Patent ID: 7370289

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