corresponding to a location of the item.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the scrolling is vertical scrolling.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise at least one of:

a voicemail associated with the item for which selection is detected;

a number of voicemails associated with the item for which selection is detected;

messaging details associated with the item for which selection is detected;

at least a portion of text associated with the item for which selection is detected;

contacts information associated with a sender or recipient of the item for which selection is detected;

or social media information associated with a sender or recipient of the item for which selection is detected.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the item for which selection is detected is at least one of:

one or more conversations, wherein the one or more conversations comprise at least one of a text message or a voice call;

or a search result listing comprising a plurality of results of a performed search.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the item for which selection is detected is displayed over a first display region of the UI and the displaying the search results comprise displaying the search results over a second display region of the UI.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first display region of the UI and the second display region are non-overlapping.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein during a time period of displaying the search results, the first portion of the display region comprises a first location and during a time period of not displaying the search results the first portion of the display region comprises a second location.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying, via a user interface (UI), indicia of messaging information on a first portion of a display region of a communication device; and

displaying, via the UI, search results associated with the messaging information,

wherein the displaying the search results is based, at least, on detecting a selection of the messaging information,

and wherein the displaying the search results comprises displaying the search results during a time period for which the messaging information is selected, and not displaying the search results during a time period for which the messaging information is not selected.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the first portion of the display region corresponds to a first location during the time period while the messaging information is selected, and the first portion of the display region corresponds to a second location during the time period while the messaging information is not selected.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the displaying the search results comprises displaying at least one of:

indicia of whether one or more voicemails have not been reviewed and are associated with the messaging information for which selection is detected;

or indicia of a number of voicemails that have not been reviewed and are associated with the messaging information for which selection is detected.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the messaging information for which selection is detected comprises a conversation thread comprising at least one text message.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

an information retrieval component configured to;

display an item via a user interface (UI);

detect a selection of the item;

search for information associated with the item for which selection is detected, wherein searching is performed automatically based, at least, upon detecting the selection of the item; and

display search results, wherein displaying is performed for a time period during which the item is selected; and

a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, if executed, cause the functions of the information retrieval component to be performed.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein detecting the selection of the item comprises detecting at least one of:

a scroll command associated with scrolling to the item for which selection is detected, an icon or cursor position corresponding to a location of the item for which selection is detected, an input to the UI corresponding to the item for which selection is detected or an input to the UI corresponding to a location of the item for which selection is detected.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the scrolling is vertical scrolling.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the search results comprise at least one of:

a voicemail associated with the item for which selection is detected;

a number of voicemails associated with the item for which selection is detected;

messaging details associated with the item for which selection is detected;

at least a portion of text associated with the item for which selection is detected;

contacts information associated with a sender or recipient of the item for which selection is detected;

or social media information associated with a sender or recipient of the item for which selection is detected.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the item for which selection is detected is at least one of:

one or more conversations, wherein the one or more conversations comprise at least one of a text message or a voice call;

or a search result listing comprising a plurality of search results.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the item for which selection is detected is displayed over a first display region of the UI and the search results are displayed over a second display region of the UI.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first display region of the UI and the second display region are non-overlapping.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein during a time period of displaying the search results, the first portion of the display region comprises a first location and during a time period of not displaying the search results the first portion of the display region comprises a second location.