Keyword based message handling

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a controller, wherein said controller is configured to display a message text, receive an input indicating a keyword; determine an associated operation and to generate a response message according to the associated operation.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a wireless communications interface;   a user interface; and   a controller coupled to the wireless communications interface and the man-machine interface, and programmably configured to:
 cause display, at the user interface, of message text in a message received via the wireless communications interface; 
 receive an input via the user interface indicating first and second keywords in the displayed message text; 
 open an application associated with the first keyword; 
 in the opened application, retrieve information using the second keyword as a search term; 
 generate a response message comprising the retrieved information; and 
 cause sending of the response message via the wireless communications interface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said controller is further configured to:
 parse the message text to identify a plurality of keywords comprising the first and second keywords; and   mark the identified keywords in the displayed message text.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said controller is further configured to generate the response message to comprise the retrieved information. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, in opening the application, said controller is further configured to:
 cause display of a dialogue window presenting at least one option associated with the first keyword; and   receive an input via the user interface indicating a selected one of the at least one option.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the dialogue window is displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the displayed message text. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises a touch display;
 and wherein the received inputs comprise a tap of the touch display.   
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 displaying, at an apparatus, message text in a message received at the apparatus over a communications network;   receiving, at the apparatus, an input indicating first and second keywords in the displayed message text;   opening an application associated with the first keyword;   in the opened application, retrieving information using the second keyword as a search term;   generating a response message comprising the retrieved information; and   sending the response message over the communications network.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 parsing the message text to identify a plurality of keywords comprising the first and second keywords; and   marking the identified keywords in the displayed message text.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the generating step comprises generating the response message to comprise the retrieved information. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the step of opening the application comprises:
 displaying a dialogue window presenting at least one option associated with the first keyword; and   receiving an input indicating a selected one of the at least one option.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the dialogue window is displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the displayed message text. 
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising at least computer program code that, when executed by a processor in an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
 displaying, at the apparatus, message text in a message received at the apparatus over a communications network;   receiving, at the apparatus, an input indicating first and second keywords in the displayed message text;   opening an application associated with the first keyword;   in the opened application, retrieving information using the second keyword as a search term;   generating a response message comprising the retrieved information; and   sending the response message over the communications network.   
     
     
         13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
 parsing the message text to identify a plurality of keywords comprising the first and second keywords; and   marking the identified keywords in the displayed message text.   
     
     
         14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the generating operation comprises generating the response message to comprise the retrieved information. 
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operation of opening the application comprises:
 displaying a dialogue window presenting at least one option associated with the first keyword; and   receiving an input indicating a selected one of the at least one option.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the dialogue window is displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the displayed message text.