Integration of User Applications in a Mobile Device
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Abstract
User-applications provided by mobile devices are integrated. In one aspect, an email message is received at a mobile device from an email address and a representation of the email message is displayed on a graphical user interface. An input is received from a user indicating a selection of the email address. Contact information corresponding to a set of contacts is searched for a contact having a contact email address matching the email address. Contact information for the contact includes a geographic location for the contact. A display of a map is provided to the user. The display includes a graphical representation indicating the geographic location for the contact having a contact email address matching the email address.
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47 Claims
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10. A method, comprising:
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activating a first user application on a mobile device, such that a user can make a request to a directory service for a telephone number; in response to the request, receiving a short message including the telephone number; determining a geographic location associated with the telephone number; and providing a display on a graphical user interface of a map including a graphical representation indicating the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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23. A system comprising:
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a telephony application operable to receive user input calling a telephone directory and requesting a telephone number; a short messaging service application operable to receive a short message including the telephone number in response to the request for a telephone number; a communication system configurable for sending the telephone number to a navigation service, and for receiving from the navigation service a geographic location associated with the telephone number; a map application operable to provide a display of a map, the map including a graphical representation of the geographic location associated with the telephone number; and a display operable to display the map. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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31. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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activating a first user application on a mobile device, such that a user can make a request to a directory service for a telephone number; in response to the request, receiving a short message including the telephone number; determining a geographic location associated with the telephone number; and providing a display on a graphical user interface of a map including a graphical representation indicating the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a processor; a storage device coupled to the processor and configurable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; activating a first user application on a mobile device, such that a user can make a request to a directory service for a telephone number; in response to the request, receiving a short message including the telephone number; determining a geographic location associated with the telephone number; and providing a display on a graphical user interface of a map including a graphical representation indicating the geographic location.
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36. (canceled)
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37. A mobile device, comprising:
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a communication system configurable for sending a communication from a user of the mobile device, the communication including a request for a telephone number, and for receiving a short message including the telephone number; an input/output (I/O) system coupled to the communication system and configurable for receiving input specifying the request; a processor coupled to the I/O system and configurable for determining a geographic location associated with the telephone number, wherein the communication system sends the geographic information to a navigation service, which service responds by sending map information including coordinates for the geographic location; and a map application, which when executed by the processor, uses the map information to generate a map for display by the mobile device, the map including a graphical representation of the coordinates for the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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44. A method comprising:
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receiving a request from a mobile device for map information, the request including a geographic location wherein the geographic location was derived by the mobile device from a short message including a telephone number received by the mobile device from a telephone directory service; and providing the map information to the mobile device, wherein the map information can be used by the mobile device to display a map including a graphical representation of the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. A system comprising:
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a processor; a storage device coupled to the processor and configurable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a request from a mobile device for map information, the request including a geographic location wherein the geographic location was derived by the mobile device from a short message including a telephone number received by the mobile device from a telephone directory service; and providing the map information to the mobile device, wherein the map information can be used by the mobile device to display a map including a graphical representation of the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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Specification