ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING UNIT INFORMATION

• US 20160323211A1
• Filed: 04/28/2015
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: LAU, Stephen, TRULSSON, Felix, TAUBERMAN, Klas
• Application Number:
  US14/698,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20160323211A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/111 Mathematical or scientific formatting; Subscripts; Superscripts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/157 using dictionaries or tables
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/279 Recognition of textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A method of providing unit information on an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a message composition interface on the electronic device, and, in response to identifying a recipient of a message in the message composition interface, identifying a location associated with the recipient, analyzing message content to identify values and units of measurement, in response to identifying a first value and a first unit of measurement in the message, converting the first value and the first unit of measurement into a second value and a second unit of measurement associated with the location, and adding the second value and the second unit of measurement to the message content prior to sending the message.

Claims

1. A method of providing unit information on an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a message composition interface on the electronic device;

in response to identifying a recipient of a message in the message composition interface;

identifying a location associated with the recipient;

analyzing message content to identify numerical values and associated units of measurement;

in response to identifying a first numerical value and first unit of measurement in the message, converting the first numerical value and first unit of measurement to a second numerical value and second unit of measurement associated with the location; and

adding the second numerical value and second unit of measurement to the message content prior to sending the message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message content is continually analyzed during entry of the message content to identify the numerical values and units of measurement during entry of the message content.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second numerical value and second unit of measurement is added to the message content during entry of the message content and prior to receipt of a send command at the electronic device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein analyzing the message content comprises comparing strings in the message content to known units of measurement to identify the units of measurement.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein analyzing the message content comprises identifying numerical values and identifying associated strings.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location associated with the recipient is identified based on information stored in a contacts database.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the location associated with the recipient is identified based on at least one of a contact number and an address stored in association with the recipient in the contacts database.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message comprises a text message and the location associated with the recipient is identified based on a number in a recipient field of the message.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein identifying the location associated with the recipient comprises comparing recipient information to information associated with locations to identify an associated one of the locations.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second numerical value and second unit of measurement is added to the message without deleting the first numerical value and first unit of measurement.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code stored thereon, the computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of a portable electronic device to perform the method according to claim 1.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a display; and

a processor operably coupled to the touch-sensitive display and configured to;

display a message composition interface on the display;

in response to identifying a recipient of a message in the message composition interface;

identify a location associated with the recipient;

analyze message content to identify values and units of measurement;

in response to identifying a first value and first unit of measurement in the message, convert the first value and first unit of measurement into a second value and second unit of measurement associated with the location; and

add the second value and second unit of measurement to the message content prior to sending the message.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the message content is continually analyzed during entry of the message content to identify the values and the units of measurement during entry of the message content.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the second value and second unit of measurement are added to the message content during entry of the message content and prior to receipt of a send command at the electronic device.

15. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the message content is analyzed by comparing strings in the message content to known units of measurement to identify the units of measurement.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the message content is analyzed to identify numerical values and associated strings.

17. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the location associated with the recipient is identified based on information stored in a contacts database.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the location associated with the recipient is identified based on at least one of a contact number and an address stored in association with the recipient in the contacts database.

19. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the message comprises a text message and the location associated with the recipient is identified based on a number in a recipient field of the message.

20. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the location associated with the recipient is identified by comparing recipient information to information associated with locations to identify an associated one of the locations.