Previewing a new event on a small screen device
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1. A method of providing notifications of unread messages on a wireless communication device, comprising:
- displaying at least one icon relating to electronic messaging on a graphical user interface of the wireless communication device;
receiving a plurality of electronic messages on the wireless communication device, the plurality of electronic messages including messages from a plurality of different messaging correspondents; and
in response to receiving at least one of the plurality of electronic messages, visually modifying at least one displayed icon relating to electronic messaging to include a numeric character representing a count of the plurality of different messaging correspondents for which one or more of the electronic messages have been received and remain unread.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for previewing new events in a computing device having a plurality of applications for managing respective events are described. Individual applications are each represented by an application icon on a screen of a graphical user interface for the device. When a new event occurs, particularly when the new event relates to a specific one of a plurality of similar applications, the invention provides a convenient way to denote which application relates to the event. In response to a new event of a one of the applications, the application'"'"'s icon is visually modified to notify of the new event. A visual modification may be determined in response to the new event, for example, to preview a content of the event. The visual modification may include a count of all new events that remain to be disposed. On a selection of the visually modified icon, additional previewing may be provided. Activation of the application having a visually modified application icon may be configured to automatically initiate the application at the new event.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing notifications of unread messages on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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displaying at least one icon relating to electronic messaging on a graphical user interface of the wireless communication device; receiving a plurality of electronic messages on the wireless communication device, the plurality of electronic messages including messages from a plurality of different messaging correspondents; and in response to receiving at least one of the plurality of electronic messages, visually modifying at least one displayed icon relating to electronic messaging to include a numeric character representing a count of the plurality of different messaging correspondents for which one or more of the electronic messages have been received and remain unread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable memory accessible by a processor of a wireless communication device, the memory comprising stored electronic data structures representing executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication device to:
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display at least one icon relating to an electronic messaging application on the graphical user interface; receive a plurality of electronic messages, the plurality of electronic messages including messages from a plurality of different messaging correspondents; and in response to receiving at least one of the plurality of electronic messages, visually modify at least one displayed icon relating to the electronic messaging application to include a numeric character representing a count of the plurality of different messaging correspondents for which one or more of the electronic messages have been received and remain unread. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor; a display electrically coupled to the processor, the display presenting a graphical user interface; and memory storing machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to; display at least one icon relating to electronic messaging on the graphical user interface; receive a plurality of electronic messages, the plurality of electronic messages including messages from a plurality of different messaging correspondents; and in response to receiving at least one of the plurality of electronic messages, visually modify the at least one displayed icon relating to electronic messaging to include a numeric character representing a count of the plurality of different messaging correspondents for which one or more of the electronic messages have been received and remain unread. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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