Patent ID: 9075451
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying information related to an event on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the event being receipt of a new incoming message, the method comprising: in response to detecting a notification message trigger followed by a first movement of the handheld electronic device from an initial position to a first orientation: determining that the initial position of the handheld electronic device is the display screen facing downwards; estimating a reflectance of a surface towards which the display screen is facing; determining whether the reflectance of the surface is sufficient to activate a reflective display mode; when it is determined that the reflectance of the surface is sufficient to activate the reflective display mode, displaying on the display screen a first notice including displayed information related to the event, characters of the first notice being displayed on the display screen as an inverted mirror image of the characters, such that a reflected image of the displayed characters can be viewed directly in a correct orientation; maintaining a new message marker for the new incoming message after displaying the first notice; and in response to a further movement of the handheld electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation, displaying on the display a body of the new incoming message, and removing the new message marker after displaying the body of the new incoming message.