Patent ID: 9218154
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B29D,E05D,E05Y,G02B,G06F,G06G,G06T,G09G,H04B,H04M,H04N,H04W,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing a multi-display device; displaying, by at least one processor of the multi-display device on a display of the multi-display device, an indication of a plurality of categories of notifications, wherein the indication displays a number of unread notifications for the category of notification; docking the multi-display device with a dock connected to a peripheral screen; determining, by at least one processor of the multi-display device, a state of the multi-display device, wherein the multi-display device is docked with the dock, and wherein the peripheral display is connected to the dock; displaying, by at least one processor of the multi-display device, the indication of the plurality of categories of notifications as a notification menu, wherein the indication is displayed in the peripheral display in communication with the multi-display device through the dock, wherein the displaying the indication of the plurality of categories comprises listing the plurality of categories, wherein the notification menu highlights categories with notifications that have not been read, and wherein the notification menu displays a number of unread notifications for each of the plurality of categories; receiving input selecting one of the plurality of categories of notifications, wherein the plurality of categories of notifications comprise one or more of calls, emails, messaging, and miscellaneous; and displaying one or more notifications grouped in the one of the plurality of categories of notifications; and wherein the displaying an indication of a plurality of categories comprises listing the plurality of categories horizontally in the notification menu.