US 11,704,282 B2
Notifications and graphical user interface for applications in folders
Sean Michael McBeath, Keller, TX (US)
Assigned to BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed by BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/221,095.
Prior Publication US 2020/0192868 A1, Jun. 18, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 16/168 (2019.01) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method at an electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
displaying a user interface on the display, wherein the user interface includes at least one folder icon for a folder, the folder including at least two applications;
appending, to a folder icon of the at least one folder icon, a badge having a number, wherein the number represents notifications corresponding to one or multiple applications in the folder;
receiving an input at the user interface to open a folder associated with the folder icon;
determining whether one or multiple applications within the folder have a notification associated therewith;
in response to the input and determining that only one application within the folder has a notification associated therewith, launching the one application with the notification directly; and
in response to the input and determining that multiple applications within the folder have a notification associated therewith, launching an interface for the folder.