Setting Reminders From An Instant Messaging Application
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1. A method for setting a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising:
- determining a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within textual input received by the instant messaging application; and
sending an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for the reminder.
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Abstract
A method for providing a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising receiving textual input from within the instant messaging application. In response to receiving the textual input, a reminder-triggering condition is determined based on a predetermined symbol within the textual input. An instant message is sent that includes the reminder-triggering condition for the reminder.
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1. A method for setting a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising:
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determining a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within textual input received by the instant messaging application; and sending an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for the reminder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to:
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determine a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within textual input received by the instant messaging application; and send an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for a reminder. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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a memory for storing data for an instant messaging application; a processor operatively coupled to the memory to execute the instant messaging application; a user interface for receiving textual input for the instant messaging application, wherein the processor, in response to receiving the textual input via the user interface, is configured to determine a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within the textual input; and a transceiver for transmitting an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for a reminder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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