Simplified access to messaging services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a portable communication device, a first selection of a first user input unit,sending a request, from the portable communication device and in response to said first selection of said first user input unit, to a messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for a user,receiving, by the portable communication device, an identifier from the messaging service provider, where said identifier identifies the message handling area created for the user, in response to the request, and login data for logging into said message handling area,replacing, by the portable communication device and upon receiving the identifier, the first user input unit with a second user input unit that is associated with the created message handling area,receiving, by the portable communication device, a second selection of the second user input unit, that replaces the first user input unit and is associated with the created message handling area, anddirectly accessing, by the portable communication device, the message handling area in response to said second selection of the second user input unit without requiring the user to specify any of said login data.
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Abstract
A method for enabling direct provision of a message handling area at a server of a messaging service provider is provided. The method includes associating, in the portable communication device, a first user input unit with a function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider, sending a request, in dependence of a user actuating the first user input unit, to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for the user, receiving an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user, as well as login data for logging into the area, and associating a second user input unit with a function of accessing the message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a portable communication device, a first selection of a first user input unit, sending a request, from the portable communication device and in response to said first selection of said first user input unit, to a messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for a user, receiving, by the portable communication device, an identifier from the messaging service provider, where said identifier identifies the message handling area created for the user, in response to the request, and login data for logging into said message handling area, replacing, by the portable communication device and upon receiving the identifier, the first user input unit with a second user input unit that is associated with the created message handling area, receiving, by the portable communication device, a second selection of the second user input unit, that replaces the first user input unit and is associated with the created message handling area, and directly accessing, by the portable communication device, the message handling area in response to said second selection of the second user input unit without requiring the user to specify any of said login data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21)
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10. A portable communication device comprising:
a network browsing unit to; receive a first selection of a first user input unit, send, in response to said first selection of said first user input unit, a request to a messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for a user, receive an identifier from the messaging service provider, where said identifier identifies the message handling area created for the user and login data for logging into said message handling area, replace, upon receiving said identifier, the first user input unit with a second user input unit that is associated with the created message handling area, receive a second selection of the second user input unit, and directly access the message handling area, by using the received identifier, in response to said second selection of the second user input unit, without requiring the user to specify any of said login data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer program product comprising:
computer program code stored on the non-transitory computer program product to make a portable communication device perform a method when said program code is executed by the portable communication device, the method comprising; receiving, at the portable communication device, a first selection of a first user input unit of the portable communication device, sending a request, from the portable communication device, in response to said first selection of said first user input unit, to a messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for a user, receiving, at the portable communication device, an identifier from the messaging service provider, where said identifier identifies the message handling area created for the user and login data for logging into said message handling area, replacing the first user input unit with a second user input unit, receiving, at the portable communication device, a second selection of the second user input unit, and directly accessing the message handling area in response to said second selection of the second user input unit of the portable communication device, without requiring the user to specify any of said login data.
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22. A method comprising:
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providing, by a portable communication device, a first selectable item in a graphical user interface of the portable communication device that, upon selection, causes the portable communication device to send a request to a messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for a user and to provide an identifier to the portable communication device, where said identifier identifies the message handling area and login data for logging into the message handling area, and providing, by the portable communication device, a second selectable item in said graphical user interface that replaces the first selectable item in the graphical user interface upon selection of the first selectable item, where said second selectable item, upon selection, causes the portable communication device to directly access the message handling area for the user without requiring the user to specify any login data. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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