IP Library Granted Patent US 9,130,891
Granted Patent B2
US 9,130,891 · App. 13/886,584 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Method and apparatus for quickly adding recipient and mobile terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,130,891
App. No.
13/886,584
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for quickly adding a recipient includes: receiving mail information, where the mail information includes information of at least two recipients; creating a recipient group according to the recipient information; and when a user needs to add a recipient to send a mail, if the added contact is in the recipient group, displaying information of other recipients in the recipient group, and prompting the user whether to add other recipients. The technical solutions of embodiments of the present invention make an operation of adding a recipient quite flexible and intelligent, and provide an intelligent group contact recommendation function, so that the user can quickly add a contact when sending a mail or information.

Claims (50)

1. A method for quickly adding a recipient, comprising:

receiving mail information, wherein the mail information comprises information of at least two recipients;

creating a recipient group according to the recipient information; adding a recipient to a mail;

determining with a computer processor whether the recipient that has been added to the mail is in the recipient group;

displaying information of other recipients in the recipient group when the recipient that has been added to the mail is determined to be in the recipient group; and

prompting a user whether to add the other recipients,

wherein the mail information comprises a short message received through a short message service center of a network side, wherein the recipient group is stored as a temporary group in a cache of the mobile terminal, wherein the recipient group is deleted from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset, wherein the prompt unit is configured to display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group by sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information, and wherein the prompt unit is configured to prompt the user through voice.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group comprises sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises:

arranging the information of the other recipients according to initials of the recipient information; or

arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein prompting the user whether to add the other recipients comprises:

prompting the user through voice; or

prompting the user by displaying, on a screen, information to be added.

5. An apparatus for quickly adding a recipient, comprising:

a receiving unit;

a group unit;

a processing unit; and

a prompt unit,

wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive mail information,

wherein the mail information comprises information of at least two recipients,

wherein the group unit is configured to create a recipient group according to the recipient information,

wherein the processing unit is configured to add a recipient to a mail, determine whether the recipient that has been added to the mail is in the recipient group, and instruct the prompt unit to display information of other recipients in the recipient group when the recipient that has been added to the mail is determined to be in the recipient group,

wherein the prompt unit is configured to, according to the instruction of the processing unit, display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group and prompt a user whether to add the other recipients, and

wherein the mail information comprises a short message received through a short message service center of a network side, wherein the recipient group is stored as a temporary group in a cache of the mobile terminal, wherein the recipient group is deleted from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset, wherein the prompt unit is configured to display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group by sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information, and wherein the prompt unit is configured to prompt the user through voice.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a sequencing unit configured to, according to a predetermined arrangement rule, sequentially arrange the information of the other recipients in the recipient group and send the information to the prompt unit for prompting.

7. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a communication module;

a power supply management module coupled to the communication module;

a keyboard coupled to the power supply management module; and

an apparatus for adding a recipient coupled to the power supply management module,

wherein the apparatus comprises a receiving unit, a group unit, a processing unit, a prompt unit, and a sequencing unit,

wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive mail information, wherein the mail information comprises information of at least two recipients,

wherein the group unit is configured to create a recipient group according to the recipient information,

wherein the processing unit is configured to add a recipient to a mail, determine whether the recipient that has been added to the mail is in the recipient group, and instruct the prompt unit to display information of other recipients in the recipient group when the recipient that has been added to the mail is determined to be in the recipient group,

wherein the prompt unit is configured to, according to the instruction of the processing unit, display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group and prompt a user whether to add the other recipients,

wherein the sequencing unit is configured to, according to a predetermined arrangement rule, sequentially arrange the information of the other recipients in the recipient group and send the information to the prompt unit for prompting, and

wherein the mail information comprises a short message received through a short message service center of a network side, wherein the recipient group is stored as a temporary group in a cache of the mobile terminal, wherein the recipient group is deleted from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset, wherein the prompt unit is configured to display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group by sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information, and wherein the prompt unit is configured to prompt the user through voice.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mail information comprises a short message received through a short message service center of a network side.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising storing the recipient group as a temporary group in a cache of a mobile terminal, wherein the recipient group is deleted from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising storing the recipient group as a permanent group in a memory of a mobile terminal, wherein the recipient group is maintained in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mail information comprises mail addresses of a first recipient, a second recipient, and a third recipient, wherein the address of the first recipient is added to the mail, and wherein the mail addresses of the second recipient and the third recipient are displayed when the address of the first recipient is added to the mail.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group comprises sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, and wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to initials of the recipient information.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group comprises sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, and wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein prompting the user whether to add the other recipients comprises prompting the user through voice.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein prompting the user whether to add the other recipients comprises prompting the user by displaying, on a screen, information to be added.

16. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the mail information comprises a short message received through a short message service center of a network side, wherein the recipient group is stored as a temporary group in a cache of a mobile terminal, and wherein the recipient group is deleted from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is reset.

17. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the mail information comprises mail addresses of a first recipient, a second recipient, and a third recipient, wherein the address of the first recipient is added to the mail, and wherein the mail addresses of the second recipient and the third recipient are displayed when the address of the first recipient is added to the mail.

18. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the prompt unit is configured to display the information of the other recipients in the recipient group by sequentially arranging and displaying the information of the other recipients in the recipient group according to a predetermined arrangement rule, wherein sequentially arranging the information of the other recipients according to the predetermined arrangement rule comprises arranging the information of the other recipients according to Chinese character strokes of the recipient information, and wherein the prompt unit is configured to prompt the user through voice.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the mail information comprises mail addresses of a first recipient, a second recipient, and a third recipient, wherein the address of the first recipient is added to the mail, and wherein the mail addresses of the second recipient and the third recipient are displayed when the address of the first recipient is added to the mail.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2013
From: CHEN, ZHIGANG; DING, YI
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030347/0588 →