Methods and devices for presenting email addresses

• US 8,887,305 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Cumming, Joel
• Primary Examiner(s): SHOLEMAN, ABU S
• Application Number:
  US13/634,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20130347128A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 726/1, 726/28, 726/20, 726/21, 726/22, 726/23, 726/25, 726/26, 726/29, 713/170
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

Methods and devices for data entry are disclosed. An example method includes executing an application on a mobile device, the application requiring a login to access at least a portion of data accessible via the application, accessing a store of email addresses associated with a user of the mobile device, the email addresses including at least a forwarding email address, and presenting the email addresses including the forwarding email address for selection as the login.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

executing an application on a mobile device, the application requiring a login to access at least a portion of data accessible via the application;

accessing an information server;

downloading email addresses associated with a user of the mobile device including a forwarding email address;

storing the email addresses including the forwarding email address in a local cache in the mobile device;

updating the email addresses in the local cache based on at least one of an email address being added to the information server or one of the email addresses being removed from the information server;

accessing the email addresses in the local cache in the mobile device, the email addresses including the forwarding email address; and

presenting the email addresses including the forwarding email address, the forwarding email address being presented for selection as the login.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein accessing the information server comprises accessing an application programming interface of an information server.

3. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the email addresses including the forwarding email address have been stored on the information server by the user.

4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the forwarding email address is a reply-to email address.

5. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein accessing the email addresses is in response to executing the application.

6. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein accessing the email addresses is in response to displaying a login screen via the application.

7. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the application is a third-party application.

8. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least;

execute an application on a mobile device, the application requiring a login to access at least a portion of data accessible via the application;

access an information server;

download email addresses associated with a user of the mobile device including a forwarding email address;

store the email addresses including the forwarding email address in a local cache in the mobile device;

update the email addresses in the local cache based on at least one of an email address being added to the information server or one of the email addresses being removed from the information server;

access the email addresses in the local cache in the mobile device, the email addresses including the forwarding email address; and

present the email addresses including the forwarding email address, the forwarding email address being presented for selection as the login.

9. A mobile device as defined in claim 8, wherein accessing the information server comprises accessing an application programming interface of an information server.

10. A mobile device as defined in claim 8, wherein the forwarding email address is a reply-to email address.

11. A mobile device as defined in claim 8, wherein the application is a third-party application.

12. A mobile device as defined in claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to access the email addresses in response to executing the application.

13. A mobile device as defined in claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to access the email addresses in response to displaying a login screen via the application.

14. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to at least:

execute an application on a mobile device, the application requiring a login to access at least a portion of data accessible via the application;

access an information server;

download email addresses associated with a user of the mobile device including a forwarding email address;

store the email addresses including the forwarding email address in a local cache in the mobile device;

update the email addresses in the local cache based on at least one of an email address being added to the information server or one of the email addresses being removed from the information server;

access the email addresses in the local cache in the mobile device, the email addresses including the forwarding email address; and

present the email addresses including the forwarding email address, the forwarding email address being presented for selection as the login.

15. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, as defined in claim 14, wherein accessing the information server comprises accessing an application programming interface of an information server.

16. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, as defined in claim 14, wherein the forwarding email address is a reply-to email address.

17. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, as defined in claim 14, wherein the application is a third-party application.

18. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, as defined in claim 14, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to access the email addresses in response to executing the application.

19. A tangible computer readable medium, excluding propagating signals, as defined in claim 14, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to access the email addresses in response to displaying a login screen via the application.