Providing interactive alert information
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying alert information, the method comprising:
- in a mobile computing device having a touch-sensitive display screen, displaying device status indicators to a user of the computing device in a status area of a graphical user interface on the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the status area (a) displays a plurality of icons that indicate current statuses of different parameters for the computing device, and (b) is defined by a status area periphery that spatially separates the status area from an application area of the graphical user interface that displays one or more applications executing on the computing device;
receiving information from an application to display an alert in the status area;
displaying in the status area and contained within the status area periphery a first level of textual information for the alert and a user-selectable control;
displaying, in response to user selection input selecting the user-selectable control, a second level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level of textual information, wherein the user selection input is received through user contact with the touch-sensitive display screen, and wherein the first level of textual information displayed in the status area and contained within the status area periphery includes text that describes the second level of information; and
in response to additional user selection input selecting the second level of information, activating an application associated with the received information, wherein the application is focused on a third level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level or second level of information, wherein the additional user selection input is received through user contact with the touch-sensitive display screen.
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Abstract
In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of displaying alert information with a mobile communication device includes displaying device status indicators to a user of a mobile device in a status area; receiving information from an application to display an alert in the status area; displaying in the status area a first level of information for the alert and a user-selectable control; and displaying, in response to a selection of the user-selectable control, a second level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level of information.
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying alert information, the method comprising:
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in a mobile computing device having a touch-sensitive display screen, displaying device status indicators to a user of the computing device in a status area of a graphical user interface on the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the status area (a) displays a plurality of icons that indicate current statuses of different parameters for the computing device, and (b) is defined by a status area periphery that spatially separates the status area from an application area of the graphical user interface that displays one or more applications executing on the computing device; receiving information from an application to display an alert in the status area; displaying in the status area and contained within the status area periphery a first level of textual information for the alert and a user-selectable control; displaying, in response to user selection input selecting the user-selectable control, a second level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level of textual information, wherein the user selection input is received through user contact with the touch-sensitive display screen, and wherein the first level of textual information displayed in the status area and contained within the status area periphery includes text that describes the second level of information; and in response to additional user selection input selecting the second level of information, activating an application associated with the received information, wherein the application is focused on a third level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level or second level of information, wherein the additional user selection input is received through user contact with the touch-sensitive display screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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2. A computer-implemented method for displaying alert information with a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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displaying device status indicators that indicate current statuses of different parameters for the computing device to a user of a mobile device in a status area of a graphical user interface on a display screen of the computing device; receiving information from an application to display an alert in the status area, the status area defined by a status area periphery that spatially separates the status area from an application area of the graphical user interface that displays one or more applications executing on the computing device; displaying in the status area and contained within the status area periphery a first level of textual information for the alert and a user-selectable control; and displaying, in response to a selection of the user-selectable control, a second level of information for the alert that provides greater detail than the first level of textual information, wherein the first level of textual information displayed in the status area and contained within the status area periphery includes text that describes the second level of information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented mobile device alert management system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive status alert information from applications on a mobile device; an alert management module configured to receive the status alert information from the interface and provide multiple levels of detail of the status alert information; and a display module configured to receive the multiple levels of detail of the status alert information and to display to a user of the mobile device at least a first level of detail of the status alert information in a device display status area of the mobile device, the status area (a) displaying a plurality of icons that indicate current statuses of different parameters for the mobile device, and (b) defined by a status area periphery that spatially separates the status area from an application area that displays one or more applications executing on the mobile device, wherein the display of the first level of detail is contained within the status area periphery and includes text that describes a second level of detail of the multiple levels of detail of the status alert information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented mobile device alert management system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive status alert information from applications on a mobile device; an alert management means for receiving the status alert information from the interface and providing multiple levels of detail of the status alert information; and a display module configured to receive the multiple levels of detail of the status alert information and to display to a user of the mobile device at least a first level of detail of the status alert information in a device display status area of the mobile device, the status area (a) displaying a plurality of icons that indicate current statuses of different parameters for the mobile device, and (b) defined by a status area periphery that spatially separates the status area from an application area that displays one or more applications executing on the mobile device, wherein the display of the first level of detail is contained within the status area periphery and includes text that describes a second level of detail of the multiple levels of detail of the status alert information.
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