Dynamic message templates and messaging macros
View Patent ↗A device and method provide a user with a template for a message having fields that can be pre-filled with data to reduce the manual entry of data into the message. The method includes, but is not limited to, executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application, selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device, selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises one or more dynamic fields, selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application, and inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.
1. A method comprising:
executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application;
selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device;
selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;
selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application; and
automatically inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the message to a device using the selected messaging technology.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein sending the message to a device uses a transmission technology selected from the group consisting of transmission control protocol, internet protocol, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, file transfer protocol, dual-tone multifrequency, and infrared.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining if a field is a dynamic field.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising, if the field is a dynamic field, determining if the context data item is available, and if the context data item is available, selecting the context data item.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the template is performed based on the executing application.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a context data item comprises executing a macro, wherein the macro selects the context data item to insert in the dynamic field.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising executing a macro, wherein the macro is inserted in the dynamic field.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the template comprises a plurality of dynamic fields, and the method further comprises selecting a dynamic field from the plurality of dynamic fields, wherein the selected context data item is inserted into the selected dynamic field.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile communications device.
11. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium comprising:
computer code configured to:
execute an application, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application;
select a messaging technology to send a message;
select a template for the message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;
select a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application; and
automatically insert the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the computer code configured to select a context data item comprises computer code configured to execute a macro, wherein the macro selects the context data item to insert in the dynamic field.
13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the computer code is further configured to allow acceptance of the message with the selected context data item.
14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the template comprises a plurality of dynamic fields, and the computer code is further configured to select a dynamic field from the plurality of dynamic fields and to insert the selected context data item into the selected dynamic field.
15. A device comprising:
computer code configured
to select a template for a message, wherein the template comprises a dynamic field;
to select a context data item from context data associated with an executing application; and
to automatically insert the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message;
a memory, wherein the memory stores the computer code; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes the computer code.
16. The device of claim 15 , further comprising computer code configured to determine if a field is a dynamic field.
17. The device of claim 16 , further comprising computer code configured to, if the field is a dynamic field, determining if the context data item is available, and if the context data item is available, selecting the context data item.
18. The device of claim 16 , wherein selecting the template is performed based on an executing application.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context data comprises at least Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) location information.
20. The device of claim 15 , wherein the context data comprises at least GPS location information.
21. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the context data comprises at least GPS location information.