Patent ID: 8099467
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of searching for messages with attachments on a mobile device, wherein each of said messages comprises at least one attachment that is provided to the mobile device in chunks in response to user-initiated requests from the mobile device, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of search parameters in a search screen, wherein one of said plurality of search parameters is associated with an option to search for messages of a specified type on the mobile device; receiving a user request to modify the value of the search parameter associated with the option to search for messages of a specified type; displaying a first plurality of user-selectable options in response to the user request, wherein the first plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected; displaying a second plurality of user-selectable options if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments is user-selected, wherein the second plurality of user-selectable options comprises an option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed; determining whether the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; executing a message search if the option to search for messages to identify messages having one or more attachments that have been previously viewed is user-selected; and displaying results of the message search in a search results screen, wherein the results identify one or more located messages, wherein each of the one or more located messages has one or more attachments that have been at least partially displayed on a display of the mobile device or at least partially played on a speaker of the mobile device.