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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive communications forming part of a communication chain;
at least one processor;
a display screen; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the computer program code being configured to, when run on the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least;
present a notification of a communication received via the network interface, the notification presented in a portion of the display screen distinct from another portion of the display screen used by the communication chain; and
provide, in response to the presented notification, a user interface in the portion of the display screen, the user interface configured to receive an input dismissing the notification and suspending, until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of a further received communication relating to the communication chain.
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Abstract
A notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain is presented. An input is received in response to that notification. Until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to that communication chain is suspended in dependence on said input.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive communications forming part of a communication chain; at least one processor; a display screen; and at least one memory including computer program code, the computer program code being configured to, when run on the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least; present a notification of a communication received via the network interface, the notification presented in a portion of the display screen distinct from another portion of the display screen used by the communication chain; and provide, in response to the presented notification, a user interface in the portion of the display screen, the user interface configured to receive an input dismissing the notification and suspending, until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of a further received communication relating to the communication chain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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presenting a notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain in a portion of a display screen; displaying the communication chain in another portion of the display screen distinct from the portion of the display screen; and providing, in response to said presenting, a user interface in the portion of the display screen, the user interface for receiving an input to suspend, until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to the communication chain in dependence on said input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium comprising code configured to cause performing operations comprising:
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presenting, for no more than a predetermined display time, a notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain, the notification presented in a portion of a display screen distinct from another portion of the display screen used by the communication chain; and providing, in response to the presented notification, a user interface in the portion of the display screen, the user interface for receiving an input to suspend, until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to that communication chain in dependence on the input.
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive communications forming part of a communication chain; at least one processor a display screen; and at least one memory including computer program code, the computer program code being configured to, when run on the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least; present, for no more than a predetermined display time, a notification of a communication received via the network interface, the notification presented in a portion of the display screen distinct from another portion of the display screen used by the communication chain; and provide, in response to the presented notification, a user interface in the portion of the display screen, the user interface configured to receive an input dismissing the notification and suspending, for a predetermined time, the presentation of at least one type of notification of a further received communication relating to the communication chain in dependence on said input, the predetermined time being unalterable by a user of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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