System and method for an extendable mobile communications device user interface
View Patent ↗A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.
1. A method on a mobile device having a display, comprising:
receiving at the mobile device an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message;
displaying on the display at least a portion of the electronic message including the e-mail address; and
in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a function list including at least a first function for interfacing with an address book application, and a second function for interfacing with an e-mail application.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic message is an e-mail message.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic message is an SMS message.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving at the mobile device the selection of the e-mail address comprises receiving a cursor positioning over the e-mail address.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first function comprises adding the e-mail address to an address book and the second function comprises creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising launching an application associated with the selection.
7. A mobile communication device, comprising:
a display;
an input device; and
a processor, connected to the display and the input device, and configured to receive an electronic message with an e-mail address within a body of the electronic message, display on the display at least a portion of the electronic message including the e-mail address, and in response to a selection of the e-mail address at the input device, display on the display a function list including at least a first function for interfacing with an address book application, and a second function for interfacing with an e-mail application.
8. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein the electronic message is an e-mail message.
9. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein the electronic message is an SMS message.
10. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein the receiving the selection of the e-mail address comprises receiving a cursor positioning over the e-mail address.
11. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , further comprising the processor configured to receive selection of one of the first and second functions.
12. The mobile communication device of claim 11 , further comprising the processor configured to launch the application associated with the selected function.
13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the interface comprises a menu list.
14. A method of providing functionality on a mobile device having a display, comprising:
receiving at the mobile device an e-mail message with an e-mail address within a body of the e-mail message;
displaying on the display at least a portion of the e-mail message including the e-mail address;
in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a function list including at least a first function for interfacing with an address book application, and a second function for interfacing with an e-mail application; and
receiving a selection of one of the first and second functions, and then performing the selected function.
15. A mobile communication device, comprising:
a display;
a transceiver; and
a processor connected with the display and the transceiver, the processor configured for:
receiving with the transceiver an e-mail message having an e-mail address within a body of the e-mail message;
displaying on the display at least a portion of the e-mail message including the e-mail address;
in response to a selection of the e-mail address, displaying on the display a function list including at least a first function for interfacing with an address book application, and a second function for interfacing with an e-mail application; and
receiving a selection of at least one of the at least two functions, and then performing the selected function.