TAGGING INSTANT MESSAGE CONTENT FOR RETRIEVAL USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20130225212A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Corporation (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Khan, Tabarak
• Granted Patent: US 8,965,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications using a mobile communication device. A marking application in cooperation with a messaging application displays a message communication on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, enables navigation to a selected position within the message communication and receives a signal to mark the selected position with a tag. A manually actuated signal is provided to mark the selected position within the message communication and receive an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule. Receiving the manually actuated signal includes receiving one of: a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard or a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface. The mobile communication device allows users to more efficiently tag and retrieve content transmitted in substantially real-time.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications, the method comprising:

displaying a message communication on a graphical user interface of a mobile communication device;

enabling navigation to a selected position within the message communication; and

receiving a signal to mark the selected position with a tag.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the signal to mark the selected position with the tag further comprises:

receiving a manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication; and

receiving an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein receiving the manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication includes receiving one of:

a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard of the mobile communication device and a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface of the mobile communication device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

associating at least one of;

the first actuation signal from the user-selected key and the second actuation signal from the user-selected icon with the tag;

detecting selection of one of the user-selected key and the user-selected icon;

retrieving the selected position associated with the tag; and

presenting content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein presenting content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position includes generating a split window having a previous session window and a current session window.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

associating at least one additional position and content with the user-selected key;

receiving a plurality of first actuation signals from the user-selected key; and

presenting the at least one additional position and content in the previous session window.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein detecting selection of one of the user-selected key and the user-selected icon further comprises presenting a table on the graphical user interface that displays programmed user-selected keys.

8. A computer program product provided on a computer readable medium for marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications, the computer program product comprising computer instructions which, upon execution by a processor of the mobile communication device, cause the processor to:

display a message communication on a graphical user interface of a mobile communication device;

enable navigation to a selected position within the message communication; and

receive a signal to mark the selected position with a tag.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein receiving the signal to mark the selected position with the tag includes:

receiving a manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication; and

receiving an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein receiving the manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication includes receiving one of:

a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard of the mobile communication device and a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface of the mobile communication device.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the computer program product comprises computer instructions which, upon execution by a processor of the mobile communication device, cause the processor to:

associate at least one of;

the first actuation signal from the user-selected key and the second actuation signal from the user-selected icon with the tag;

detect selection of one of the user-selected key and the user-selected icon;

retrieve the selected position associated with the tag; and

present content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the processor programmed to present content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position is further programmed to generate a split window having a previous session window and a current session window.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer program product comprises computer instructions which, upon execution by a processor of the mobile communication device, cause the processor to:

associate additional positions and content with the user-selected key;

receive a plurality of first actuation signals from the user-selected key; and

present the additional positions and content in the previous session window.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein detecting selection of the user-selected key or the user-selected icon further comprises presenting a table on the graphical user interface that displays programmed user-selected keys.

15. A mobile communication device for marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications, the mobile communication device comprising:

a processor programmed to;

display a message communication on a graphical user interface of a mobile communication device;

enable navigation to a selected position within the message communication; and

receive a signal to mark the selected position with a tag.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein the processor programmed to receive the signal to mark the selected position with the tag is further programmed to:

receive a manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication; and

receive an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule.

17. The mobile communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor programmed to receive the manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication is further programmed to receive one of:

a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard of the mobile communication device and a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface of the mobile communication device.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

associate at least one of;

the first actuation signal from the user-selected key and the second actuation signal from the user-selected icon with the tag;

detect selection of one of the user-selected key and the user-selected icon;

retrieve the selected position associated with the tag; and

present content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position.

19. The mobile communication device of claim 18, wherein the processor programmed to present content on the graphical user interface corresponding to the selected position is further programmed to generate a split window having a previous session window and a current session window.

20. The mobile communication device of claim 19, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

associate additional positions and content with the user-selected key;

receive a plurality of first actuation signals from the user-selected key; and

present the additional positions and content in the previous session window.