Blackberry Corporation

Research in Motion Corporation

Atiq Ur Rehman Awan

Robert Emmett McCann

Diana J Schwend

Heloise Rose Doucet

Benjamin John Turner

Kimberly Chaila Horne

Karen Ensing

Hieu Le

Stephen Patrick Newman

Rajpal Ruprai

Diana Jo Schwend

A method and apparatus for accessing contact records in an electronic device with multiple operation perimeters is provided. When accessing contact records from within one operation perimeter, only contact information accessible from that operation perimeter is retrieved. An option is provided to also access contact records of an alternative operation perimeter. If the alternative operation perimeter has a higher security level than the current operation perimeter, a password or other authorization may be required. The contact records may be accessed, for example, to find information for an outgoing communication, to identify information associated with an incoming communication, or to edit a contact record.

Accessing contact records in a device with multiple operation perimeters

A system and method are provided for controlling a connection to an application server. The method comprises storing a chat state indicative of interactivity with a chat feature in a social networking application; detecting resumption of the social networking application subsequent to an interruption thereto; determining the chat state; and restoring the chat feature for the social networking application to the determined chat state. The method may also, upon detecting inactivity with respect to the chat feature, comprise executing one or more operations to maintain a connection with a server for the social networking application according to a first communications protocol. The method may also, upon detecting that a second period of time has elapsed subsequent to detecting inactivity, comprise receiving data associated with the chat feature according to a second communications protocol.

System and method for controlling connections to an application server

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Atiq Ur Rehman Awan