SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
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.
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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.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing notifications on a computing device, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing notifications on a mobile computing device, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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