User interface for a handheld device
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless handheld device, comprising:
- upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, displaying a first recipient field for entering a recipient;
upon detecting one keystroke of a key to which a first plurality of characters is assigned, displaying in the first recipient field one of the first plurality of characters;
upon detecting one keystroke of another key to which a second plurality of characters is assigned, displaying in the fin recipient field one of the second plurality of characters;
looking up address book entries from an address book that match either of;
the combination of two characters displayed in the first recipient field;
orany other combination of one of the first plurality of characters followed by one of the second plurality of characters; and
displaying a selection menu of the matching entries; and
upon receipt of an input corresponding to a selection of one of the matching entries;
populating the first recipient field based on the selected one of the matching entries;
ceasing to display the selection menu on the display; and
altering the display to add a second recipient field for entering a second recipient address to the display so that the second recipient field is displayed below the first recipient field.
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Abstract
A user interface and method for composing a message to be sent over a wireless network environment using a handheld device is disclosed. According to the method, upon receipt of a user request to compose a message, a screen is displayed with a recipient field for a recipient address, an associated label to indicate that the recipient field is for a recipient address, and a message body field for holding message content. The method further includes, upon each keystroke entry of text to the recipient field, looking up entries from an address book which match the text, and displaying a selection menu representing addresses from at least a portion of the entries as well as cached entries previously looked up from a global address book.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless handheld device, comprising:
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upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, displaying a first recipient field for entering a recipient; upon detecting one keystroke of a key to which a first plurality of characters is assigned, displaying in the first recipient field one of the first plurality of characters; upon detecting one keystroke of another key to which a second plurality of characters is assigned, displaying in the fin recipient field one of the second plurality of characters; looking up address book entries from an address book that match either of; the combination of two characters displayed in the first recipient field;
orany other combination of one of the first plurality of characters followed by one of the second plurality of characters; and displaying a selection menu of the matching entries; and upon receipt of an input corresponding to a selection of one of the matching entries; populating the first recipient field based on the selected one of the matching entries; ceasing to display the selection menu on the display; and altering the display to add a second recipient field for entering a second recipient address to the display so that the second recipient field is displayed below the first recipient field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of operating a wireless handheld device, comprising:
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upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, displaying a fi recipient field for entering a recipient; upon detecting one keystroke of a key to which a first pair of characters is assigned, displaying in the first recipient field one of the first pair characters; upon detecting one keystroke of another key to which a second pair of characters is assigned, displaying in the recipient field one of the second pair of characters; looking up address book entries from an address book that match any combination of one of the first pair of characters followed by one of the second pair of characters; displaying a selection menu of the matching entries; and upon receipt of an input corresponding to a selection of one of the matching entries; populating the first recipient field based on the selected one of the matching entries; ceasing to display the selection menu on the display; and altering the display to add a second recipient field for entering a second recipient address to the display so that the second recipient field is displayed below the first recipient field. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A handheld device comprising:
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a persistent store; a keyboard for text entry, the keyboard comprising a first key to which a first plurality of characters is assigned and a second key to which a second plurality of characters is assigned; a display; a wireless transmitter; a controller operable to; upon receipt of a request to use a messaging service, display a first recipient field for entering a recipient; upon detecting one keystroke of the first key, displaying in the first recipient field one of the first plurality of characters assigned to the first key; upon detecting one keystroke of the second key, displaying in the first recipient field one of the second plurality of characters assigned to the second key; looking up address book entries from an address book that match any combination of one of the first plurality of characters followed by one of the second plurality of characters; displaying a selection menu of the matching entries; and upon receipt of an input corresponding to a selection of one of the matching entries; populating the first recipient field based on the selected one of the matching entries; ceasing to display the selection menu on the display; and altering the display to add a second recipient field for entering a second recipient address to the display so that the second recipient field is displayed below the first recipient field. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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Specification