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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Joshua Roland Lessard, Waterloo, CA;
Peter Henry Mage, Cambridge, CA;
Stephen Kwok Sun Wong, Thornhill, CA;
Adrian Michael Logan, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Methods and devices for generating an action item based on an email message are described. In one embodiment, a processor-implemented method is described. The method includes: receiving an email message via a communication subsystem; determining that the received email message includes a follow up flag that indicates that an action is required regarding the email message; and in response to determining that the received email message includes a follow up flag that indicates that an action is required regarding the email message, creating an action item based on the received email message.