Patent ID: 9575620
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: partitioning, by a processor, a display into a plurality of regions comprising at least a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is associated with a first group of applications of a first application type and the second region is associated with a second group of applications of a second application type, wherein the first and second application types are different from one another; providing for display of an indicator of an identity of the first group of applications in the first region along an edge of the display; providing for display of an indicator of an identity of the second group of applications in the second region along the edge of the display; providing for display of a first application from the first group of applications to appear superimposed over the plurality of regions; providing for display of a notification related to the first application of the first group of applications in only the first region, wherein the notification related to the first application of the first group of applications automatically extends from the indicator of the identity of the first group of applications away from the edge of the display toward an opposite edge of the display into the first region in response to being received wherein the notification related to the first application moves or replaces the indicator of the identity of the first group of applications; and providing for display of a notification related to a second application of the second group of applications in only the second region, wherein the notification related to the second application of the second group of applications automatically extends from the indicator of the identity of the second group of applications away from the edge of the display toward an opposite edge of the display into the second region to appear superimposed over the first application in response to being received, and wherein the notification related to the second application moves or replaces the indicator of the identity of the second group of applications.