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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Piotr Tysowski, Waterloo, CA;
Matthew Lee, Belleville, CA;
Darrell May, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system, method and device for modifying a parameter for an application operating on an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) upon activation of the device, determining a state of initial configuration for the device; (b) if the state indicates that the device requires configuration, providing a GUI interface allowing for changes to be made to the parameter; and (c) if a change is made to the parameter through the interface, updating a storage location with the change. In the method, the device may have communication capabilities with a network; and time zone information relating to the location of the device may be provided from the network or from the device; and the time zone information may be used to update an aspect relating to the parameter.