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US 10,951,571 B2Granted
Color differentiating a text message shown in a listing on a communication device
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorMihal Lazaridis
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for receiving and sending messages from a communication device is disclosed. Message recipient information is compared to stored information for potential recipients to determine whether a characteristic of the expression of the message on a device display should be changed such that the user perceives an unavoidable visual indication relating to the result of the comparison.
Claims39
A method comprising:
- accepting, by a wireless communication device, user input for a message addressed to a recipient, wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient and the message includes a message address for the recipient;
- identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- before transmission of the message including the message address, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code;
- and
- transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
2 more elements
A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a display configured to display messages;
- an input interface for entering message content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- accept user input for a message addressed to a recipient, wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient and includes a message address for the recipient;
- identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- and
- before transmission of the message including the message address, cause display of the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
7 more elements
A non-transitory machine-readable medium with a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a wireless communication device to perform operations comprising:
- displaying a message including address information for a recipient before transmitting the message, wherein the message is addressed to a recipient and a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient, and the message includes a message address for the recipient;
- identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- before transmitting the message, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code;
- and
- transmitting the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
2 more elements
A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a display configured to display messages;
- an input interface for entering message content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- display a message including address information for a recipient before transmitting the message, wherein the message is addressed to a recipient and a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient, and the message includes a message address for the recipient;
- identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- and
- before transmitting the message, display the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
7 more elements
A non-transitory machine-readable medium with a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a wireless communication device to perform operations comprising:
- accepting a message address for a recipient;
- identifying, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- before transmission of a message including the message address, displaying the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient;
- and
- transmitting the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
2 more elements
A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a display configured to display messages;
- an input interface for entering message content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- accept a message address for a recipient;
- identify, automatically by the wireless communication device, a color code for the message based on a host name of the message address or a domain name of the message address;
- and
- before transmission of the message including the message address, display the message in a message composition window on a display of the wireless communication device, wherein the message composition window comprises a name of the recipient that is color-coded with the identified color code wherein a full content in a body of the message is deliverable to the recipient;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit the full content in the body of the message to the recipient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.