SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUICK VIEW OF APPLICATION DATA ON A HOME SCREEN INTERFACE TRIGGERED BY A SCROLL/FOCUS ACTION

摘要

A home screen user interface permits a user to select an application icon t o trigger a quick preview of event data maintained by the associated application. The home screen presents a background and a predetermined number of application icons arranged on the home screen to enable viewing of a majorit y of the background. At least some of the application icons are operable to invok e respective user interfaces for event applications that manage respective dat a communication, voice communication and calendar events. Upon a user selecting an application icon corresponding to the respective event application, event data is displayed, preferably after a time delay, on a portion of the home screen.