SECONDARY STATUS DISPLAY FOR MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mobile device configured to interface with a plurality of messaging services, the mobile device comprising:
- a primary display;
a secondary display;
a communications component configured to communicate with a telecommunications network;
user input and output components, including audio components configured to facilitate voice communications, and a keypad configured to facilitate text communications;
a processor coupled to the communications component, the primary display, the secondary display, and the user input and output components; and
a housing configured to at least partially enclose the processor, the communications component, the memory, the primary display, the secondary display, and the user input and output components,wherein the processor is programmed to;
interface with a plurality of messaging services that are accessible via the telecommunications network and determine a number of messages that have not been accessed by a user at each of the plurality of messaging services;
for each of the plurality of messaging services, present on the secondary display an indication of the messaging service and the corresponding number of messages that have not been accessed by the user at the messaging service;
receive an indication from the user of a selection of one of the presented plurality of messaging services; and
cause the mobile device to be connected to the selected one of the plurality of messaging services to enable the user to access messages that have not previously been accessed by the user.
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Abstract
A secondary display system on a mobile device to allow a user to check the status of mobile device services without having to turn on or otherwise rely upon the primary display of the mobile device. The secondary display presents a count of messages that are waiting to be accessed by the mobile device user. When a new message is received for the user, a summary of the message is displayed to the mobile device user. When a user accesses one of the waiting messages, the count of unopened messages is decremented. The secondary display system may perform queue management to ensure that only counts of recently received messages are displayed. The secondary display system may offer different status modes to highlight the status of different mobile device services or states. The secondary display system may also allow a user to respond to a received message in a limited manner.
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29 Claims
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1. A mobile device configured to interface with a plurality of messaging services, the mobile device comprising:
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a primary display; a secondary display; a communications component configured to communicate with a telecommunications network; user input and output components, including audio components configured to facilitate voice communications, and a keypad configured to facilitate text communications; a processor coupled to the communications component, the primary display, the secondary display, and the user input and output components; and a housing configured to at least partially enclose the processor, the communications component, the memory, the primary display, the secondary display, and the user input and output components, wherein the processor is programmed to; interface with a plurality of messaging services that are accessible via the telecommunications network and determine a number of messages that have not been accessed by a user at each of the plurality of messaging services; for each of the plurality of messaging services, present on the secondary display an indication of the messaging service and the corresponding number of messages that have not been accessed by the user at the messaging service; receive an indication from the user of a selection of one of the presented plurality of messaging services; and cause the mobile device to be connected to the selected one of the plurality of messaging services to enable the user to access messages that have not previously been accessed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of presenting the status of a plurality of messaging services to a user on a secondary display of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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connecting with a plurality of messaging services that are accessible from a mobile device via a telecommunications network; determining a number of messages that have not been accessed by a user at each of the plurality of messaging services; and for each of the plurality of messaging services, displaying on a secondary display of the mobile device an indication of the messaging service and an indication of the corresponding number of messages that have not been accessed by the user at the messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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