System, method, and user interface for searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method of searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device, wherein each of said messages comprises at least one attachment that is provided to the mobile device in chunks in response to user-initiated requests from the mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of search parameters in a search screen, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device;
receiving a user request to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type;
displaying a first plurality of user-selectable options in response to the user request, wherein the first plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments;
determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected;
displaying a second plurality of user-selectable options if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected, wherein the second plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed;
determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected;
executing a message search if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; and
displaying results of the message search in a search results screen, wherein the results identify one or more located messages, wherein each of the one or more located messages has one or more attachments that have been at least partially displayed on a display of the mobile device or at least partially played on a speaker of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system, method, and user interface for searching for messages with attachments on mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a messaging application is programmed such that, in operation, a user is presented with a search screen in which the user may define search parameters for a search. A search parameter associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type is provided, and more specifically, an option to search for messages (e.g. electronic mail messages) having one or more attachments is made available to the user.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device, wherein each of said messages comprises at least one attachment that is provided to the mobile device in chunks in response to user-initiated requests from the mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of search parameters in a search screen, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device; receiving a user request to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type; displaying a first plurality of user-selectable options in response to the user request, wherein the first plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected; displaying a second plurality of user-selectable options if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected, wherein the second plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; executing a message search if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; and displaying results of the message search in a search results screen, wherein the results identify one or more located messages, wherein each of the one or more located messages has one or more attachments that have been at least partially displayed on a display of the mobile device or at least partially played on a speaker of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A physical computer-readable storage medium on which a plurality of executable instructions is stored, the instructions for performing a method of searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of search parameters in a search screen, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device; receiving a user request to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type; displaying a first plurality of user-selectable options in response to the user request, wherein the first plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected; displaying a second plurality of user-selectable options if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected, wherein the second plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; executing a message search if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; and displaying results of the message search in a search results screen, wherein the results identify one or more located messages, wherein each of the one or more located messages has one or more attachments that have been at least partially displayed on a display of the mobile device or at least partially played on a speaker of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for searching messages with attachments on a mobile device, wherein the system comprises:
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a processor; a memory; and a display screen; wherein the processor is configured to; display a plurality of search parameters in a search screen, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device; receive a user request to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type; display a first plurality of user-selectable options in response to the user request, wherein the first plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments; determine whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected; display a second plurality of user-selectable options if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected, wherein the second plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed; determine whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; execute a message search if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; and display results of the message search in a search results screen, wherein the results identify one or more located messages, wherein each of the one or more located messages has one or more attachments that have been at least partially displayed on a display of the mobile device or at least partially played on a speaker of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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