Handheld electronic device and associated method providing...

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2008-01-01

2008-01-01

Feild, Joseph (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Auxiliary data signaling

C455S566000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07315747

ABSTRACT:
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided in which enhanced information regarding an “availability” of a user of a handheld electronic device is provided to another electronic device in a messaging environment. Such availability data provides step-wise indications of the relative availabilities of one or more users of electronic devices in a messaging environment. The step-wise indications can, for instance, range from an availability level of “currently active” to several levels of nonavailability. The device and method can be incorporated into an existing messaging environment.

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