Method and system for managing unread electronic messages
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1. A method of managing unopened electronic messages comprising:
- receiving at least one electronic message;
providing a first non-numerical indicator reflecting a presence of the at least one received electronic message being unopened, and that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in a message listing;
detecting display of a message listing including the at least one received electronic message without displaying content from a body of the at least one received electronic message, the at least one received electronic message remaining in an unopened state; and
generating a second indicator reflecting a presence of the at least one received electronic message being in the unopened state but having been displayed in the message listing, the first non-numerical indicator being different from the second indicator in that the first non-numerical indicator comprises an annunciation providing an indication that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in the message listing.
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Abstract
The presence of new unread electronic messages received, that is, messages received since unread messages were last reviewed, is provided by indicia presented to the user. These indicia can take various forms, such as by bolding, flashing, changing the size or color of a count of unread messages, and/or the unread message icon. Alternatively, a separate indication, such as a second count representing the number of new unread electronic messages received, or some other symbol, such as an explanation point, can be displayed.
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1. A method of managing unopened electronic messages comprising:
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receiving at least one electronic message; providing a first non-numerical indicator reflecting a presence of the at least one received electronic message being unopened, and that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in a message listing; detecting display of a message listing including the at least one received electronic message without displaying content from a body of the at least one received electronic message, the at least one received electronic message remaining in an unopened state; and generating a second indicator reflecting a presence of the at least one received electronic message being in the unopened state but having been displayed in the message listing, the first non-numerical indicator being different from the second indicator in that the first non-numerical indicator comprises an annunciation providing an indication that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in the message listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- an input device and a display, the handheld electronic device adapted to;
receive at least one electronic message; provide a first non-numerical indicator on the display reflecting the presence of the at least one received electronic message being unopened, and that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in a message listing; detect an input from the input device to display a message listing that does not display content from a body of unopened electronic messages, such that the at least one received electronic message remains in an unopened state; and generate a second indicator on the display, the second indicator reflecting the presence of the at least one received electronic message being in the unopened state but having been displayed in the message listing, the first non-numerical indicator being different from the second indicator in that the first non-numerical indicator comprises an annunciation providing an indication that the at least one received electronic message has not yet been displayed in the message listing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- an input device and a display, the handheld electronic device adapted to;
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11. A system for managing electronic messages received, comprising:
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a display; a message list displaying at least one electronic message received with identification of electronic messages that are in an unopened state; input means for selectively displaying the message list on the display, the message list displaying summary information of electronic messages received, wherein content from a body of the at least one electronic messages is not displayed in the message list such that the at least one electronic message remains in an unopened state; and indicator means on the display for providing a first non-numerical indicator reflecting the presence of electronic messages in the unopened state that have been received since the message list was last displayed, and a second indicator reflecting the presence of electronic messages in the unopened state following display of the message list.
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