Patent ID: 8713452

Claim:
A method of operating a mobile device comprising, the method comprising the mobile device: receiving an instant messaging communication comprising text at the mobile device, the text to be displayed in a conversation user interface for an instant messaging application; detecting an indicator of a group included in the text at the mobile device, the group corresponding to a pre-defined group of contacts in a contact list used by the instant messaging application; displaying the text in the conversation user interface for the instant messaging application and making the indicator selectable in the conversation user interface at the mobile device; highlighting the selectable indicator in the displayed text of the conversation user interface of the instant messaging application at the mobile device; detecting, at the mobile device, a selection of the selectable indicator; and in response to the selection of the selectable indicator, initiating a communication from within the instant messaging application with the pre-defined group of contacts, the communication associated with a calendar application.