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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Abdallah Ibdah, Ottawa, CA;
Ennis Al-Asaaed, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04N 1/00106 (2013.01); H04N 1/00307 (2013.01); H04N 1/32101 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0084 (2013.01); H04N 2201/3266 (2013.01); H04N 2201/3273 (2013.01); H04N 2201/3278 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for use in messaging from a portable communication device having a camera module are described. In an instant communication session, the portable device displays a message thread involving two or more participants and a text input field for entering text. In response to an input to capture an image, the portable device automatically captures a photographic image via the camera module, attaches the photographic image to a message, and sends the message to at least one of the two or more participants.