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US 20090249247A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2009/0249247 A1 Tseng et al. (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 1, 2009 (54) NOTIFICATION OF MOBILE DEVICE Related U.S. Application Data EVENTS (60) Provisional application No. 61/024,869, filed on Jan. (76) Inventors: Erick Tseng, San Francisco, CA 30, 2008. (US); Dianne K. Hackborn, Santa Clara, CA (US); Daniel Johansson, Malmo (SE); Per Claes Olof Publication Classification Grimberg, Malmo (SE); Joseph M. (51) Int. C. Onorato, Cambridge, MA (US); G06F 3/048 (2006.01) German W. Bauer, San Jose, CA (US); Jeffrey D. Yaksick, (52) U.S. Cl. ......................................... 715/808; 715/835 Sunnyvale, CA (US); Christopher J. DeSalvo, Seattle, WA (US) (57) ABSTRACT Correspondence Address: FSH & RICHARDSON P.C. A computer-implemented user notification method includes PO BOX 1022 displaying, in a status area near a perimeter of a graphical MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440-1022 (US) interface, a notification of a recent alert event for a mobile device, receiving a user selection in the status area, and in (21) Appl. No.: 12/363,325 response to the receipt of the user selection, displaying, in a central Zone of the graphical interface, detail regarding a (22) Filed: Jan. 30, 2009 plurality of recent messaging events for the mobile device. K.3s aff the TPertsorenO sun alpha beta charie delta foxtrot. latestevents feet W w mom 2 10.35 Niklas Wintergen 158-3Per Gesse Heyhow are you doing Re; the PS reports loreniipsiri alphabetacariedeltauxto lorer ipsurnalphabctadharlie delafoxtrolorenipsurnalp. 0.33 Tomas LedIn 1035. Niklas Green Heytic are you doing oo.o. 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Yes Check Priotity of Alerts 423 426 o NON POSition Cons NO User Selection? Yes ldentify Alerts Since Prior Display 436 SOrtAlerts 4.38 Reposition Active Application(s) and Applications? Redefine Centra 440 Zone 442 NO Display List of Events in Central Zone 444 Receive User Selection of Displayed Event 446 Launch Application Focused On Event 44 FIG. 4B Patent Application Publication Oct. 1, 2009 Sheet 8 of 12 US 2009/0249247 A1 so 506 (5.29(2)(,526 C 527 )() (JG) ASF's E , Venu. 529 R 502 509 FIG 5 Patent Application Publication Oct. 1, 2009 Sheet 9 of 12 US 2009/0249247 A1 609 CINTOS BOV-RIBLN|| ANOHdETELL WELLSÅSET'S OZ9 809 6,9 L09 XIXJONALEN NO|10ENNOO ETTTOJOW 149 909 Z19 G09 SETI-VIVO BOV-HRHEILNI APJOWEWNIV/W Patent Application Publication Oct. 1, 2009 Sheet 10 of 12 US 2009/0249247 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 1, 2009 Sheet 11 of 12 US 2009/0249247 A1 SS300.Je4 910000MQIT 19SMOJOEF55 SS3DOJ) 106eue.W555 Ss3OOJA ddy Patent Application Publication Oct. 1, 2009 Sheet 12 of 12 US 2009/0249247 A1 US 2009/0249247 A1 Oct. 1, 2009 NOTIFICATION OF MOBILE DEVICE the status of a device parameter that is being reported, the EVENTS identity of an item (e.g., a physical good or a computer appli cation) that currently became available at an on-line market CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED place, and other such information. APPLICATIONS 0007. The user may press a selection button, or may press 0001. This application claims priority under 35 USC S119 on the area where the notification is being displayed, during (e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/024, the display of the alert, to bring up the full message. After the 869, filed on Jan. 30, 2008, the entire contents of which are notification has scrolled across the status bar, an icon may be hereby incorporated by reference. added to an area in the status bar, such as at an unused end of the status bar. When other types of messages or alerts are TECHNICAL FIELD received, their corresponding icons may also be displayed in the status bar. Certain alerts may simply be displayed tempo 0002 This document relates to systems and techniques for rarily, and may not have a persistent indicator generated to presenting events to a user of a mobile device. Such as a indicate that the alert occurred; for example, the changing of Smartphone. Songs on a media player running in the background may simply be scrolled once or twice across a status bar and then BACKGROUND never appear again. In this manner, a user may readily see, by 0003 More and more, people are on the run, using mobile looking at the device display, the forms of messages that they communication devices to keep communicating. From have received and whether they have received any messages mobile devices, people make and receive telephone calls, at all of a particular type so that they can readily determine send and receive electronic mail, Surf the web, and text with whether to review messages, or instead to go about their day. various friends and acquaintances. 0008 Although indicators for certain messages may be 0004. When messages come in or when other events occur maintained in the status bar, as mentioned above, other mes on a mobile device, it is customary for the device to make a sages may be more transient. For example, a message indi noise signaling the event. Such an action derives from tradi cating that a music player has moved to a new song may scroll tional telephones, which rang and still ring a bell when some across a status bar and then disappear. If a user touches the one is calling. Such ringtones can now be customized depend status bar while the message is being displayed, the selected ing on the identity of the caller for the incoming call. Also, a area may expand so that all the song in a currently playing device may be switched to vibrate mode when silence is album or playlist are displayed. If the user makes no such golden, such as at a meeting, a movie, or a play. For other sorts selection, the presence of the sing title will be forgotten after of incoming messages, such as e-mails, or for other events, the scrolling of the title is complete. In this manner, the the device may beep, vibrate, or provide some other form of reaction of the device to selections in the notification area alert. (e.g., in a status bar of a Smartphone display). 0009. In one implementation, a computer-implemented SUMMARY user notification method is described. The method comprises 0005. This document describes systems and techniques displaying, in a status area near a perimeter of a graphical that may be used to alert a user of a mobile device about an interface, a notification of a recent alert event for a mobile event. Such as about the presence of a recently-received mes device, receiving a user selection in the status area, and in Sage, e.g., an e-mail, Voice mail, or text message, or other response to the receipt of the user selection, displaying, in a form of event such as a change in Song on a music player central Zone of the graphical interface, detail regarding a running in a background State. In general, when a message is plurality of recent messaging events for the mobile device. first received (or another event is triggered), a portion of the The notification can be displayed in place of battery and message may be provided in an area that is outside the main signal elements in a status bar of the graphical interface, and area of a mobile device display, Such as by Scrolling informa the notification can comprise text that scrolls across the status tion about the message through a traditional status bar area of bar. In addition, the method can further comprise removing the device. A status bar area is the typically-static area on a the text from the status bar after scrolling the text and dis device that displays information such as bars for wireless playing in the status bar an icon that visually represents an signal strength, a remaining battery life indicator, an icon that application corresponding to the messaging event. shows the network over which wireless communication is 0010.