Notifications
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1. A method comprising:
- updating an unlock screen of a mobile communication device to include notifications of events that have occurred since a last time the mobile communication device was locked;
assigning a priority level to each of the notifications; and
arranging output of the notifications via the unlock screen based at least in part on respective assigned priority levels of the notifications, the notifications being output in different sizes that visually reflect the respective assigned priority levels and, at least one of the notifications has a different size than at least one other of the notifications having a different priority level.
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Abstract
Notification techniques are described. In an implementation, an unlock screen is displayed by a mobile communications device that indicates that one or more keys of the mobile communications device are locked. If an input is detected at the mobile communications device to remove the lock, an animation is displayed that gives an appearance that the unlock screen is a page that is being turned and removing the lock of the one or more keys.
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1. A method comprising:
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updating an unlock screen of a mobile communication device to include notifications of events that have occurred since a last time the mobile communication device was locked; assigning a priority level to each of the notifications; and arranging output of the notifications via the unlock screen based at least in part on respective assigned priority levels of the notifications, the notifications being output in different sizes that visually reflect the respective assigned priority levels and, at least one of the notifications has a different size than at least one other of the notifications having a different priority level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communications device comprising a display device and one or more modules that if the mobile communications device is in a device lock state are configured to determine a type of a notification and responsive to a determination that the notification is of a particular type:
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cause the notification to be output without receiving an input to unlock the device lock; and cause the notification to persist until the mobile communications device receives an input to unlock the device lock. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile communications device comprising:
a display device and one or more modules to cause a background screen displayed on the display device as an unlock screen to be replaced with a display of a plurality of notifications responsive to receipt of the plurality of notifications, the plurality of notifications having a plurality of priority levels, and at least one of the notifications is displayed as obscuring at least one other of the notifications based at least in part upon respective said priority levels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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