User interface for optimized viewing of header information

• US 20020126146A1
• Filed: 02/20/2002
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Roth, Ronald L., Burns, Anthony G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,489,146 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A graphical user interface is used to display information on small screens that would otherwise be incomplete. The interface consists of a dialog box that appears over the existing screen, displaying the full information required, when a user makes an input to view the information.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface (GUI) for a user of a handheld communication device comprising:

a. a first display state comprising;

i. a first GUI displayed on a screen of the handheld communication device, said first GUI having at least a plurality of e-mail message rows forming a summary listing of e-mail messages at least received by the handheld communication device, each e-mail message row comprising of an e-mail message status icon, an e-mail message receipt timing, a sender information having a first length of characters displayed and an e-mail message subject line having a second length of characters displayed, wherein a first e-mail message row of the at least a plurality of e-mail message rows is selected by a first input by the user;

b. a second display state comprising;

i. a second GUI displayed on the screen of the handheld communication device comprising of the first GUI further comprising of a dialog box containing information associated with the selected first e-mail message row, said information comprising of at least a sender information having a third length of characters displayed and a message subject line having a fourth length of characters displayed, wherein the dialog box partially hides from view to the user a portion of the selected first e-mail message row; and

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wherein the third length of characters displayed is of equal or greater length of characters displayed than the first length of characters;

wherein the fourth length of characters displayed is of equal or greater length of characters displayed than the second length of characters;

wherein the second display state appears upon receiving a second input from the user.

2. The GUI of claim 1, wherein sender information is the e-mail address of a sender.

3. The GUI of claim 2, wherein the first GUI further comprises a plurality of voice mail messages.

4. The GUI of claim 1, wherein the information of the dialog box further comprising a message body of the selected first e-mail message row.