Method and apparatus for controlling a display to generate notifications
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a display using a display based on input from one or more input devices to generate application notifications, comprising:
- controlling a display to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region distinct from a status bar, said notification bar region and said content region displayed simultaneously, said notification bar comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application, and said content in said content region comprises multiple notifications arranged beneath each of a plurality of simultaneously displayed application headers;
receiving input from an input device to either;
generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, ornavigate within said content region,wherein said content in said content region further comprises said data for said at least some of the notifications; and
when said focus has moved to a given application heading and said given application heading has been selected via said input, launching a respective application by replacing, at said display, said notification bar region and said content region with a representation of said given application.
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Abstract
The present specification provides a method and apparatus for controlling a display based on signals received from one or more input devices. In one implementation, a mobile device with a touch screen and a touch pad is provided. A notification module executable on the mobile device configures the processor of the mobile device to control the display to generate a notification bar and a content region. The notification bar contains an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent the icon for indicating how may notifications have been generated by the application. The content region includes data associated with the notifications, and is arranged in rows beneath a header identifying the application. The layout of the applications may be varied as well as the priority of ordering the application sin the content region.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a display using a display based on input from one or more input devices to generate application notifications, comprising:
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controlling a display to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region distinct from a status bar, said notification bar region and said content region displayed simultaneously, said notification bar comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application, and said content in said content region comprises multiple notifications arranged beneath each of a plurality of simultaneously displayed application headers;receiving input from an input device to either; generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, or navigate within said content region, wherein said content in said content region further comprises said data for said at least some of the notifications; and when said focus has moved to a given application heading and said given application heading has been selected via said input, launching a respective application by replacing, at said display, said notification bar region and said content region with a representation of said given application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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a processor interconnected with a display and one or more input devices, said processor enabled to control said display based on input from said one or more input devices to generate application notifications, said processor further enabled to; control said display to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region distinct from a status bar, said notification bar region and said content region displayed simultaneously, said notification bar comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application, and said content in said content region comprises multiple notifications arranged beneath each of a plurality of simultaneously displayed application headers;receive input from an input device to either; generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, or navigate within said content region, wherein said content in said content region further comprises said data for said at least some of the notifications; and when said focus has moved to a given application heading and said given application heading has been selected via said input, launch a respective application by replacing, at said display, said notification bar region and said content region with a representation of said given application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for controlling a display using a processor based on input from one or more input devices to generate application notifications, the method comprising:
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controlling a display to generate a notification bar region and a content region, said notification bar region distinct from a status bar, said notification bar region and said content region displayed simultaneously, said notification bar comprising an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent said icon for indicating how many notifications have been generated by said application;
said content region comprising content that corresponds to data for at least some of the notifications generated by each application, and said content in said content region comprises multiple notifications arranged beneath each of a plurality of simultaneously displayed application headers;receiving input from an input device to either; generate said content in said content region responsive to causing said notification bar to receive focus, or navigate within said content region, wherein said content in said content region further comprises said data for said at least some of the notifications; and when said focus has moved to a given application heading and said given application heading has been selected via said input, launching a respective application by replacing, at said display, said notification bar region and said content region with a representation of said given application.
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