Patent ID: 7032188

Claim:
A method of displaying a plurality of icons that can be selected by a user from a display on a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a plurality of messages from message sources; (b) comparing one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of messages to one or more context values that are specific to the user of the mobile terminal; (c) determining a proximity associated with each message source in relation to the mobile terminal; (d) associating an icon with each of the plurality of messages; (e) representing, in a priority section of the display, a first icon corresponding to a message having one or more characteristics that best match the one or more context values using a display format that is enlarged in relation to other icons in the priority section; and (f) representing, in a proximity section of the display, a second icon corresponding to a message source having the closest proximity using a display format that is enlarged in relation to other icons in the proximity section, wherein the proximity section is separately located from the priority section on the display.