Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating information retrieval for a communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9600141-B2
Application number	US-90363210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2010
Priority date	Oct 14, 2009
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: detecting a selection of an item, the item being displayed via user interface (UI); searching for information associated with the item for which selection is detected, wherein the searching is performed automatically based, at least, upon the detecting the selection of the item; and displaying search results, via the UI, wherein the displaying the search results is performed automatically during the selection of the item. In some embodiments, the search results comprise at least one of: a voicemail, a number of voicemails, messaging details, a portion of text, contacts information or social media information associated with the item for which selection is detected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
displaying, by a display of a communication device comprising a processor, via a first interface at a first location, a group of text messages from third parties and associated with a user identity of the communication device;
detecting, by the communication device, a user selection of a text message of the group of text messages displayed via the first interface resulting in a selected text message, wherein the selected text message is displayed graphically distinguished from unselected ones of the group of text messages;
searching, by the communication device, for information associated with the selected text message, wherein the searching is performed in response to the detecting of the user selection of the text message;
maintaining, by the communication device, the displaying of the group of text messages via the first interface, comprising the selected text message, and while initiating, by the communication device, a concurrent display of a second interface, wherein the display of the first interface is moved to a second location, different than the first location, to provide space for the second interface in a region that is non-overlapping with the first interface; and
displaying, by the communication device, a search result within the second interface, wherein the search result comprises numerical information indicative of a count of unread voicemails associated with a sender identity determined to be associated with the selected text message, wherein the concurrently displaying is performed in response to the user selection of the text message and wherein the second interface is removed from the display in response to the user detection of the selected text message resulting in the first interface returning to the first location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the user selection of the text message comprises detecting a scroll command associated with scrolling to the text message.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the scrolling is vertical scrolling.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search result further comprises a portion of text associated with the text message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the user selection of the text message comprises detecting a cursor position corresponding to a location of the text message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user selection of the text message is a first user selection of a first text message, and further comprising:
detecting, by the communication device, a second user selection of a second text message from the group of text messages.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second text message is different from the first text message.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the search result is a first search result, and further comprising:
updating the second interface to concurrently display a second search result different than the first search result.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the numerical information is first numerical information, and wherein the second search result comprises second numerical information different than the first numerical information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second numerical information is indicative of a count of unread voicemails associated with a sender identity determined to be associated with the second text message.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
displaying, via a first interface at a first location on a display, a group of text messages from third parties and associated with a user identity of a communication device;
detecting, by the device, a user selection of a text message of the group of text messages displayed via the first interface resulting in a selected text message, wherein the selected text message is displayed graphically distinguished from unselected ones of the group of text messages;
searching, by the device, for information associated with the selected text message, wherein the searching is performed in response to the detecting of the user selection of the text message;
maintaining, via the first interface of the device, the display of the group of text messages via the first interface, comprising the selected text message, while initiating a concurrent display of a second interface, wherein the display of the first interface is moved to a second location, different than the first location, to provide space for the second interface in a region that is non-overlapping with the first interface; and
displaying, by the device, a search result within the second interface, wherein the search result comprises numerical information indicative of a count of unread voicemails associated with a sender identity determined to be associated with the selected text message, wherein the concurrent display is performed in response to the user selection of the text message, and wherein the second interface is then removed from the concurrent display and the first interface returns to the first location in response to user de-selection of the selected text message.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the detecting the user selection of the text message comprises detecting a cursor position corresponding to a location of the text message.

13. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor;
a display; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
displaying, on the display, via a first interface at a first location, a group of social networking messages from a group of third parties and associated with a user identity of the apparatus, wherein the group of social networking messages comprises feed information output from a social media feed;
detecting a user selection of a social networking message of the group of social networking messages resulting in a user selected social networking message, wherein the user selected social networking message is displayed graphically distinct from unselected ones of the group of social networking messages;
searching for voicemail information associated with the selected social networking message, wherein the searching is performed in response to the detecting the user selection of the social networking message; and
maintaining the displaying of the group of the social networking messages via the first interface, comprising the user selected social networking message, while initiating a concurrent displaying of a second interface, wherein the displaying of the first interface is performed at a second location, different than the first location, to spatially accommodate the second interface in a region that is non-overlapping with the first interface;
displaying, a search result within the second interface, wherein the search result comprises numerical information indicative of a count of unread voicemails associated with a sender identity determined to be associated with the user selected social networking message, wherein the concurrently displaying is performed in response to the user selection of the social networking message, and wherein the second interface is removed from the display and the first interface returns to the first location in response to user de-selection of the user selected social networking message.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the detecting the user selection of the social networking message comprises detecting an input to the first interface corresponding to a location of the social networking mess

Assignees

• Swink Cristy
• Sikes Jason
• Fineman Benjamin
• Solis Snydal Jonathan
• Shia Megan Elisabeth
• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Swink Cristy
• Sikes Jason
• Fineman Benjamin
• Solis Snydal Jonathan
• Shia Megan Elisabeth

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• H04L63/0892

  by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title