Research in Motion Corporation

Blackberry Corporation

Craig Allan Dunk

Gerhard Dietrich Klassen

Christopher R Wormald

Jason Tyler Griffin

Michael S Brown

Mihal Lazaridis

Harry Richmond Major

John A Holmes

Herb A Little

Hugh R Hind

Darcy Richard Phipps

Adrian Buckley

Gerhard Dietrick Klassen

Herbert Anthony Little

Michael Thomas Hardy

Vytautas Robertas Kezys

Lawrence Edward Kuhl

Noushad Naqvi

Atul Asthana

Bryan Taylor

Nicholas Patrick Alfano

Jérôme Lang

Sarmad K Musa

Wen Zhao

Muhammad Khaledul Islam

William Daniel Willey

Ian M Robertson

J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Lang

Gary P Mousseau

Barry J Gilhuly

Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid

Luis Pablo Estable

Thomas Charles Nagy

Russell Norman Owen

Chris Wormald

Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestio

Shawn Kahandaliyanage

Thomas Leonard Plestid

John Fa Dahms

Emmanuel McCaull

Zhiguo Xu

Michael Ys Chen

James Jy Wang

Andrew Smith

Tudor Whiteley

David Kruis

Chris Wormold

Christoper R Wormald

Method and apparatus for previewing new events in a computing device having a plurality of applications for managing respective events are described. Individual applications are each represented by an application icon on a screen of a graphical user interface for the device. In response to a new event of a one of the applications, the application's icon is visually modified to notify of the new event. A visual modification may be determined in response to the new event, for example, to preview a content of the event. The visual modification may include a count of all new events that remain to be disposed. On a selection of the visually modified icon, additional previewing may be provided. Activation of the application having a visually modified application icon may be configured to automatically initiate the application at the new event.

Previewing a new event on a small screen device

An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an 'availability' of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of 'currently active' to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.

Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message

A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device.

Hand-held electronic device

A method and apparatus for managing IM conversations is provided. In response to idle time and, preferably, read message status, particular current conversations are removed from a list of current conversations. The removed conversations may be moved to an archive which may be automatically maintained in response to size constraints. An archive interface is facilitated to review conversations, save all or portions thereof, delete, etc. The archived conversations are preferably associated with the contact for the conversation to show a history of conversations.

IM conversation management

This relates to a method for operating a mobile station. The method includes grouping two or more member addresses into a group. The group is presented as a group data in a transient data list. A selection of an option to open a messaging session with the group is selected. A messaging session is opened, with the member addresses of the selected group.

System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station

Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment

This relates to a method of operating a mobile device. The method includes providing groups data comprising information for each of a plurality of instant messaging services operable on the mobile device. The groups data is stored in a database and used with a multi-community service.

Multi-community instant messaging system and device

A system and method for pushing a service book to a mobile device is provided. A service book includes a plurality of fields relating to a host service. At least one mobile device is identified that is to receive the service book. Wireless propagation information is provided that identifies an address for the mobile device to receive the service book. The service book is transmitted over a wireless network using the address for the mobile device, and is received by the mobile device.

Advanced system and method for dynamically discovering, provisioning and accessing host services on wireless data communication devices

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Guelph, Canada

Craig Allan Dunk