METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY TO GENERATE NOTIFICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a display (110, 110a, 110b) using a display (102, 102a, 102b) based on input from one or more input devices (112, 112a-1, 112a-2, 112b-1, 112b-2, 116, 116a) to generate application notifications, comprising:
- controlling a display (110, 110a, 110b) to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application;
receiving input from an input device (112, 112a-1, 112a-2, 112b-1, 112b-2, 116, 116a) to either;
generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, ornavigate within said content region.
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Abstract
The present specification provides a method and apparatus for controlling a display based on signals received from one or more input devices. In one implementation, a mobile device with a touch screen and a touch pad is provided. A notification module executable on the mobile device configures the processor of the mobile device to control the display to generate a notification bar and a content region. The notification bar contains an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent the icon for indicating how may notifications have been generated by the application. The content region includes data associated with the notifications, and is arranged in rows beneath a header identifying the application. The layout of the applications may be varied as well as the priority of ordering the application sin the content region.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a display (110, 110a, 110b) using a display (102, 102a, 102b) based on input from one or more input devices (112, 112a-1, 112a-2, 112b-1, 112b-2, 116, 116a) to generate application notifications, comprising:
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controlling a display (110, 110a, 110b) to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application;receiving input from an input device (112, 112a-1, 112a-2, 112b-1, 112b-2, 116, 116a) to either; generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, or navigate within said content region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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