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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Ronald Anthony Dicke, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Majid, Kanata, CA;
Ngoc Bich Ngo, Kanata, CA;
Hartmuth Gutsche, Kanata, CA;
Xiaming Xi, Kanata, CA;
Ronald Anthony Dicke, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Majid, Kanata, CA;
Ngoc Bich Ngo, Kanata, CA;
Hartmuth Gutsche, Kanata, CA;
Xiaming Xi, Kanata, CA;
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and a mobile device comprising an address linking module assess a segment of text as comprising an address and create a link. The method comprises: searching a text for a segment of text having at least two character strings satisfying a proximity constraint, each character string being of a different predefined address indicator type; assessing whether or not the segment comprises an address; displaying at least a portion of the text comprising the segment on a display of a mobile device; and if the segment is assessed as comprising an address, including a link for display, the link pointing to at least one application.