User interface for a handheld device
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless handheld device, comprising:
- upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, displaying (i) an input recipient field for a recipient address, and (ii) a message composition field for holding message content;
thereafter, upon each keystroke entry of text into said input recipient field, concurrently;
looking up entries from an address book which match said text; and
replacing a first space in text entered to said input recipient field with an “
@”
symbol and replacing a subsequent space in said text with a “
.”
symbol to thereby represent said text as an email address; and
displaying a selection menu comprising said email address and any entries from said address book which match said text.
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Abstract
A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with an input recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the input recipient field is for a recipient address, and an input message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the input recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless handheld device, comprising:
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upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, displaying (i) an input recipient field for a recipient address, and (ii) a message composition field for holding message content; thereafter, upon each keystroke entry of text into said input recipient field, concurrently; looking up entries from an address book which match said text; and replacing a first space in text entered to said input recipient field with an “
@”
symbol and replacing a subsequent space in said text with a “
.”
symbol to thereby represent said text as an email address; anddisplaying a selection menu comprising said email address and any entries from said address book which match said text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A handheld device comprising:
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a persistent store; a keyboard for text entry; a display; a controller operable to; upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, display (i) an input recipient field for a recipient address, and (ii) a message body composition field for holding message content; thereafter, upon each keystroke entry of text to said input recipient field, concurrently; look up entries from an address book which match said text; and replace a first space in text entered to said input recipient field with an “
@”
symbol and replace a subsequent space in said text with a “
.”
symbol to thereby represent said text as an email address; anddisplay a selection menu comprising said email address and any entries from said address book which match said text. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification