Dynamic message templates and messaging macros

• US 20060245555A1
• Filed: 05/02/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IoT Innovations LLC (Empire IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Makela, Kaj
• Granted Patent: US 7,751,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A device and method provide a user with a template for a message having fields that can be pre-filled with data to reduce the manual entry of data into the message. The method includes, but is not limited to, executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application, selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device, selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises one or more dynamic fields, selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application, and inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.

Claims

1. A method of automatically providing data for a field in a template, the method comprising:

executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application;

selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device;

selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;

selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application; and

inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the message to a device using the selected messaging technology.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein sending the message to a device uses a transmission technology selected from the group consisting of transmission control protocol, internet protocol, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, file transfer protocol, dual-tone multifrequency, and infrared.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if a field is a dynamic field.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, if the field is a dynamic field, determining if the context data item is available, and if the context data item is available, selecting the context data item.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the template is performed based on the executing application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a context data item comprises executing a macro, wherein the macro selects the context data item to insert in the dynamic field.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing a macro, wherein the macro is inserted in the dynamic field.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the template comprises a plurality of dynamic fields, and the method further comprises selecting a dynamic field from the plurality of dynamic fields, wherein the selected context data item is inserted into the selected dynamic field.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile communications device.

11. A computer program product for providing a user with a template for a message, the computer program product comprising:

computer code configured to;

execute an application, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application;

select a messaging technology to send a message;

select a template for the message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;

select a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application; and

insert the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer code configured to select a context data item comprises computer code configured to execute a macro, wherein the macro selects the context data item to insert in the dynamic field.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer code is further configured to allow acceptance of the message with the selected context data item.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the template comprises a plurality of dynamic fields, and the computer code is further configured to select a dynamic field from the plurality of dynamic fields and to insert the selected context data item into the selected dynamic field.

15. A device for providing a user with a template for a message, the device comprising:

a template utility, the template utility comprising computer code configured

to select a template for a message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;

to select a context data item from context data associated with an executing application; and

to insert the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message;

a memory, wherein the memory stores the template utility; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes the template utility.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising computer code configured to determine if a field is a dynamic field.

17. The device of claim 16, further comprising computer code configured to, if the field is a dynamic field, determining if the context data item is available, and if the context data item is available, selecting the context data item.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein selecting the template is performed based on an executing application.