User interface for handheld communication device
First Claim
1. A user interface for a handheld communication device, comprising a main screen segregated into a number of screen areas, at least one of the screen areas devoted to a system window in which a system application for displaying status icons for the handheld communication device executes, and another of the screen areas devoted to an application window in which a browser executes to display an HTML page having current or recent application information for respective user applications, which user applications may be accessed through interaction with the browser.
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Abstract
A user interface includes a main screen segregated into various screen areas. At least one of the screen areas is devoted to a system application for displaying status icons, and another of the screen areas is devoted to an interface page which may or may not link to other interface pages which are used for displaying current or recent application information for respective user applications, which user applications may be accessed through interaction with the interface page. The application information may be application status information, recent communication messages (such as e-mail messages, SMS messages, or instant messaging messages) and/or one or more upcoming events or to do items for a user. The user interaction may occur through selection with a pointing device such as a stylus, a fingertip stylus, a finger, or one or more buttons, or even through voice commands. The user interface may also include an area reserved for displaying advertisements.
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- 1. A user interface for a handheld communication device, comprising a main screen segregated into a number of screen areas, at least one of the screen areas devoted to a system window in which a system application for displaying status icons for the handheld communication device executes, and another of the screen areas devoted to an application window in which a browser executes to display an HTML page having current or recent application information for respective user applications, which user applications may be accessed through interaction with the browser.
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28. A handheld communication device comprising a display unit coupled to a processor having access to a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-readable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display a user interface on the display of the handheld communication device, which user interface includes a main screen segregated into a number of screen areas, at least one of the screen areas being devoted to a system application for displaying status icons for the handheld communication device, and another of the screen areas being devoted to a browser application for displaying current or recent application information for respective user applications, which user applications may be accessed through user interaction with the browser.
- 55. A method, comprising displaying, on a single screen of a user interface of a handheld communication device, system status information for the handheld communication device in a system window and application information for a number of user applications of the handheld communication device in a browser executing in an application window.
- 81. A user interface for a handheld communication device, comprising a number of screen areas, one of which is devoted to a system window in which a system application for controlling the operation of the handheld communication device executes, and another of which is devoted to an application window in which a browser executes to display an HTML-based interface page comprising current or recent application information for respective user applications of the handheld communication device.
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