Blackberry Corporation

Alcatel Lucent

Research in Motion Corporation

Karen Ensing

David B Kiesekamp

Michael Tofinetti

Heloise Rose Doucet

Sasa Nijemcevic

Kimberly Chaila Horne

Robert Craig

Atiq Ur Rehman Awan

Terrence Martineau

Paul Kuruvilla

Saied Heidari

Frances Jean Hardwick

Rajpal Ruprai

Communication system management apparatus, methods, and interfaces are disclosed. A group of objects that are associated with different types of communication system components in a representation of a communication system are configured in a group. A further representation of the objects of the group is provided, and includes an indication of component operational status for one or more communication system components respectively associated with one or more of the objects of the group. The further representation of the objects of the group may also or instead provide access to the objects of the group, so that information associated with the objects may be more easily displayed, for example. The communication system representation and the group representation are provided in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in some embodiments.

Communication system management apparatus, methods, and interfaces

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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Carp, Canada

Karen Ensing