Notifications
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1. A method comprising:
- updating an unlock screen of a mobile communications device to include notifications of events that have occurred since a last time the mobile communications device was locked; and
if a number of the notifications that are to be output on the unlock screen exceeds a specified number, condensing the notifications into a single condensed notification to be output via the unlock screen that references a type and number of the notifications.
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Abstract
Notification techniques are described. In an implementation, an unlock screen is displayed by a mobile communications device that indicates that one or more keys of the mobile communications device are locked. If an input is detected at the mobile communications device to remove the lock, an animation is displayed that gives an appearance that the unlock screen is a page that is being turned and removing the lock of the one or more keys.
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1. A method comprising:
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updating an unlock screen of a mobile communications device to include notifications of events that have occurred since a last time the mobile communications device was locked; and if a number of the notifications that are to be output on the unlock screen exceeds a specified number, condensing the notifications into a single condensed notification to be output via the unlock screen that references a type and number of the notifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
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7. A method as described in claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the rearranging is performed such that the notifications do not obscure each other.
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8. A method as described in claim Error.! Reference source not found., wherein the rearranging is performed such that the notifications do not obscure an image that acts as a background for the unlock screen.
- 11. A mobile communications device comprising a display device and one or more modules that if the mobile communications device is in a device lock state cause an emergency contact user interface to be displayed by the display device that includes one or more emergency numbers and at least one contact that are callable from the emergency contact user interface, the contact being specified by a user of the mobile communications device before the device lock state is entered.
- 16. A mobile communications device comprising a display device and one or more modules to cause notifications to be displayed on the display device using a respective talk balloons, each describing a respective event that has occurred at the mobile communications device to cause output of a respective said notification.
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