Portable electronic device and method therefor
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a display; and
a processor configured to;
render an active application on substantially the entire display without reserving a substantial portion of the display for displaying status indications to the exclusion of the active application; and
in response to any one of a plurality of status changes, render an alert on the rendered active application at a location on the periphery of the display without substantially visually obscuring the active application, the alert comprising an object rendered at the periphery of the display, the alert being devoid of text and pictorial representations, a visual characteristic of the alert indicating a characteristic of the status change;
wherein a function of the device is activated by a gesture applied to the alert; and
wherein the location on the periphery of the display indicates the gesture to be applied to the alert to activate the function.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device having a display and a processor is disclosed herein. The processor is configured to render an active application on substantially the entire display. In response to a status change, an alert is rendered in a visually insignificant area of the display.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to; render an active application on substantially the entire display without reserving a substantial portion of the display for displaying status indications to the exclusion of the active application; and in response to any one of a plurality of status changes, render an alert on the rendered active application at a location on the periphery of the display without substantially visually obscuring the active application, the alert comprising an object rendered at the periphery of the display, the alert being devoid of text and pictorial representations, a visual characteristic of the alert indicating a characteristic of the status change; wherein a function of the device is activated by a gesture applied to the alert; and wherein the location on the periphery of the display indicates the gesture to be applied to the alert to activate the function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of rendering an alert on a portable electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
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rendering an active application on substantially the entire display without reserving a substantial portion of the display for displaying status indications to the exclusion of the active application; and in response to any one of a plurality of status changes, rendering an alert on the rendered active application on at a location on the periphery of display without substantially visually obscuring the active application, the alert comprising an object rendered at the periphery of the display, the alert being devoid of text and pictorial representations, a visual characteristic of the alert indicating a characteristic of the status change; wherein a function of the device is activated by a gesture applied to the alert; and wherein the location on the periphery of the display indicates the gesture to be applied to the alert to activate the function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable memory storing statements and instructions for execution by a processor for
rendering an active application on substantially an entire display of a portable electronic device without reserving a substantial portion of the display for displaying status indications to the exclusion of the active application; - and
in response to any one of a plurality of status changes, rendering an alert on the rendered active application at a location on the periphery of the display without substantially visually obscuring the active application, the alert comprising an object rendered at the periphery of the display, the alert being devoid of text and pictorial representations, a visual characteristic of the alert indicating a characteristic of the status change; wherein a function of the device is activated by a gesture applied to the alert; and wherein the location on the periphery of the display indicates the gesture to be applied to the alert to activate the function. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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