Research in Motion Corporation

Blackberry Corporation

Michael A Maguire

Krishna K Pathiyal

Ronald Scotte Zinn

A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent.

User interface and method of viewing unified communications events on a mobile device

A system and method for an extendable software interface includes software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.

System and method for an extendable mobile communications device user interface

A method and electronic device. A short messaging service message is received at the communication device where the short messaging service message has a telephone number associated therewith. An input is detected at the communication device to display the short messaging service message. The short messaging service message is displayed on a message viewer of the communication device. The short messaging service message is displayed chronologically in association with at least one previously sent or previously received short messaging service message where the at least one previously sent or previously received short messaging service message each has an associated telephone number that matches the associated telephone number of the short messaging service message.

User interface and method for viewing short messages on a wireless device

A method and electronic device. An electronic message is received at the communication device where the electronic message having an address associated therewith. An input is detected at the communication device to display the electronic message. The electronic message is displayed on a message viewer of the communication device. The electronic message is displayed chronologically in association with at least one previously sent or previously received electronic message where the at least one previously sent or previously received electronic message each has an associated address that matches the associated address of the electronic message.

A method is performed by an electronic communication device. The method includes storing electronic messages, and storing criteria for determining whether a stored message is related to a current message. A current electronic message is displayed to a user of the communication device, including the current message's outside address and message body. The relevance of each of the stored messages to the current message is assessed based on the previously-stored criteria. Those messages that meet the criteria are selected and displayed along with the current message.

A system and method for transporting user-requested framed data from a gateway device to a handheld viewing device includes an information source, a gateway device, a relay network and a handheld viewing device. The gateway device includes a fetch and cache component, storage, and a wireless transport layer. The wireless transport layer delivers content from the gateway to the handheld viewing device. The user of the handheld device is then graphically presented with a representative form of the data and is thus able to manually select certain frames of data through a user interface.

System and method for abbreviating information sent to a viewing device

A method is performed by an electronic communication device. The method includes storing electronic messages, and storing criteria for determining whether a stored message is related to a current message. A current electronic message is displayed to, a user of the communication device, including the current message's outside address and message body. The relevance of each of the stored messages to the current message is assessed based on the previously-stored criteria. Those messages that meet the criteria are selected and displayed along with the current message.

A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent.

A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.

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Michael A Maguire