Pushed content notification and display

• US 8,285,258 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Schultz, Charles Peter, Talwalkar, Rohit Anil, Danger, Jenco, Iyer, Kannan Narayanan
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, CONGVAN
• Application Number:
  US12/831,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20120009903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/413, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/566, 4551584- 5, 455/145
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

Presenting content within an application on a device is disclosed. Receiving notification of new content within an application at a device is disclosed. Presenting the received notification at the device is disclosed. Receiving a selection of the notification, and displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification are disclosed. Notification can be received outside the application, e.g., by posting notification on a social network, posting notification to a web site, and posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world. A selection can be received while the device is offline, in which case the new content displayed is that content stored on the device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting a notification of received pushed content on a device, the method comprising:

displaying an icon on a device user interface;

receiving the notification of the received pushed content at the device;

presenting a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

displaying a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

providing a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receiving a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigating, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays a list of the received pushed content on the device user interface.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

4. A computer-implemented method for presenting a notification of received pushed content on a device, the method comprising:

displaying an icon on a device user interface;

receiving the notification of the received pushed content at the device;

presenting a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

displaying a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

providing a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receiving a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigating, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays the received pushed content on the device user interface.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein receiving the selection of the icon having the first indicator further comprises:

receiving the selection while the device is operating offline;

obtaining the received pushed content from a device memory; and

displaying the received pushed content on the device user interface while the device is operating offline.

8. A mobile communication device having a display, the mobile communication device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor; and

a program module for presenting a notification of received pushed content, the program module being stored on the at least one medium and being executable to;

display an icon on the display;

receive notification of the received pushed content at the mobile communication device;

present a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

display a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

provide a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receive a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigate, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays a list of the received pushed content on the display.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8, further comprising:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

11. A mobile communication device having a display, the mobile communication device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor; and

a program module for presenting a notification of received pushed content, the program module being stored on the at least one medium and being executable to;

display at least one icon on the display;

receive notification of the received pushed content at the mobile communication device;

present a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

display a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

provide a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receive a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigate, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays the received pushed content on the display.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 11, further comprises:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 11, wherein receiving the selection of the icon having the first indicator further comprises:

receiving the selection while the device is operating offline;

obtaining the received pushed content from a device memory; and

displaying the received pushed content on the display while the device is operating offline.

15. A computer program product for a mobile communication device having a display, the computer program product comprising:

at least one computer readable medium; and

at least one program module for presenting a notification of received pushed content, the at least one program module being stored on the at least one medium, and being executable to;

display at least one icon on the display;

receive the notification of the received pushed content at the mobile communication device;

present a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

display a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

provide a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receive a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigate, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays a list of the pushed content on the display.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

18. A computer program product for a mobile communication device having a display, comprising:

at least one computer readable medium; and

at least one program module for presenting a notification of received pushed content, the at least one program module being stored on the at least one medium and being executable to;

display an icon on the display;

receive the notification of the received pushed content at the mobile communication device;

present a first indicator on the icon corresponding to an application associated with the received pushed content;

display a mini-icon associated with the application in a home screen header;

provide a second indicator at the mini-icon when the pushed content is received;

receive a selection of the icon having the first indicator; and

navigate, upon receiving selection of the icon having the first indicator, to a screen that displays the received pushed content on the display.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising:

presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein presenting the notification of the received pushed content outside the application comprises at least one of:

posting a notification on a social network;

posting a notification to a web site; and

posting a message to a user'"'"'s avatar in a virtual world.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein receiving the selection of the icon having the first indicator further comprises:

receiving the selection while the device is operating offline;

obtaining the received pushed content from a device memory; and

displaying the received pushed content on the device user interface while the device is operating offline.