METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING NOTIFICATIONS ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

A method and an apparatus for processing notification on a mobile computing device with a touch sensitive display are provided. The method includes displaying, on a status bar in a first display area of the touch sensitive display, one or more notifications each of which is associated with a corresponding one of one or more applications installed on the mobile computing device. The method also includes detecting a selection of one of the one or more notifications. The method further includes displaying, on a top of a notification list, an application icon associated with the selected notification for launching the application, wherein the notification list is displayed in a second display area of the touch sensitive display and includes one or more application icons each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the one or more applications. With the claimed inventions, the selection of the notification and the launching of the application associated with the selected notification could be done by a single swipe without multiple touches or clicks on the touch sensitive display or screen, thereby giving the user experience a big boost.

主权项

1. A method for processing notifications on a mobile computing device with a touch sensitive display, comprising:
displaying, on a status bar in a first display area of the touch sensitive display, one or more notifications each of which is associated with a corresponding one of one or more applications installed on the mobile computing device; detecting a selection of one of the one or more notifications; and displaying, on a top of a notification list, an application icon associated with the selected notification for launching the application, wherein the notification list is displayed in a second display area of the touch sensitive display and includes one or more application icons each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the one or more applications.