Patent ID: 8181124
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. In a portable electronic device operating multiple applications, a method of communicating notification, comprising the steps of: a) receiving multiple attention requests from multiple applications operating on the portable electronic device including an attention request from an alarm manager associated with an application that is associated with a record entry when the record entry requires attention from a user; b) automatically storing the multiple attention requests in a memory when the record entry requires attention from the user; c) automatically sending a request for information to the application when the record entry requires attention from the user, the information associated with the record entry; d) creating a notification list for displaying the information, wherein the application generates and fills in the information in the notification list when the record entry requires attention from the user; e) automatically displaying the notification list on top of an on-screen display; and f) simultaneously deleting from memory one or more outstanding attention requests that have been cleared and no longer require user attention.