US 7,539,730 B2
System and method for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client
Neil P. Adams, Waterloo (Canada); Michael S. Brown, Waterloo (Canada); Herbert A. Little, Waterloo (Canada); Anthony F. Scian, Waterloo (Canada); and Michael K. Brown, Peterborough (Canada)
Assigned to Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo (Canada)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/688,543.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/494625, filed on Aug. 12, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/419103, filed on Oct. 18, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0139162 A1, Jul. 15, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—206  [709/219; 709/228; 719/328] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a message composition interface for composing an outgoing message, wherein the interface comprises a message portion and a messaging settings portion; and
(b) receiving from the messaging settings portions a messaging setting associated with the outgoing message being composed in the provided message composition interface;
wherein more than one type of encryption scheme is available and displayed within the messaging settings portion;
wherein the received messaging setting comprises a message security characteristic;
wherein the received messaging setting comprises an indication for encryption;
wherein the indication for encryption includes an indication of which of the more than one type of encryption scheme has been selected:
wherein the indication for encryption also includes an identification of a messaging account or service with which the messaging client is configured to operate.