Method for prompting user confirmation

• US 9,124,721 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Wilson, Sean David Drew, Pacey, Carl Edward Kilgour, Wong, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US13/616,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20130013710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

Prompting user confirmation of an action in a display window on a display of a mobile electronic device including displaying a pair of soft key icons, receiving a request to initiate an action from a user and displaying a confirmation message to confirm that a user wishes to proceed with the action. When the confirmation message is displayed, the pair of soft key icons are modified to create a pair of updated soft key icons. The receiving of the request may include detection of a soft key event. The updated soft key icons provide a first response and a second response to the confirmation message for selection by the user. The soft key icons and updated soft key icons may be displayed at the bottom portion of the display in a manner that does not obstruct the display window.

Claims

1. A method for sending an electronic message from a mobile electronic device having a display, the method comprising:

displaying at least two soft key icons;

displaying an editable composition window for composing of the electronic message;

receiving a user input to send the electronic message;

displaying a prompt in a new window in the display to confirm that a user wishes to send the electronic message;

resizing said composition window to accommodate said new window;

modifying, at substantially the same time as displaying the prompt, said at least two soft key icons to display at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said prompt, wherein said first response is associated with confirmation of sending the electronic message and said second response is associated with cancelling of sending the electronic message;

wherein the soft key icons are displayed at a bottom portion of the display and the prompt is displayed adjacent and above the soft key icons;

permitting further text editing within the composition window of the electronic message while displaying the prompts;

receiving, while displaying the prompt, text edits to the electronic message;

receiving user confirmation to send the electronic message in response to the prompt; and

sending, after receiving the user confirmation, the electronic message containing the text edits.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the prompt is in response to receiving said user input.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic device includes a hand-held device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the editable composition window is maintained as a current active element for editing when the prompt is displayed.

5. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a processor for controlling operation of the mobile electronic device;

a display;

a user input device; and

the processor configured for;

displaying at least two soft key icons, displaying an editable composition window for composing of the electronic message, receiving a user input to send the electronic message,

displaying a prompt in a new window in the display to confirm that a user wishes to send the electronic message,

resizing said composition window to accommodate said new window, modifying, at substantially the same time as displaying the prompt, said at least two soft key icons to display at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said prompt, wherein said first response is associated with confirmation of sending the electronic message and said second response is associated with cancelling of sending the electronic message, wherein the soft key icons are displayed at a bottom portion of the display and the prompt is displayed adjacent and above the soft key icons;

permitting further text editing within the composition window of the electronic message while displaying the prompt;

receiving, while displaying the prompt, text edits to the electronic message, receiving user confirmation to send the electronic message in response to the prompt, and

sending, after receiving the user confirmation, the electronic message containing the text edits.

6. The mobile electronic device according to claim 5, wherein displaying the prompt is in response to receiving said user input.

7. The mobile electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the mobile electronic device includes a hand-held device.

8. The mobile electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the editable composition window is maintained as a current active element for editing when the prompt is displayed.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable instructions for sending an electronic message from a mobile electronic device having a display, said instructions comprising:

instructions for displaying at least two soft key icons;

instructions for displaying an editable composition window for composing of the electronic message;

instructions for receiving a user input to send the electronic message;

instructions for displaying a prompt in a new window in the display to confirm that a user wishes to send the electronic message;

instructions for resizing said composition window to accommodate said new window;

instructions for modifying, at substantially the same time as displaying the prompt, said at least two soft key icons to display at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said prompt, wherein said first response is associated with confirmation of sending the electronic message and said second response is associated with cancelling of sending the electronic message;

wherein the soft key icons are displayed at a bottom portion of the display and the prompt is displayed adjacent and above the soft key icons;

instructions for permitting further text editing within the composition window of the electronic message while displaying the prompt;

instructions for receiving, while displaying the prompt, text edits to the electronic message;

instructions for receiving user confirmation to send the electronic message in response to the prompt; and

instructions for sending, after receiving the user confirmation, the electronic message containing the text edits.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein displaying the prompt is in response to receiving said user input.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the editable composition window is maintained as a current active element for editing when the prompt is displayed.