Tagging instant message content for retrieval using mobile communication devices

摘要

Methods and devices are provided for marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications using a mobile communication device. A marking application in cooperation with a messaging application displays a message communication on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, enables navigation to a selected position within the message communication and receives a signal to mark the selected position with a tag. A manually actuated signal is provided to mark the selected position within the message communication and receive an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule. Receiving the manually actuated signal includes receiving one of: a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard or a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface. The mobile communication device allows users to more efficiently tag and retrieve content transmitted in substantially real-time.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of marking content in substantially real-time messaging applications, the method comprising:
displaying a message communication on a graphical user interface of a mobile communication device, the message communication including a plurality of entries, the plurality of entries including one or more characters; receiving a first signal to navigate a pointer to a selected position within one of the plurality of entries of the message communication; receiving a second signal to mark the selected position with a tag; receiving in response to the second signal, an entry identification number corresponding to a selected entry and an index number corresponding to a selected character within the selected entry; and associating the entry identification number and the index number with the tag; wherein the receiving the second signal to mark the selected position with the tag further comprises:
receiving a manually actuated signal to mark the selected position within the message communication, includes receiving one of: a first actuation signal from a user-selected key on a keyboard of the mobile communication device and a second actuation signal from a user-selected icon on the graphical user interface of the mobile communication device; andreceiving an automatically actuated signal to mark a portion of the message communication based on a pre-defined rule.