SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTATION OF LOCAL AND REMOTE MESSAGE SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20090222402A1
• Filed: 02/29/2008
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: TYSOWSKI, Piotr Konrad
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,521 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2471 Distributed queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

There is disclosed a system and method for presenting message search results at a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises conducting a search of local messages stored in the wireless handheld device using at least one search term to obtain a local search result; retrieving a search of remote messages stored in a message server using the at least one search term to obtain a remote search result; comparing the local and remote search results to identify any duplicate messages; and if the size of the local message is greater than or equal to the size of the remote message, then selecting the local message for presentation; else selecting the remote message for presentation.

Claims

1. A method of presenting message search results at a wireless handheld device, the method comprising:

conducting a search of local messages stored in the wireless handheld device using at least one search term to obtain a local search result;

initiating and retrieving a search of remote messages stored in a message server using the at least one search term to obtain a remote search result;

comparing the local and remote search results to identify any duplicate messages; and

if the size of the local message is greater than or equal to the size of the remote message, then selecting the local message for presentation;

else selecting the remote message for presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the selected local or remote messages in a combined list of search results.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising identifying remote messages in the combined list of search results using a remote message identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the selected local or remote messages in separate lists of search results.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying duplicate messages in the local and remote search results by comparing message identification numbers.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising conducting the local and remote searches in any sequence, or concurrently.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing content of the duplicate messages; and

if the remote message selected for presentation, displaying available content from the local message, and retrieving content from the remote message for display as necessary.

8. A system for presenting message search results at a wireless handheld device, the system comprising:

a local search module adapted to conduct a search of local messages stored in the wireless handheld device using at least one search term to obtain a local search result;

a processor adapted to initiate and retrieve a search of remote messages conducted by a remote search module using the at least one search term to obtain a remote search result;

a presentation module adapted to compare the local and remote search results to identify any duplicate messages; and

the presentation module adapted to select the local message for presentation if the size of the local message is greater than or equal to the size of the remote message;

else the presentation module is adapted to select the remote message for presentation and to retrieve message content from the remote message.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the presentation module is adapted to present the selected local or remote messages in a combined list of search results.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a processor adapted to identify remote messages in the combined list of search results using a remote message identifier.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the presentation module is adapted to present the selected local or remote messages in separate lists of search results.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a processor adapted to identify duplicate messages in the local and remote search results by comparing message identification numbers.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a processor adapted to conduct the local and remote searches in any sequence, or concurrently.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a processor adapted to compare content of the duplicate messages; and

if the remote message is selected for presentation, display available content from the local message, and retrieve content from the remote message for display as necessary.

15. A data processor readable medium storing data processor code that that when loaded into a wireless handheld device adapts the device to present message search results, the data processor readable medium comprising:

code configured to conduct a search of local messages stored in the wireless handheld device using at least one search term to obtain a local search result;

code configured to initiate and retrieve a search of remote messages stored in a message server using the at least one search term to obtain a remote search result;

code configured to compare the local and remote search results to identify any duplicate messages; and

if the size of the local message is greater than or equal to the size of the remote message, then selecting the local message for presentation;

else selecting the remote message for presentation and retrieving message content from the remote message.

16. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code configured to present the selected local or remote messages in a combined list of search results.

17. The data processor readable medium of claim 16, further comprising code configured to identify remote messages in the combined list of search results using a remote message identifier.

18. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code configured to present the selected local or remote messages in separate lists of search results.

19. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code configured to identify duplicate messages in the local and remote search results by comparing message identification numbers.

20. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code configured to conduct the local and remote searches in any sequence, or concurrently.