Visual event notification on a handheld communications device
First Claim
1. A method of event notification comprising:
- receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event at a handheld communications device, the handheld communications device comprising a display device and being configured with a notification definition associated with the event, the display device comprises a light source for illuminating information rendered thereon, the notification definition providing a visual notification of the occurrence of the event, the notification definition comprising a content parameter specifying a scope of content of the visual notification, and an action parameter requiring the communications device to at least illuminate the display device with the light source upon the occurrence of the event and further specifying action to be automatically taken by the communications device after the visual notification is initiated; and
providing the visual notification of the occurrence on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition, the visual notification comprising providing particulars of the event on the illuminated display device.
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Abstract
A method of event notification on a handheld communications device involves first receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event at the handheld communications device. The communications device comprises a display device, and the event has an associated notification definition for providing a visual notification of the occurrence of the event. The notification definition comprises a content parameter that specifies a scope of the content of the visual notification, and an action parameter that specifies the action to be taken on the communications device after the visual notification is initiated. Then, a visual notification of the occurrence is provided on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition. The visual notification provides particulars of the event.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of event notification comprising:
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receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event at a handheld communications device, the handheld communications device comprising a display device and being configured with a notification definition associated with the event, the display device comprises a light source for illuminating information rendered thereon, the notification definition providing a visual notification of the occurrence of the event, the notification definition comprising a content parameter specifying a scope of content of the visual notification, and an action parameter requiring the communications device to at least illuminate the display device with the light source upon the occurrence of the event and further specifying action to be automatically taken by the communications device after the visual notification is initiated; and providing the visual notification of the occurrence on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition, the visual notification comprising providing particulars of the event on the illuminated display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld communications device comprising:
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a display device comprising a light source for illuminating information rendered thereon; at least one notification record, each said notification record being associated with an event at the communications device and comprising a notification definition for providing a visual notification of occurrence of the event, the notification definition comprising a content parameter specifying a scope of content of the visual notification, and an action parameter specifying action to be automatically taken by the communications device after the visual notification is initiated; and an event notifier in communication with the display device and the at least one notification record, the event notifier being configured to receive an indication of the occurrence of one of the events and to provide a visual notification of the occurrence on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition, the action parameter requiring the event notifier to at least illuminate the display device with the light source upon the occurrence of the event and further specifying the action to be automatically taken by the communications device after the visual notification is initiated, the visual notification providing particulars of the event on the illuminated display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying processing instructions for a handheld communications device, the handheld communications device comprising a display device and being configured with a notification definition, the display device comprises a light source for illuminating information rendered thereon, the processing instructions, when executed by a computer processor of the communications device, enabling the handheld communication device to implement the following method:
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receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event at the handheld communications device, the event being associated with the notification definition or providing a visual notification of the occurrence of the event, the notification definition comprising a content parameter specifying a scope of content of the visual notification, and an action parameter requiring the communications device to at least illuminate the display device with the light source upon the occurrence of the event and further specifying action to be automatically taken by the communications device after the visual notification is initiated; and providing the visual notification of the occurrence on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition, the visual notification providing particulars of the event on the illuminated display device.
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