IP Library Granted Patent US 7,941,467
Granted Patent B2
US 7,941,467 · App. 11/754,796 · Granted May 10, 2011

System and method for integrating image upload objects with a message list

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Patent No.
US 7,941,467
App. No.
11/754,796
Granted
May 10, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is disclosed a system and method for integrating an image upload object with a message list. In an embodiment, the method comprises: creating an image upload object for each image to be uploaded; and displaying the image upload object in a message list such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise associating with the image upload object at least one of a text description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image. In another embodiment, an image upload object in the message list may be configured such that the image upload object may be forwarded to another user as a message, and the associated uploaded image may be accessed by the other user via the file link.

Claims (26)

1. A method performed on a mobile communication device having a memory and a processor for integrating an image upload object with a message list, comprising:

creating an image upload object for each image to be uploaded;

displaying the image upload object in a message list in which different types of objects may be listed such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message;

associating with the image upload object at least one of a text description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image; and

configuring each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be forwarded and the associated uploaded image may be accessed via the file link.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating with the image upload object an upload status for the image.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising associating with the image upload object a status icon indicating the upload status of the image upload object, the upload status of the image upload object being one of “sending”, “pending”, “success”, “error”, and “complete with errors”.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be opened, filed, marked unopened, saved, or deleted.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a uniform resource locator (URL) as the file link.

6. A system operable on a mobile communication device having a memory and a processor for integrating an image upload object with a message list, the system comprising a message integration module adapted to:

create an image upload object for each image to be uploaded;

display the image upload object in a message list in which different types of objects may be listed such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message;

associate with the image upload object at least one of a test description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image; and

configure each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be forwarded and the associated uploaded image may be accessed via the file link.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the message integration module is further adapted to associate with the image upload object an upload status for the image.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the message integration module is further adapted to associate with the image upload object a status icon indicating the upload status of the image upload object, the upload status of the image upload object being one of “sending”, “pending”, “success”, “error”, and “complete with errors”.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the message integration module is further adapted to configure each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be opened, filed, marked unopened, saved, or deleted.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the file link is a uniform resource locator (URL).

11. A data processor readable medium storing data processor code that when loaded into a mobile communication device having a memory and a processor and is executed adapts the device to integrate an image upload object with a message list, the data processor readable medium comprising:

code for creating an image upload object for each image to be uploaded;

code for displaying the image upload object in a message list in which different types of objects may be listed such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message;

code for associating with the image upload object at least one of a test description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image; and

code for configuring each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be forwarded and the associated uploaded image may be accessed via the file link.

12. The data processor readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising code for associating with the image upload object an upload status for the image.

13. The data processor readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising code for associating with the image upload object a status icon indicating the upload status of the image upload object, the upload status of the image upload object being one of “sending”, “pending”, “success”, “error”, and “complete with errors”.

14. The data processor readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising code for configuring each image upload object in the message list such that the image upload object may be opened, filed, marked unopened, saved, or deleted.

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