Unified Account List

• US 20120306908A1
• Filed: 05/09/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wood, Justin McLeod North, Filippis, Pierre Jonathan de
• Granted Patent: US 9,413,556 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information

Abstract

A first status indicator indicating an aggregate status of a plurality of instant messaging accounts is displayed. A second status indicator adjacent to the first status indicator is displayed. The second status indicator indicates an alert status of one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts. The second status indicator is removed when the alert status of the one of the plurality instant messaging accounts ends.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a first status indicator indicating an aggregate status of a plurality of instant messaging accounts;

displaying a second status indicator adjacent to the first status indicator, wherein the second status indicator indicates an alert status of one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts; and

removing the second status indicator when the alert status of the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts ends.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is associated with an alert status.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is not associated with the alert status.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the second status indicator includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in a downward direction from the first status indicator.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein removing the second status indictor includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in an upward direction into the first status indicator.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input adjacent to the first status indicator; and

changing the aggregate status from a first status to a second status, wherein the second status is propagated to one or more of the plurality of instant messaging accounts.

7. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

displaying a first status indicator indicating an aggregate status of a plurality of instant messaging accounts;

displaying a second status indicator adjacent to the first status indicator, wherein the second status indicator indicates an alert status of one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts; and

removing the second status indicator when the alert status of the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts ends.

8. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is associated with an alert status.

9. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is not associated with the alert status.

10. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein displaying the second status indicator includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in a downward direction from the first status indicator.

11. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein removing the second status indictor includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in an upward direction into the first status indicator.

12. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving an input adjacent to the first status indicator; and

changing the aggregate status from a first status to a second status, wherein the second status is propagated to one or more of the plurality of instant messaging accounts.

13. A data processing system comprising:

means for displaying a first status indicator indicating an aggregate status of a plurality of instant messaging accounts;

means for displaying a second status indicator adjacent to the first status indicator, wherein the second status indicator indicates an alert status of one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts; and

means for removing the second status indicator when the alert status of the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts ends.

14. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is associated with an alert status.

15. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining that the one of the plurality of instant messaging accounts is not associated with the alert status.

16. The data processing system of claim 13, wherein displaying the second status indicator includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in a downward direction from the first status indicator.

17. The data processing system of claim 13, wherein removing the second status indictor includes an animated movement of the second status indicator in an upward direction into the first status indicator.

18. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for receiving an input adjacent to the first status indicator; and

means for changing the aggregate status from a first status to a second status, wherein the second status is propagated to one or more of the plurality of instant messaging accounts.