User interface methods and apparatus for use in communicating text and photo messages
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1. A method for use in messaging from a portable communication device having a camera module, the method comprising:
- in an instant communication mode, presenting a conversation thread of a message conversation involving one or more participants, and presenting text input field for entering text in the message conversation;
during the presentation of the conversation thread and the text input field for entering text, in response to detecting an actuation of a send key of the portable communication device, sending by the portable communication device to the one or more participants a message which includes the text from the text input field; and
in the instant communication mode, in response to detecting an actuation of a camera shutter key, performing by the portable communication device an automatic multi-step process which includes capturing a photographic image via the camera module, attaching the photographic image to the message, and sending, to the one or more participants in the message conversation, the message which includes the attached photographic image,wherein the send key and the camera shutter key are separate keys and wherein actuation of the send key does not cause a photographic image to be captured.
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Abstract
Techniques for use in messaging from a portable communication device having a camera module are described. In an instant communication session, the portable device displays a message thread involving two or more participants and a text input field for entering text. In response to an input to capture an image, the portable device automatically captures a photographic image via the camera module, attaches the photographic image to a message, and sends the message to at least one of the two or more participants.
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1. A method for use in messaging from a portable communication device having a camera module, the method comprising:
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in an instant communication mode, presenting a conversation thread of a message conversation involving one or more participants, and presenting text input field for entering text in the message conversation; during the presentation of the conversation thread and the text input field for entering text, in response to detecting an actuation of a send key of the portable communication device, sending by the portable communication device to the one or more participants a message which includes the text from the text input field; and in the instant communication mode, in response to detecting an actuation of a camera shutter key, performing by the portable communication device an automatic multi-step process which includes capturing a photographic image via the camera module, attaching the photographic image to the message, and sending, to the one or more participants in the message conversation, the message which includes the attached photographic image, wherein the send key and the camera shutter key are separate keys and wherein actuation of the send key does not cause a photographic image to be captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer instructions stored in the computer readable medium; the computer instructions being executable by one or more processors of a communication device for; in an instant communication mode, presenting a conversation thread of a message conversation involving one or more participants, and presenting a text input field for entering text in the message conversation; during the presentation of the conversation thread and the text input field for entering text, in response to detecting an actuation of a send key of the portable communication device, sending by the portable communication device to the one or more participants a message which includes the text from the text input field; and in the instant communication mode, in response to detecting an actuation of a camera shutter key, performing by the portable communication device an automatic multi-step process which includes capturing a photographic image via a camera module, attaching the photographic image to a message, and sending, to the one or more participants, the message which includes the attached photographic image, wherein the send key and the camera shutter key are separate keys and wherein actuation of the send key does not cause a photographic image to be captured.
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10. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a radio frequency (RF) transceiver coupled to the one or more processors; a user interface coupled to the one or more processors, the user interface comprising a display; memory coupled to the one or more processors; the one or more processors being configured to; in an instant communication mode, presenting a conversation thread of a message conversation involving one or more participants, and presenting a text input field for entering text in the message conversation; during the presentation of the conversation thread and the text input field for entering text, in response to detecting an actuation of a send key of the portable communication device, sending by the portable communication device to the one or more participants a message which includes the text from the text input field; and in the instant communication mode, in response to detecting an actuation of a camera shutter key, performing by the portable communication device an automatic multi-step process which includes capturing a photographic image via a camera module, attaching the photographic image to the message, and sending via the RF transceiver to the one or more participants, the message which includes the attached photographic image, wherein the send key and the camera shutter key are separate keys and wherein actuation of the send key does not cause a photographic image to be captured. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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