MESSAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for processing messages for display to a user on a display device, said messages containing a header information section and a message content section, said method comprising:
- presenting said messages in an abbreviated form in a list on said display device, said abbreviated form including only said header information for each of said messages displayed;
enabling a highlighting of a selected one of said abbreviated form messages in said list on said display device by said user;
determining that said user has highlighted said selected one of said abbreviated form messages; and
automatically displaying content information from said message content section of said selected one of said abbreviated form messages in response to said determining and without further action by said user.
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Abstract
A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided in which electronic message content and other selected or predetermined components of an electronic message are automatically displayed whenever an abbreviated or condensed message identification on a listing of messages is highlighted by a user. In one exemplary embodiment, Whenever an item of a message listing is highlighted by a user of a wireless phone or other communication device, a first pop-up content window is created and overlaid upon the listing display. The content window enables the user to view only predetermined portions, for example the first several lines of text of the highlighted message without having to access and scroll through other detailed portions of the message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing messages for display to a user on a display device, said messages containing a header information section and a message content section, said method comprising:
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presenting said messages in an abbreviated form in a list on said display device, said abbreviated form including only said header information for each of said messages displayed; enabling a highlighting of a selected one of said abbreviated form messages in said list on said display device by said user; determining that said user has highlighted said selected one of said abbreviated form messages; and automatically displaying content information from said message content section of said selected one of said abbreviated form messages in response to said determining and without further action by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A storage medium, said storage medium being selectively coupled to processing circuitry, said storage medium containing indicia readable by said processing circuitry for providing program signals for processing messages for display to a user on a display device, said messages containing a header information section and a message content section, said program signals being effective for:
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presenting said messages in an abbreviated form in a list on said display device, said abbreviated form including only said header information for each of said messages displayed; enabling a highlighting of a selected one of said abbreviated form messages in said list on said display device by said user; determining that said user has highlighted said selected one of said abbreviated form messages; and automatically displaying content information from said message content section of said selected one of said abbreviated form messages in response to said determining and without further action by said user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for processing messages for display to a user on a display device, said messages containing a header information section and a message content section, said system comprising:
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a display device; means for presenting said messages in an abbreviated form in a list on said display device, said abbreviated form including only said header information for each of said messages displayed; means for enabling a highlighting of a selected one of said abbreviated form messages in said list on said display device by said user; means for determining that said user has highlighted said selected one of said abbreviated form messages; and means for automatically displaying content information from said message content section of said selected one of said abbreviated form messages in response to said determining and without further action by said user.
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Specification