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US 2013/0097173 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatus for Searching a Message Store
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsThomas Jan STOVICEK, Kieran Cloud DEL PASQUA
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for searching a message store on a portable device are described herein. The methods allow a plurality of possible search criteria to be generated and displayed. One or more of the possible search criteria may be selected and added to a search string that is used to search the message store.
Claims26
A method for searching a message store on a portable device comprising:
- displaying a search input box;
- generating and displaying a plurality of possible search criteria for searching for messages in the message store;
- receiving a selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of the possible search criteria;
- and
- adding the selected one or more possible search criteria to a search string.
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A portable device comprising:
- a touch sensitive display for displaying graphics and receiving touch input;
- a memory for storing instructions;
- a processor for executing the instructions, the instructions when executed by the processor configuring the portable device to:
- display a search input box on the touch sensitive display;
- generate and display a plurality of possible search criteria for searching for messages in the message store;
- receive a selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of the possible search criteria;
- and
- add the selected one or more possible search criteria to a search string.
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A non-transitory computer readable memory containing instructions for searching a message store on a portable device, the instructions when executed by a processor performing:
- displaying a search input box;
- generating and displaying a plurality of possible search criteria for searching for messages in the message store;
- receiving a selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of the possible search criteria;
- and
- adding the selected one or more possible search criteria to a search string
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.