Smart Watch Notification Manager

• US 20160085397A1
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: JAIN, Nikhil
• Application Number:
  US14/622,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20160085397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable the management of notifications on a small computing device. A processor may display a first notification of a plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device. The processor may temporarily dismiss the plurality of notifications when a first user input is received by the computing device. The processor may recall the plurality of notifications and display the first notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen when a second user input is received by the computing device. The processor may permanently dismiss the first notification when a third user input is received by the computing device. The processor may display a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

Claims

1. A method for managing notifications on a small touchscreen of a computing device, comprising:

displaying a first notification of a plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device;

temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications when a first user input is received by the computing device;

recalling the plurality of notifications and displaying the first notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when a second user input is received by the computing device;

permanently dismissing the first notification when a third user input is received by the computing device; and

displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises retaining the plurality of notifications in a memory of the computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises enabling access to another function of the computing device on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed comprises displaying a decreasing portion of the first notification and an increasing portion of the second notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises a wrist-worn display.

6. A computing device, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

displaying a first notification of a plurality of notifications on substantially all of a small touchscreen of the computing device;

temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications when a first user input is received by the computing device;

recalling the plurality of notifications and displaying the first notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when a second user input is received by the computing device;

permanently dismissing the first notification when a third user input is received by the computing device; and

displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises retaining the plurality of notifications in a memory of the computing device.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises enabling access to another function of the computing device on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device.

9. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed comprises displaying a decreasing portion of the first notification and an increasing portion of the second notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

10. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the computing device comprises a wrist-worn display.

11. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations for managing notifications on a small touchscreen of a computing device comprising:

displaying a first notification of a plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device;

temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications when a first user input is received by the computing device;

recalling the plurality of notifications and displaying the first notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when a second user input is received by the computing device;

permanently dismissing the first notification when a third user input is received by the computing device; and

displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

12. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises retaining the plurality of notifications in a memory of the computing device.

13. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises enabling access to another function of the computing device on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device.

14. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed comprises displaying a decreasing portion of the first notification and an increasing portion of the second notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

15. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the computing device comprises a wrist-worn display.

16. A computing device, comprising:

means for displaying a first notification of a plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device;

means for temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications when a first user input is received by the computing device;

means for recalling the plurality of notifications and displaying the first notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when a second user input is received by the computing device;

means for permanently dismissing the first notification when a third user input is received by the computing device; and

means for displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein means for temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises means for retaining the plurality of notifications in a memory of the computing device.

18. The computing device of claim 17, wherein means for temporarily dismissing the plurality of notifications comprises means for enabling access to another function of the computing device on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device.

19. The computing device of claim 16, wherein means for displaying a second notification of the plurality of notifications on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed comprises means for displaying a decreasing portion of the first notification and an increasing portion of the second notification on substantially all of the small touchscreen of the computing device when the first notification is permanently dismissed.

20. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the computing device comprises a wrist-worn display.