Setting Reminders From An Instant Messaging Application

• US 20130110940A1
• Filed: 10/27/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: PASQUERO, Jerome, FYKE, Steven Henry, WALKER, David Ryan
• Granted Patent: US 9,665,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method for providing a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising receiving textual input from within the instant messaging application. In response to receiving the textual input, a reminder-triggering condition is determined based on a predetermined symbol within the textual input. An instant message is sent that includes the reminder-triggering condition for the reminder.

Claims

1. A method for setting a reminder from within an instant messaging application executing on a computing device, the method comprising:

determining a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within textual input received by the instant messaging application; and

sending an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for the reminder.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

providing a list of preset reminder-triggering conditions in response to detecting the predetermined symbol; and

receiving selection input to select one reminder-triggering condition from the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein providing the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions comprises providing a list of preset locations from which a location is selected for providing a location-based reminder.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein providing the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions comprises providing a list of contacts for providing a proximity reminder based on a proximity of a current position of the computing device to a selected contact.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 comprising receiving numeric input in association with the predetermined symbol for setting a time-based reminder.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the list of preset locations includes an option to select a map location on a map displayed on the computing device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the reminder-triggering condition based on the predetermined symbol comprises:

in response to receiving textual input containing a first symbol followed immediately by numeric input, generating a time-based reminder-triggering condition;

in response to receiving textual input containing the first symbol followed immediately by alphabetic input, generating a location-based reminder-triggering condition; and

in response to receiving textual input containing a second symbol, generating a contact-proximity-based reminder-triggering condition.

8. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to:

determine a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within textual input received by the instant messaging application; and

send an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for a reminder.

9. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 comprising:

code to provide a list of preset reminder-triggering conditions in response to detecting the predetermined symbol; and

code to receive selection input to select one reminder-triggering condition from the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions.

10. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 9 wherein the code to provide the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions comprises code for providing a list of preset locations from which a location is selected for providing a location-based reminder.

11. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 9 wherein the code to provide the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions comprises code for providing a list of contacts for providing a proximity reminder based on a proximity of a current position of the computing device to a selected contact.

12. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 comprising for code for receiving numeric input in association with the predetermined symbol for setting a time-based reminder.

13. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10 wherein the code for providing the list of preset locations includes code for providing an option to select a map location on a map displayed on the computing device.

14. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 wherein the code for determining the reminder-triggering condition based on the predetermined symbol comprises:

code for generating a time-based reminder-triggering condition in response to receiving textual input containing a first symbol followed immediately by numeric input;

code for generating a location-based reminder-triggering condition in response to receiving textual input containing the first symbol followed immediately by alphabetic input; and

code for generating a contact-proximity-based reminder-triggering condition in response to receiving textual input containing a second symbol.

15. A computing device comprising:

a memory for storing data for an instant messaging application;

a processor operatively coupled to the memory to execute the instant messaging application;

a user interface for receiving textual input for the instant messaging application, wherein the processor, in response to receiving the textual input via the user interface, is configured to determine a reminder-triggering condition based on a predetermined symbol within the textual input; and

a transceiver for transmitting an instant message that includes the reminder-triggering condition for a reminder.

16. The computing device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the processor is configured to cause the computing device to:

provide a list of preset reminder-triggering conditions in response to receiving the predetermined symbol; and

receive selection input to select one reminder-triggering condition from the list of preset reminder-triggering conditions.

17. The computing device as claimed in claim 16 wherein the preset reminder-triggering conditions comprise preset locations from which a location is selected for providing a location-based reminder.

18. The computing device as claimed in claim 16 wherein the preset reminder-triggering conditions comprise contacts for providing a proximity reminder based on a proximity of a current position of the computing device to a selected contact.

19. The computing device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the textual input comprises numeric input in association with the predetermined symbol for setting a time-based reminder.

20. The computing device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the processor is configured to cause the computing device to:

in response to receiving textual input containing a first symbol followed immediately by numeric input, generate a time-based reminder-triggering condition;

in response to receiving textual input containing the first symbol followed immediately by alphabetic input, generate a location-based reminder-triggering condition; and

in response to receiving textual input containing a second symbol, generate a contact-proximity-based reminder-triggering condition.