System and method for an extendable mobile communications device user interface

1. A method of operating a mobile device having a display, comprising:

receiving at the mobile device an electronic a short message service (SMS) message having a body, with an e-mail address within the body;

displaying on the display at least a portion of the electronic SMS message including the e-mail address, wherein the portion of the SMS message is displayed in a first application operating on the mobile device; and

determining, by a message controller at the mobile device, that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, wherein the message controller is associated with an SMS data model, and the SMS data model includes a retrieving function for retrieving the e-mail address from the SMS message;

after determining that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, determining that a cursor is effected near the displayed e-mail address;

in response to a selection of the displayed e-mail address, determining that the cursor is effected near the displayed e-mail address, activating, by the message controller, an e-mail address controller, wherein the e-mail address controller is different than the message controller, the e-mail address controller is associated with an e-mail address data model, wherein the e-mail address data model is associated with at least two functions to be performed on the e-mail address, and the e-mail address controller is configured to display the at least two functions;

displaying, by the e-mail address controller at the mobile device, on the display an a first interface for selecting one of including the at least adding the e-mail address to an address book and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address two functions to be performed on the e-mail address, wherein the at least two functions include a first function executed by a second application and a second function executed by a third application different than the first and second applications;

receiving, from the first interface, a selection of the first function executed by the second application;

launching, by the e-mail address controller, the second application;

retrieving, by the message controller using the SMS data model, the e-mail address from the SMS message; and

providing, by the message controller, the retrieved e-mail address to the second 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 , further comprising receiving selection of one of the at least adding the e-mail address to the address book and creating the e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address.

6. The method of claim 5 1, further comprising:

after launching an the second application associated with the selection; and

displaying a second interface different than the first interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interface comprises a menu list.

8. 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 a short message service (SMS) message having a body, with an e-mail address within the body,

display on the display at least a portion of the electronic SMS message including the e-mail address, wherein the portion of the SMS message is displayed in a first application operating on the mobile communication device, and

determine, by a message controller at the mobile communication device, that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, wherein the message controller is associated with an SMS data model, and the SMS data model includes a retrieving function for retrieving the e-mail address from the SMS message;

after determining that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, determine that a cursor is effected near the displayed e-mail address;

in response to a selection of the displayed e-mail address at the input device determining that the cursor is near the displayed e-mail address, activate, by the message controller, an e-mail address controller, wherein the e-mail address controller is different than the message controller, the e-mail address controller is associated with an e-mail address data model, wherein the e-mail address data model is associated with at least two functions to be performed on the e-mail address, and the e-mail address controller is configured to display the at least two functions;

display, by the e-mail address controller at the mobile communication device, on the display an a first interface for selecting from including the at least two functions that can be performed with the e-mail address, the at least two functions including adding the e-mail address to an address book and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address to be performed on the e-mail address, wherein the at least two functions include a first function executed by a second application and a second function executed by a third application different than the first and second applications;

receive, from the first interface, a selection of the first function executed by the second application;

launch, by the e-mail address controller, the second application;

retrieve, by the message controller using the SMS data model, the e-mail address from the SMS message; and

provide, by the message controller, the retrieved e-mail address to the second application.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the electronic message is an e-mail message.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the electronic message is an SMS message.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the at least two functions comprise an operation involving an application other than a message application.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the at least two functions comprise an operation involving an address book application.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the selection of the displayed e-mail address comprises receiving a cursor positioning over the e-mail address.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 8 , further comprising the processor configured to receive selection of one of the at least two functions.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 14 , further comprising the processor configured to launch an application associated with the selected function.

16. The method mobile communication device of claim 8 , wherein the first interface comprises a menu list.

17. 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 displayed e-mail address, displaying on the display a list of at least two functions that can be performed with the e-mail address, the at least two functions including adding the e-mail address to an address book on the mobile device and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address; and

receiving a selection of at least one of the at least two functions, and then performing the selected function.

18. 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 displayed e-mail address, displaying on the display a list of at least two functions that can be performed with the e-mail address, the at least two functions including adding the e-mail address to an address book on the mobile device and creating an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail address; and

receiving a selection of at least one of the at least two functions, and then performing the selected function.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, a short message service (SMS) message having a body, with an e-mail address within the body;

displaying at least a portion of the SMS message including the e-mail address, wherein the portion of the SMS message is displayed in a first application;

determining, by a message controller at the mobile device, that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, wherein the message controller is associated with an SMS data model, and the SMS data model includes a retrieving function for retrieving the e-mail address from the SMS message;

after determining that the SMS message includes the e-mail address, determining that a cursor is effected near the displayed e-mail address; and

in response to determining that the cursor is effected near the displayed e-mail address, activating, by the message controller, an e-mail address controller, wherein the e-mail address controller is different than the message controller, the e-mail address controller is associated with an e-mail address data model, wherein the e-mail address data model is associated with at least two functions to be performed on the e-mail address, and the e-mail address controller is configured to display the at least two functions;

displaying, by the e-mail address controller at the mobile device, an interface including the at least two functions to be performed on the e-mail address, wherein the at least two functions include a first function executed by a second application and a second function executed by a third application different than the first and second applications;

receiving, from the interface, a selection of the first function executed by the second application;

launching, by the e-mail address controller, the second application;

retrieving, by the message controller using the SMS data model, the e-mail address from the SMS message; and

providing, by the message controller, the retrieved e-mail address to the second application.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the interface comprises a menu list.