METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN CONCURRENT MESSAGING SESSIONS

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN CONCURRENT MESSAGING SESSIONS A method and apparatus for operating a communication device to conduct at least two concurrent communication sessions is provided. The method comprises: providing a graphical user interface comprising a first portion for conducting a first communication session and a second portion for invoking a switch to a second communication session; switching the first portion of the graphical user interface to conduct the second communication session in response to a user input to invoke the switch; and displaying notifications in the second portion in response to activities of at least the second communication session while the first communication session is conducted in the first portion, each of the notifications comprising a contact portion for identifying a contact who is the subject of the notification and an activity portion for identifying the contact's activity that is the subject of the notification.