Patent ID: 6385662
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
A method of operating a personal communications device that is operative to execute a plurality of applications that generate graphical information on a display of the personal communications device, the method comprising:executing an application to generate an application-specific display field on the display; concurrent with continuing execution of application to generate the application-specific display field and responsive to detection of a communications event, displaying a status message indicator indicative of the communications event in a status display field of the application-specific display field; determining whether a user graphically selects the displayed status message indicator within a predetermined time interval; and responsive to the user failing to graphically select the displayed status message indicator within the predetermined time interval, performing the following actions: terminating display of the status message indicator in the status display field; displaying a history icon in the status display field; and creating a record in a history file, the record corresponding to the communications event and linked to the history icon.