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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY TO GENERATE NOTIFICATIONS

  • US 20110260964A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2010
  • Published: 10/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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