Heuristically assisted user interface for a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving a message at the wireless communication device;
automatically detecting a contact identifier in the message;
automatically identifying a class of contact identifier to which the contact identifier belongs, from a plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers;
outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier on an output component of the wireless communication device; and
enabling a user of the wireless communication device to initiate a task relating to the contact identifier in response to said descriptive information being output, including automatically provisioning a user interface of the wireless communication device, based on the identified class of contact identifier, to allow initiation of the task, including determining information to be output by the output component based on the identified class of contact identifier, such that the user interface is configured in a first configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a first class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, and such that the user interface is configured in a second configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a second class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing a heuristic user interface for a mobile device that assists a user with the management and utilization of contact identifiers (e.g. phone numbers, facsimile numbers, email addresses and uniform resource identifiers (URIs)). Content stored on or being processed by a mobile device is analyzed for the presence of predetermined classes of contact identifiers. When a contact identifier belonging to one of the predetermined classes is encountered, it is presented to the user of the mobile device on the display screen and the user interface of the mobile device is provisioned (e.g., softkey assignments and screen displays) for the particular class of contact identifier encountered. The encountered contact identifiers may be used as direct contact identifiers or indirect contact identifiers. Direct contact identifiers are used to initialize the appropriate application for the class of identifier encountered (e.g. an email application for an email contact identifier) and establish contact with an associated entity (e.g. an email addressee). Indirect contact identifiers are used to retrieve locally and remotely held records containing the encountered contact identifiers.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a message at the wireless communication device; automatically detecting a contact identifier in the message; automatically identifying a class of contact identifier to which the contact identifier belongs, from a plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers; outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier on an output component of the wireless communication device; and enabling a user of the wireless communication device to initiate a task relating to the contact identifier in response to said descriptive information being output, including automatically provisioning a user interface of the wireless communication device, based on the identified class of contact identifier, to allow initiation of the task, including determining information to be output by the output component based on the identified class of contact identifier, such that the user interface is configured in a first configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a first class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, and such that the user interface is configured in a second configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a second class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a message at the wireless communication device; automatically detecting a plurality of contact identifies in the message; and for each of the plurality of contact identifiers in the message, automatically identifying a class of contact identifier to which the contact identifier belongs, from a plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier on an output component of the wireless communication device, and enabling a user of the wireless communication device to initiate a task relating to the contact identifier in response to said outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier, wherein said enabling includes automatically provisioning a user interface of the wireless communication device, based on the identified class of contact identifier, to allow initiation of the task, including determining information to be output by the output component based on the identified class of contact identifier, such that the user interface is configured in a first configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a first class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, and such that the user interface is configured in a second configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a second class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a message at the wireless communication device; automatically detecting a contact identifier in the message; automatically identifying a class of contact identifier to which the contact identifier belongs, from a plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers represents a different mode of communication; outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier on an output component of the wireless communication device; and enabling a user of the wireless communication device to initiate a task relating to the contact identifier, in response to said outputting descriptive information relating to the contact identifier, wherein said enabling includes automatically provisioning a user interface of the wireless communication device, based on the identified class of contact identifier, to allow initiation of the task, including determining information to be output by the output component based on the identified class of contact identifier, such that the user interface is configured in a first configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a first class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers, and such that the user interface is configured in a second configuration if the contact identifier belongs to a second class of the plurality of predetermined classes of contact identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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