Handheld device with notification message viewing

摘要

Displaying information related to a message on a display screen of a handheld electronic device. In response to a movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation, displaying on the display screen a first notice related to the message.

主权项

1. A method of displaying information related to an event on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the event being receipt of a new incoming message, the method comprising:
in response to detecting a notification message trigger followed by a first movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation: determining that the initial position of the handheld electronic device is the display screen facing downwards; estimating a reflectance of a surface towards which the display screen is facing; determining whether the reflectance of the surface is sufficient to activate a reflective display mode; when it is determined that the reflectance of the surface is sufficient to activate the reflective display mode, displaying on the display screen a first notice including displayed information related to the event, characters of the first notice being displayed on the display screen as an inverted mirror image of the characters, such that a reflected image of the displayed characters can be viewed directly in a correct orientation; maintaining a new message marker for the new incoming message after displaying the first notice; and in response to a further movement of the handheld electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation, displaying on the display a body of the new incoming message, and removing the new message marker after displaying the body of the new incoming message.