# US 2013/0254718 A2 · System and method for navigating between user interface elements

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- Number: US 2013/0254718 A2
- Document ID: US20130254718A2
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A2
- Application number: 13/615,370
- Filed: 2012-09-13
- Published: 2013-09-26
- Earliest claimed: 2011-10-17
- Assignees: Research In Motion Limited
- Inventors: Chris Sam KERMOIAN; Joseph Patrick Thomas GOGUEN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130254718A2

## CPC

- H04M 1/575: {Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party}
- G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
- H04M 1/724: User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
- H04M 1/72484: wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
- G06Q 10/109: Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
- H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
- H04M 1/7243: with interactive means for internal management of messages
- H04M 2250/60: logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method is provide that comprises detecting an incoming or outgoing call; and sending data to a paired device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on the paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device. Another method is provided, which comprises receiving data from the mobile device for displaying a plurality of elements associated with the call in a user interface on a paired device prior to connecting the call, the plurality of elements having been obtained from a plurality of sources accessible to the mobile device; and displaying the plurality of elements in a user interface on the paired device using the data received from the mobile device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting a first input in a first user interface;
displaying a second user interface comprising a first plurality of data items obtained from a plurality of sources, the first plurality of data items including a first data item associated with the first user interface and a second data item associated with a third user interface;
detecting a second input selecting the second data item in the second user interface;
displaying the third user interface;
detecting a third input which results in navigating away from the third user interface; and
displaying the second user interface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a fourth input which results in navigating away from the second user interface, and displaying the first user interface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the fourth input comprises any one of:
selection of an option displayed in the second user interface;
a swipe gesture in the second user interface; and
selection of a button on the electronic device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third input comprises any one of:
sending a message;
closing the third user interface; and
selection of a link displayed in the third user interface associated with an entity related to the first plurality of data items.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the entity related to the plurality of data items is any one of an individual, a group of individuals, and a group event.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third user interface comprises a second plurality of data items obtained from a plurality of sources, the second plurality of data items being associated with a first entity different from a second entity associated with the second user interface.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein one of the first and second entities is an individual, and the other of the first and second entities is related to one of a group of individuals and a group event.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein prior to detecting the third input, the method further comprises:
detecting a fifth input selecting one of the second plurality of data items in the third user interface; and
displaying a fourth user interface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of sources is remote from the electronic device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one source remote from the electronic device comprises a social networking server.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first plurality of data items is obtained in real time from a respective source after detecting the first input.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third user interface relates to a first messaging application, the method further comprising detecting a sixth input in the second user interface after detecting the third input, and displaying a fifth user interface related to a second messaging application.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first, second, and third user interfaces is displayed on another electronic device communicable with the electronic device.

### Claim 14

A mobile device comprising a processor, memory, and a display, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for operating the mobile device to:
detect a first input in a first user interface;
display a second user interface comprising a first plurality of data items obtained from a plurality of sources, the first plurality of data items including a first data item associated with the first user interface and a second data item associated with a third user interface;
detect a second input selecting the second data item in the second user interface;
display the third user interface;
detect a third input which results in navigating away from the third user interface; and
display the second user interface.

### Claim 15

A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for operating a mobile device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
detecting a first input in a first user interface;
displaying a second user interface comprising a first plurality of data items obtained from a plurality of sources, the first plurality of data items including a first data item associated with the first user interface and a second data item associated with a third user interface;
detecting a second input selecting the second data item in the second user interface;
displaying the third user interface;
detecting a third input which results in navigating away from the third user interface; and
displaying the second user interface.