Patent ID: 7660864
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: determining to monitor, at an apparatus, for an event of association of one or more messages with one or more specified criteria, wherein the messages are received, at the apparatus, from a first node separate from the apparatus to be passed through to a second node separate from the apparatus; determining to monitor, at the apparatus, for an event of one or more nodes, corresponding to holdings in an address book maintained by the apparatus, coming nearby; determining to provide, at the apparatus to said user, a non-moving display of one or more notifications corresponding to one or more of the events wherein each of said notifications describes one or more of said events, and wherein the notifications had previously been moving while a user interface of said apparatus displayed a screensaver; and determining to enable, at the apparatus, said user to select, via the non-moving display, one or more of the notifications for activating corresponding operations.