Patent ID: 8756524
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device comprising: at least one processor; a display connected to said at least one processor and controllable by said at least one processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface that is commonly used by said plurality of applications for enabling said at least one processor to generate and control a title bar under control of said plurality of applications, wherein said application programming interface includes wherein the title bar is configured to be controlled by said plurality of applications through the use of said application programming interface, the title bar divided into a plurality of areas including wherein said title bar is under control of the one of said applications through said application programming interface, and wherein the current state information includes an application icon reflecting the current state of the one of said applications currently controlling the title bar, a title string providing a title of one of said applications currently controlling the title bar and a current time.