ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO INPUT

• US 20120218192A1
• Filed: 02/28/2011
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Lazaridis, Mihal, Yach, David Paul, Lindsay, Donald James
• Granted Patent: US 9,766,718 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display

Abstract

A method includes displaying, in a window or field, first information associated with a first source running on a portable electronic device and detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source. After the detecting, second information associated with the second source and the first information in the window or field is displayed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

opening a first application;

displaying first information associated with the first application and having a first end;

detecting a gesture;

displaying second information associated with a second application at the first end of the first information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is associated with the second application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is an input requesting display of at least some information associated with the second application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is associated with the first end of the first information and wherein the gesture is detected while the first end of the information is displayed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information and the second information are displayed in a single window or field.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second information is scrolled through after scrolling through the first information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a gesture when the first end of the first information is displayed near an end of a display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is input via a touch-sensitive input device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application is not launched upon detection of the gesture.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the second information until the second information is scrolled off the display, after which the first information is displayed until subsequent detection of the gesture.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information and the second information are displayed chronologically.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the first information and the second information comprises information pertaining to at least one future event.

13. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a processor configured to;

display on the display first information associated with a first application and having a first end;

detect a gesture;

display second information associated with a second application at the first end of the first information.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the gesture is associated with the second application and is an input requesting display of at least some information associated with the second application.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the gesture is detected while the first end of the information is displayed.

17. The electronic device of claim 14, further comprising a touch-sensitive input device for inputting the gesture.

18. A method comprising:

displaying first information associated with a first source and having a first end;

detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source;

displaying the second information associated with the second source at the first end of the information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second information is scrolled substantially contiguously with the first information.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein, when the input is not detected, scrolling through the first information stops when the first end of the information is displayed.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the first application displays emails and the second application displays calendar information.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the first information and the second information are displayed in one window or field.

23. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 18.

24. A method comprising:

displaying, in a window or field, first information associated with a first source running on a portable electronic device;

detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source;

displaying second information associated with the second source and the first information in the window or field.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising combining the first information and the second information according to a parameter yielding combined information, and displaying the combined information in the single window or field.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising combining the first information and the second information according to time.

27. A method comprising:

prior to detecting an input, displaying information from a first source in a window or field of a portable electronic device;

detecting the input on the portable electronic device;

subsequent to detecting the input, displaying information from two or more sources, including the first source, in the window or field.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the information from the two or more sources includes information pertaining to at least one future event.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the information from the two or more sources is combined and displayed in chronological order.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the input is a gesture requesting display of at least some information associated with a source of information other than the first source.