Patent ID: 7568169
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for causing, upon user request, the display of an abbreviated menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of a handheld electronic device when a listing of messages in an email box is presented on the display screen of the device, said method comprising: displaying a listing of email messages on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, said listing of email messages being associated with an email box that is user-accessible via the handheld electronic device; designating at least one email message utilizing an auxiliary user input device on the handheld electronic device; initiating an ambiguous request for display of menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the at least one designated email message; and displaying an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options which is a subset of a full menu of options of user-selectable actions available relative to the at least one designated email message and the user-selectable actions of said short list of menu options having been assessed a higher probability for being user-selected than at least some of the user-selectable actions of the full menu of options that are not included in said short list of menu options; wherein said short list of menu options comprises the following user-selectable actions available relative to the at least one designated email message: (i) file to folder; (ii) mark opened/unopened; (iii) save and (iv) delete.