SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20120204191A1
• Filed: 06/29/2011
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Le, Shia, Megan, Wirtz, Chadwyck, Hoang, Samuel, Hsieh, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,723,823 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A system and method for providing notifications on a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises enabling multiple applications that operate on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences. A plurality of notification representations are presented in a notification bar on the display. The plurality of notification representations are individually generated by a corresponding application in response to an event occurrence. The plurality of notification representations are represented in a first portion of the notification bar and with a number that represents how many notification representations from an application have been generated and not dismissed by a user.

Claims

1. A method for providing notifications on a computing device, the method comprising:

enabling multiple applications operating on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences; and

presenting a plurality of notification representations in a notification bar on a display, the plurality of notification representations being individually generated by a corresponding one of the multiple applications in response to an event occurrence;

wherein presenting the plurality of notification representations includes representing multiple notification representations generated by a first common application (i) in at least a first portion of the notification bar, and (ii) with a number that represents how many notification representations from the first common application have been generated and not dismissed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the number in response to additional events occurring with the first common application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the number in response to user input or action that dismissed at least one of the multiple notification representations.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the notification bar also includes a graphic image representing the first common application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the plurality of notification representations includes representing multiple notification representations generated by a second common application (i) in at least a second portion of the notification bar, and (ii) with a number that represents how many notification representations from the second common application have been generated and not dismissed.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising hiding the first portion of the notification bar when the number that represents how many notification representations from the first common application have been generated and not dismissed is equal to zero.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of notification representations is represented as an individual layer, the individual layers being stacked on each other.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the top layer can represent the most recent notification generated by the first common application.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user input or action includes an input or action to (i) launch the first common application to render one or more records corresponding to the one or more multiple notification representations, or (ii) manually remove the one or more layers through the user action.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein manually removing the one or more layers includes making a swiping gesture in one or more directions.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the display is a touch screen display and wherein the user input includes contact on the touch screen display by a user'"'"'s touch.

12. A system for providing notifications on a mobile computing device, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

enable multiple applications operating on the mobile computing device to generate notifications in response to event occurrences; and

present a plurality of notification representations in a notification bar on a display, the plurality of notification representations being individually generated by a corresponding one of the multiple applications in response to an event occurrence;

wherein presenting the plurality of notification representations includes representing multiple notification representations generated by a first common application (i) in at least a first portion of the notification bar, and (ii) with a number that represents how many notification representations from the first common application have been generated and not dismissed.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to adjust the number in response to additional events occurring with the first common application.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to adjust the number in response to user input or action that dismissed at least one of the multiple notification representations.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the first portion of the notification bar also includes a graphic image representing the first common application.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein presenting the plurality of notification representations includes representing multiple notification representations generated by a second common application (i) in at least a second portion of the notification bar, and (ii) with a number that represents how many notification representations from the second common application have been generated and not dismissed.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of notification representations is represented as an individual layer, the individual layers being stacked on each other.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the user input or action includes an input or action to (i) launch the first common application to render one or more records corresponding to the one or more multiple notification representations, or (ii) manually remove the one or more layers through the user action.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein manually removing the one or more layers includes making a swiping gesture in one or more directions.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the display is a touch screen display and wherein the user input includes contact on the touch screen display by a user'"'"'s touch.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more layers may be manually removed one at a time until no more layers are provided in the first portion of the notification bar.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the first portion of the notification bar includes a graphic image representing the first common application, and wherein all of the layers may be manually removed at one time by making a swiping gesture of the graphic image in one or more directions.