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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Matthew Richard Lee, Belleville, CA;
David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Kanata, CA;
Engin Akyurekli, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/18 (2009.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04M 1/2745 (2006.01); H04M 1/57 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 5/907 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/183 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); H04M 1/27455 (2013.01); H04M 1/576 (2013.01); H04M 1/72544 (2013.01); H04M 1/72555 (2013.01); H04N 5/772 (2013.01); H04N 5/907 (2013.01); H04M 2250/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image is saved to a contact record or set as a home screen directly from a camera application of a portable electronic device. The method includes: capturing an image using a camera that is integrated into the portable electronic device, selecting at least a portion of the image, selecting a contact record from an address book application or selecting a set as home screen option.