US 12,379,838 B2
Electronic device and method of providing visual notification of a received communication
Andrew Douglas Bocking, Los Altos, CA (US); Donald James Lindsay, Mountain View, CA (US); and Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed by BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/319,318.
Application 18/319,318 is a continuation of application No. 17/855,263, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,698,723.
Application 17/855,263 is a continuation of application No. 17/140,656, filed on Jan. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,379,115, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 17/140,656 is a continuation of application No. 16/686,287, filed on Nov. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,884,618, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/686,287 is a continuation of application No. 15/706,490, filed on Sep. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,481,788, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/706,490 is a continuation of application No. 14/616,356, filed on Feb. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,766,802, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 14/616,356 is a continuation of application No. 13/584,350, filed on Aug. 13, 2012, granted, now 9,015,641, issued on Apr. 21, 2015.
Application 13/584,350 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/405,193, filed on Feb. 24, 2012, granted, now 9,423,878, issued on Aug. 23, 2016.
Application 13/405,193 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/309,227, filed on Dec. 1, 2011, granted, now 9,477,311, issued on Oct. 25, 2016.
Application 13/309,227 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/036,186, filed on Feb. 28, 2011, granted, now 9,766,718, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 13/309,227 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/985,600, filed on Jan. 6, 2011, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289055 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04M 1/7243 (2021.01)
CPC G06F 3/04883 (2013.01) [G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04M 1/7243 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
displaying, at an electronic device, first information associated with a first application in a display area of the electronic device;
detecting initiation of a continuous gesture across at least a portion of the display area in a first direction, wherein the continuous gesture is associated with a request to display second information associated with a second application, the first application being different than the second application;
detecting a change in direction of the continuous gesture from the first direction to a second direction; and
in response to detecting the change in direction of the continuous gesture, reducing the display of the first information to a first portion of the display area and presenting a preview of the second information associated with the second application in a second portion of the display area in which the first information was presented prior to the change in direction of the continuous gesture.