Unified message box for wireless mobile communication devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a wireless mobile communication device, a first user request from an input key of the wireless mobile communication device;
in response, displaying by the wireless mobile communication device, on a display of the wireless mobile communication device, a list of communication messages of at least two message types, at least one of the two message types selected from a message type group consisting of an email message type, a text message type, a voice message type, and a call message type;
first facilitating, by the wireless mobile communication device, selection, from the displayed list of communication messages, one communication message of the displayed list; and
in response to a selection of the first facilitating, second facilitating by the wireless mobile communication device, reply to the selected communication message, with the second facilitating including(1) automatically selecting a first communication protocol associated with the selected communication message to enable reply to the selected message using the first communication protocol, or(2) rendering a menu of communication protocols to enable selection of a second communication protocol for replying to the selected communication message using the second communication protocol.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device, such as a wireless mobile phone, is provided with a unified message function equipped to facilitate a user in interacting with communication messages of different message types supported by the mobile communication device via an unified message box.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless mobile communication device, a first user request from an input key of the wireless mobile communication device; in response, displaying by the wireless mobile communication device, on a display of the wireless mobile communication device, a list of communication messages of at least two message types, at least one of the two message types selected from a message type group consisting of an email message type, a text message type, a voice message type, and a call message type; first facilitating, by the wireless mobile communication device, selection, from the displayed list of communication messages, one communication message of the displayed list; and in response to a selection of the first facilitating, second facilitating by the wireless mobile communication device, reply to the selected communication message, with the second facilitating including (1) automatically selecting a first communication protocol associated with the selected communication message to enable reply to the selected message using the first communication protocol, or (2) rendering a menu of communication protocols to enable selection of a second communication protocol for replying to the selected communication message using the second communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless mobile communication device comprising:
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a transceiver to facilitate sending and receiving communication messages of a plurality of message types; a display; an input device; and an unified message function to first render on the display, in response to a first input inputted using the input device, a list of communication messages of at least two message types, at least one of the two message types selected from a message type group consisting of an email message type, a text message type, a voice message type, and a call message type, first facilitate, by the wireless mobile communication device, selection, from the rendered list of communication messages, one communication message of the rendered list, and in response to a selection of said first facilitate, second facilitate by the wireless mobile communication device, reply to the selected communication message, with the second facilitate including (1) automatically select a first communication protocol associated with the selected communication message to enable reply to the selected message using the first communication protocol, or (2) second render a menu of communication protocols to enable selection of a second communication protocol for replying to the selected communication message using the second communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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