Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method Providing Time Data in a Messaging Environment
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1. A method of providing an output on a first electronic device, the first electronic device operable to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
- determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication;
detecting a predetermined input; and
responsive to the detecting a predetermined input, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first time in association with the first indication.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which time data regarding certain aspects of a messaging conversation on a handheld electronic device are made available to a user. Such time data is provided, for instance, in situations where an interruption has occurred during a messaging conversation. Time data can also be provided to a user on demand in certain circumstances.
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1. A method of providing an output on a first electronic device, the first electronic device operable to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; outputting a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication; detecting a predetermined input; and responsive to the detecting a predetermined input, outputting a first time stamp representative of the first time in association with the first indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first electronic device for providing an output on the first electronic device, the first electronic device operable to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, the first electronic device comprising:
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a display; a memory; and a processor electronically coupled with the display and the memory, the processor configured to; determine that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; output a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication; detect a predetermined input; and responsive to the detecting a predetermined input, output a first time stamp representative of the first time in association with the first indication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions embedded thereon for execution by a processor of a first electronic device for providing an output on the first electronic device, the first electronic device operable to be in electronic communication with a second electronic device, such that when executed, the processor:
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determines that a first messaging communication has occurred at a first time between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; outputs a first indication that is representative of at least a portion of the first communication; detects a predetermined input; and responsive to the detecting a predetermined input, outputs a first time stamp representative of the first time in association with the first indication. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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