Patent ID: 7437179

Claim:
A device comprising a body and an attached cover having an aperture, wherein the device has a closed configuration in which portions of the body are covered and an open configuration in which at least some of the portions covered in the closed configuration are uncovered, the body comprising: a display positioned such that in the closed configuration the aperture is substantially aligned with the display so that a first portion of the display is visible to a user through the aperture and a second portion of the display is not visible to the user; and a processor for controlling the display, wherein the processor is operable to control the display, when the device is in a first state in which data has been received and is in the closed configuration, to have a first layout in which first information to be conveyed to the user relating to the received data is restricted to the first portion of the display and wherein the processor is operable to control the display layout, when the device is in the first state in which data has been received and is in the open configuration, to have a second layout, different to the first layout, in which the first information to be conveyed to the user relating to the received data is not restricted to the first portion of the display, and wherein the first information to be conveyed to the user in the first portion of the display in the first layout relating to the received data excludes an information item present in the first portion of the display in the second layout.