IP Library Granted Patent US 8,406,817
Granted Patent B2
US 8,406,817 · App. 13/191,858 · Granted Mar 26, 2013

Mobile wireless communications device with first and second alarm function GUI's and related methods

Inventors: Adrian Michael Logan (Milton, CA); Rohit Rocky Jain (Waterloo, CA); Steve Kin Ping Chung (Waterloo, CA)
Assignee: Research In Motion Ltd
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Patent No.
US 8,406,817
App. No.
13/191,858
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing, an input device carried by the portable housing, a display carried by the portable housing, and a processor carried by the portable housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver, the input device, and the display. The processor may perform a time alarm function having a time alarm value settable via the input device, and generate an alarm indication upon reaching the time alarm value. The processor also may generate a first time alarm function GUI on the display including a first selectable menu list for the time alarm function, and generate a second time alarm function GUI including a second selectable menu list on the display different from the first selectable menu list when a current time is within a threshold time of the time alarm value.

Claims (42)

1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:

a portable housing;

a wireless transceiver carried by said portable housing;

an input device carried by said portable housing;

a display carried by said portable housing; and

a processor carried by said portable housing and coupled to said wireless transceiver, said input device, and said display, said processor configured to

perform a time alarm function having a time alarm value settable via said input device,

generate an alarm indication upon reaching the time alarm value,

generate a first time alarm function graphical user interface (GUI) on said display including a first selectable menu list for the time alarm function, and

generate a second time alarm function GUI including a second selectable menu list on said display different from the first selectable menu list when a current time is within a threshold time of the time alarm value.

2. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to generate the second selectable menu list comprising a menu option for skipping a next alarm indication.

3. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for changing the time alarm value.

4. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for disabling the time alarm function.

5. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for changing an alarm operation mode.

6. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for a utility sub-menu.

7. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 further comprising a speaker carried by said housing and coupled to said processor; and wherein said processor is configured to generate the alarm indication on said speaker.

8. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to permit the setting of the threshold time via said input device.

9. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said input device comprises a touch portion of said display.

10. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:

a portable housing;

a wireless transceiver carried by said portable housing;

an input device carried by said portable housing;

a display carried by said portable housing;

a speaker carried by said housing; and

a processor carried by said portable housing and coupled to said wireless transceiver, said input device, said display, and said speaker, said processor configured to

perform a time alarm function having a time alarm value settable via said input device,

generate an alarm indication on said speaker upon reaching the time alarm value,

generate a first time alarm function graphical user interface (GUI) on said display including a first selectable menu list for the time alarm function, and

generate a second time alarm function GUI including a second selectable menu list on said display different from the first selectable menu list when a current time is within a threshold time of the time alarm value, the second selectable menu list comprising a menu option for skipping a next alarm indication.

11. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for changing the time alarm value.

12. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for disabling the time alarm function.

13. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for changing an alarm operation mode.

14. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said processor is configured to generate the first selectable menu list comprising a menu option for a utility sub-menu.

15. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said processor is configured to permit the setting of the threshold time via said input device.

16. A method of operating a time alarm function with a settable time alarm value for a mobile wireless communications device, the method comprising:

generating a first time alarm function graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of the mobile wireless communications device and including a first selectable menu list for the time alarm function if a current time is outside a threshold time of the time alarm value; and

generating a second time alarm function GUI including a second selectable menu list on the display different from the first selectable menu list when the current time is within the threshold time of the time alarm value.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating the second selectable menu list to comprise a menu option for skipping a next alarm indication.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating the first selectable menu list to comprise a menu option for changing the time alarm value.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating the first selectable menu list to comprise a menu option for disabling the time alarm function.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating the first selectable menu list to comprise a menu option for changing an alarm operation mode.

21. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating the first selectable menu list to comprise a menu option for a utility sub-menu.

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064270/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 3, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034131/0296 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2013
From: CHUNG, STEVE KIN PING
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029582/0901 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2012
From: LOGAN, ADRIAN MICHAEL; JAIN, ROHIT ROCKY
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028445/0620 →
Continuity (1)
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