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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Christopher R. Wormald, Kitchener, CA;
Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Samer Fahmy, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Christopher R. Wormald, Kitchener, CA;
Gerhard Dietrich Klassen, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Samer Fahmy, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); A63F 2300/406 (2013.01); A63F 2300/556 (2013.01); A63F 2300/572 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04L 12/581 (2013.01); H04L 12/582 (2013.01); H04L 12/5815 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for using a contact-list entry of an IM contact-list interface to designate an IM game in progress to facilitate switching between an IM conversation and an IM game.