Systems and methods for displaying notifications received from multiple applications

• US 9,507,608 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2016
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, Block, Eliza
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Casillas, Roland
• Application Number:
  US15/005,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20160154549A1
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• Field of Search: 715/830
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying notifications received from multiple applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device can monitor notifications that are received from the multiple applications. Responsive to receiving the notifications, the electronic device can control the manner in which the notifications are displayed while the device is operating in a locked or an unlocked state. In some embodiments, the electronic device can allow users to customize how notifications are to be displayed while the device is in the locked and/or unlocked states.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

receiving a plurality of notifications from at least one application;

detecting that the electronic device is operating in the locked state; and

while the device is operating in the locked state;

receiving a new notification from an application,

displaying the new notification,

providing a pull-down option,

detecting whether a user has selected the pull-down option, and

in response to detecting that the user has selected the pull-down option, displaying a list of notifications comprising the plurality of notifications and the new notification, wherein displaying the list covers the display of the new notification, and enabling a user to scroll the displayed list while the electronic device is operating in the locked state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each displayed notification comprises a representative graphic and text.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of notifications is arranged based on a time that each of the notifications was received.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user command to unlock the electronic device;

relocking the electronic device; and

after the electronic device re-enters the locked state, ceasing to display the list of notifications that were displayed prior to unlocking the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an user input unlocking region, the user input unlocking region comprising text.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the text of the user input unlocking region is context sensitive based on a received notification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the locked state is a state that limits user interaction with the electronic device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:

receive a plurality of notifications from at least one application;

detect that the electronic device is operating in the locked state; and

while the device is operating in the locked state;

receive a new notification from an application,

display the new notification,

provide a pull-down option,

detect whether a user has selected the pull-down option, and

in response to detecting that the user has selected the pull-down option, display a list of notifications comprising the plurality of notifications and the new notification, wherein displaying the list covers the display of the new notification, and enable a user to scroll the displayed list while the electronic device is operating in the locked state.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein each displayed notification comprises a representative graphic and text.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the list of notifications is arranged based on a time that each of the notifications was received.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, including instructions which cause the device to:

receive a user command to unlock the electronic device;

relock the electronic device; and

after the electronic device re-enters the locked state, cease to display the list of notifications that were displayed prior to unlocking the electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, including instructions which cause the device to display an user input unlocking region, the user input unlocking region comprising text.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the text of the user input unlocking region is context sensitive based on a received notification.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the locked state is a state that limits user interaction with the electronic device.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving a plurality of notifications from at least one application;

detecting that the electronic device is operating in the locked state; and

while the device is operating in the locked state;

receiving a new notification from an application,

displaying the new notification,

providing a pull-down option,

detecting whether a user has selected the pull-down option, and

in response to detecting that the user has selected the pull-down option, displaying a list of notifications comprising the plurality of notifications and the new notification, wherein displaying the list covers the display of the new notification, and enabling a user to scroll the displayed list while the electronic device is operating in the locked state.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein each displayed notification comprises a representative graphic and text.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the list of notifications is arranged based on a time that each of the notifications was received.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, further including instructions for:

receiving a user command to unlock the electronic device;

relocking the electronic device; and

after the electronic device re-enters the locked state, ceasing to display the list of notifications that were displayed prior to unlocking the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 15, further including instructions for displaying an user input unlocking region, the user input unlocking region comprising text.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the text of the user input unlocking region is context sensitive based on a received notification.

21. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the locked state is a state that limits user interaction with the electronic device.