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Setting reminders from an instant messaging application

  • US 9,665,266 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2011
  • Issued: 05/30/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for setting a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising:

  • populating a list with abbreviations of reminder-triggering conditions;

    associating one or more of the abbreviations with a respective symbol, each symbol being associated with one or more abbreviations of time, location and proximity;

    detecting the symbol in one or more user input symbols, within textual input, received from direct user input to the instant messaging application;

    displaying in a drop-down menu, in response to detecting the symbol, the list of abbreviations associated with detected symbol;

    receiving selection input to select one abbreviation from the displayed drop-down menu;

    generating from within said instant messaging application, a reminder having the reminder-triggering condition corresponding to the selected abbreviation; and

    sending in an instant message from the computing device the generated reminder that includes the selected reminder-triggering condition.

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