VARIABLE SIZE MESSAGE INDICATOR IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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1. A communication device comprising:
- a display interface;
a controller communicably coupled to the display interface,the controller configured to determine a status of messages,the controller configured to present a list of message indicators on the display interface, each message indicator associated with a corresponding message, and each message indicator includes at least one textual character, andthe controller configured to indicate the status of each message by presenting the corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message as determined by the controller.
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Abstract
A communication device having a display interface coupled to a controller configured to determine a status of messages received, to present a list of message indicators on the display interface, and to indicate the status of each message by presenting a corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message. The message status may be, among other characteristics, the priority or age of the message as determined by the controller.
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a display interface; a controller communicably coupled to the display interface, the controller configured to determine a status of messages, the controller configured to present a list of message indicators on the display interface, each message indicator associated with a corresponding message, and each message indicator includes at least one textual character, and the controller configured to indicate the status of each message by presenting the corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message as determined by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a communications device, the method comprising:
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receiving multiple messages; determining a status of at least some of the messages received; presenting a list of message indicators on a display interface of the device, each message indicator associated with a corresponding message, and each message indicator includes at least one textual character, and indicating the status of the messages for which the status was determined by presenting the corresponding message indicator with a textual character having a size that is based on the status of the corresponding message as determined by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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