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Selective inbox access in homescreen mode on a mobile electronic device

  • US 9,665,178 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2012
  • Issued: 05/30/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented by an electronic device, the method comprising:

  • in response to startup of the electronic device, sequentially ordering a multiplicity of panels of a homescreen in a homescreen mode of the electronic device and launching a unified inbox application, the multiplicity of panels including a unified inbox view panel and a plurality of launch panels, wherein one of the plurality of launch panels is a first launch panel,the unified inbox view panel presenting a listing of messages of different messaging types in a fullscreen view, each listed message being actuatable to invoke a corresponding fullscreen messaging application,each launch panel comprising one or more graphical user interface elements corresponding to one or more application entry points to launch one or more corresponding applications other than the unified inbox application,wherein in the homescreen mode the panels of the multiplicity of panels are sequentially displayable on a display of the electronic device in response to a first directional swipe gesture, the directional swipe gesture comprising a swipe gesture in either a first direction or a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the unified inbox view panel thereby being accessible only in response to the directional swipe gesture, andwherein in response to a directional swipe gesture on the first launch panel in the first direction, the unified inbox view panel is displayable, and in response to one or more directional swipe gestures in the second direction, one or more of the multiplicity of panels other than the unified inbox view panel are displayed, in a sequential order, depending on the number of swipe gestures in the second direction;

    executing a plurality of further applications and sequentially ordering and displaying a corresponding plurality of further application view panels in an application mode of the electronic device, wherein in the application mode the further application view panels are sequentially displayable on the display in response to a second directional swipe gesture, the application mode being accessible from the homescreen mode in response to a further input other than the directional swipe gesture;

    displaying the first launch panel on the display of the electronic device;

    in response to a directional swipe gesture in the second direction detected on the first launch panel, displaying in sequence a second launch panel of the plurality of launch panels on the display;

    in response to a directional swipe gesture in the first direction detected on the first launch panel, displaying on the display an intermediate lock interface;

    upon receipt of an unlocking input at the lock interface, displaying the unified inbox application view panel; and

    in response to a directional swipe gesture in the second direction detected on the unified inbox application view panel, displaying the first launch panel.

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