Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a display, and a memory configured to store a plurality of applications and corresponding application data for each application. The mobile wireless communications device also includes at least one input device, and a processor. The processor is configured to search the application data for a search term to thereby determine whether each application of the plurality thereof has search results associated therewith, and present applications having search results associated therewith on an application selection screen, without displaying the search results, on the display. The processor is further configured to receive selection of an application of the plurality thereof via the at least one input device, and execute the selected application to thereby present the search results on the display.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a memory to store an unregistered application and corresponding unregistered application data which is unable to be searched, and a registered application and corresponding registered application data that is able to be searched. The mobile device also has a processor to convert the unregistered application and the unregistered application data to a newly registered application and newly registered application data which is able to be searched, and search the registered application data and the newly registered application data for a search term to determine whether the registered application and the newly registered application have search results associated therewith. The processor also displays applications having search results associated therewith on an application selection screen on a display, with a subset of information about the search results being displayed, and receives selection of an application via an input device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching message data in a portable electronic device are provided. A threaded message inbox is provided at a display of the device, the message data grouped as threads. Search criteria are received and a search of an index of the threaded message inbox is initiated using the search criteria, the index comprising key words extracted from the message data. Additional message data is received while the search is being performed, the additional message data belonging to a given thread. Additional message data is searched in addition to the index. Search results are generated based on whether at least one of data from additional message data and data from the index meets the search criteria. Search results are provided in threads at the display. Search results are automatically updated in response to receiving additional message data when the additional message data meets the search criteria.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a memory to store an unregistered application and corresponding unregistered application data which is unable to be searched, and a registered application and corresponding registered application data that is able to be searched. The mobile device also has a processor to convert the unregistered application and the unregistered application data to a newly registered application and newly registered application data which is able to be searched, and search the registered application data and the newly registered application data for a search term to determine whether the registered application and the newly registered application have search results associated therewith. The processor also displays applications having search results associated therewith on an application selection screen on a display, with a subset of information about the search results being displayed, and receives selection of an application via an input device.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a display, and a memory configured to store a plurality of applications and corresponding application data for each application. The mobile wireless communications device also includes at least one input device, and a processor. The processor is configured to search the application data for a search term to thereby determine whether each application of the plurality thereof has search results associated therewith, and present applications having search results associated therewith on an application selection screen, without displaying the search results, on the display. The processor is further configured to receive selection of an application of the plurality thereof via the at least one input device, and execute the selected application to thereby present the search results on the display.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a display, at least one input device, and a processor coupled to the display and the at least one input device. The processor is configured to associate each of a plurality of search categories with each of a plurality of search data sources, based upon the at least one input device. The processor is also configured to determine a given search category of the plurality thereof associated with a search term input via the at least one input device. The processor is further configured to search the search data source associated with the given search category for the search term, and generate search results based thereupon, and display the search results on the display.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching message data in a portable electronic device are provided. A threaded message inbox is provided at a display of the device, the message data grouped as threads. Search criteria are received and a search of an index of the threaded message inbox is initiated using the search criteria, the index comprising key words extracted from the message data. Additional message data is received while the search is being performed, the additional message data belonging to a given thread. Additional message data is searched in addition to the index. Search results are generated based on whether at least one of data from additional message data and data from the index meets the search criteria. Search results are provided in threads at the display. Search results are automatically updated in response to receiving additional message data when the additional message data meets the search criteria.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching message data in a portable electronic device are provided. A threaded message inbox is provided at a display of the device, the message data grouped as threads. Search criteria are received and a search of an index of the threaded message inbox is initiated using the search criteria, the index comprising key words extracted from the message data. Additional message data is received while the search is being performed, the additional message data belonging to a given thread. Additional message data is searched in addition to the index. Search results are generated based on whether at least one of data from additional message data and data from the index meets the search criteria. Search results are provided in threads at the display. Search results are automatically updated in response to receiving additional message data when the additional message data meets the search criteria.