Multiple display regions in a unified message inbox
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1. A method implemented at a communication device, the method comprising:
- associating a first one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a first display region and a second one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a second display region, each of the plurality of sets of designation criteria being defined with respect to a different message attribute, the first and second display regions being displayable in a single view on a display of the communication device;
identifying messages for display in the first display region by;
identifying any messages satisfying the first one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and
identifying any messages expressly designated by a user for display in the first display region;
identifying messages for display in the second region by;
identifying any messages satisfying the second one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and
identifying any messages expressly designated by the user for display in the second display region;
displaying, in the first display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the first display region;
concurrently displaying, in the second display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the second display region;
after a new message is received at the communication device, providing a prompt for user designation of either the first display region or the second display region for displaying the new message; and
in response to a received user designation of either the first display region or the second display region, associating the new message with the display region thus designated.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are provided herein of a method of displaying an inbox window of a message application. The method includes partitioning a display of the inbox window into a first message display region and a second message display region, displaying located messages that satisfy user-defined designation criteria in the first message display region; and displaying remaining messages of the inbox window in the second message display region. The method can be performed by a communications device and can also be stored as program code on a computer readable medium.
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1. A method implemented at a communication device, the method comprising:
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associating a first one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a first display region and a second one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a second display region, each of the plurality of sets of designation criteria being defined with respect to a different message attribute, the first and second display regions being displayable in a single view on a display of the communication device; identifying messages for display in the first display region by; identifying any messages satisfying the first one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by a user for display in the first display region; identifying messages for display in the second region by; identifying any messages satisfying the second one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by the user for display in the second display region; displaying, in the first display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the first display region; concurrently displaying, in the second display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the second display region; after a new message is received at the communication device, providing a prompt for user designation of either the first display region or the second display region for displaying the new message; and in response to a received user designation of either the first display region or the second display region, associating the new message with the display region thus designated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device, including:
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a display; a communication subsystem; and a processor in communication with the display and the communication subsystem, the processor being configured to enable; associating a first one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a first display region and a second one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a second display region, each of the plurality of sets of designation criteria being defined with respect to a different message attribute, the first and second display regions being displayable in a single view on the display; identifying messages for display in the first display region by; identifying any messages satisfying the first one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by a user for display in the first display region; identifying messages for display in the second region by; identifying any messages satisfying the second one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by the user for display in the second display region; displaying, in the first display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the first display region; concurrently displaying, in the second display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the second display region; after a new message is received at the communication device, providing a prompt for user designation of either the first display region or the second display region for displaying the new message; and in response to a received user designation of either the first display region or the second display region, associating the new message with the display region thus designated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium bearing code which, when executed by a processor of a communication device, causes the communication device to implement a method of:
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associating a first one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a first display region and a second one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a second display region, each of the plurality of sets of designation criteria being defined with respect to a different message attribute, the first and second display regions being displayable in a single view on a display of the communication device; identifying messages for display in the first display region by; identifying any messages satisfying the first one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by a user for display in the first display region; identifying messages for display in the second region by; identifying any messages satisfying the second one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by the user for display in the second display region; displaying, in the first display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the first display region; concurrently displaying, in the second display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the second display region; after a new message is received at the communication device, providing a prompt for user designation of either the first display region or the second display region for displaying the new message; and in response to a received user designation of either the first display region or the second display region, associating the new message with the display region thus designated.
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