PUSHED CONTENT NOTIFICATION AND DISPLAY

• US 20120009903A1
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Schultz, Charles Peter, Talwalkar, Rohit Anil, Danger, Jenco, Iyer, Kannan Narayanan
• Granted Patent: US 8,285,258 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

Presenting content within an application on a device is disclosed. Receiving notification of new content within an application at a device is disclosed. Presenting the received notification at the device is disclosed. Receiving a selection of the notification, and displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification are disclosed. Notification can be received outside the application, e.g., by posting notification on a social network, posting notification to a web site, and posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world. A selection can be received while the device is offline, in which case the new content displayed is that content stored on the device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting content within an application on a device, the method comprising:

receiving notification of new content within the application at the device;

presenting the received notification at the device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying a list of new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 0, wherein receiving notification of new content at the device comprises:

receiving notification outside the application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

4. A computer-implemented method for presenting content within an application on a device, the method comprising:

receiving notification of new content within the application at the device;

presenting the received notification at the device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying the new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein presenting notification of new content at the device comprises:

presenting notification outside the application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein:

receiving a selection of the notification comprises receiving the selection while the device is offline, and

displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification comprises displaying new content stored on the device while the device is offline.

8. A mobile communication device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor; and

at least one program module,

wherein the at least one program module is stored on the at least one medium, and

wherein the at least one program module is operable, upon execution by the processor for;

receiving notification of new content within an application at the mobile communication device;

presenting the received notification at the mobile communication device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying a list of new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein presenting notification of new content at the mobile communication device comprises:

presenting notification outside the application.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

11. A mobile communication device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor; and

at least one program module,

wherein the at least one program module is stored on the at least one medium, and

wherein the at least one program module is operable, upon execution by the processor for;

receiving notification of new content within an application at the mobile communication device;

presenting the received notification at the mobile communication device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying the new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 11, wherein presenting notification of new content at the mobile communication device comprises:

presenting notification outside the application.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 11, wherein:

receiving a selection of the notification comprises receiving the selection while the device is offline, and

displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification comprises displaying new content stored on the device while the device is offline.

15. A computer program product for a mobile communication device, the computer program product comprising:

at least one computer readable medium; and

at least one program module,

wherein the at least one program module is stored on the at least one medium, and

wherein the at least one program module is operable, upon execution by the processor for;

receiving notification of new content within an application at the mobile communication device;

presenting the received notification at the mobile communication device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying a list of new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein presenting notification of new content at a device comprises:

presenting notification outside the application.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

18. A computer program product comprising:

at least one computer readable medium; and

at least one program module,

wherein the at least one program module is stored on the at least one medium, and

wherein the at least one program module is operable, upon execution by the processor for;

receiving notification of new content within an application at the mobile communication device;

presenting the received notification at the mobile communication device;

receiving a selection of the notification; and

displaying the new content in a screen of the device directly following receiving the selection of the notification.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein presenting notification of new content at a device comprises:

presenting notification outside the application.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein presenting notification outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting notification on a social network,

posting notification to a web site, and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein:

receiving a selection of the notification comprises receiving the selection while the device is offline, and

displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification comprises displaying new content stored on the device while the device is offline.