Patent ID: 7925306

Claim:
A method of providing a preview of message content in a display on a mobile device, the method comprising: displaying a message list comprising at least one list entry, wherein each list entry provides details of an e-mail message associated with the respective list entry; receiving user input, provided by a selection element, that identifies a specific user-identified list entry from the message list; after a first pre-determined time period has elapsed without a user action having been performed since receiving the user input that identifies the user-identified list entry and with the user-identified list entry remaining user-identified, generating a message preview window to display at least a first portion of a message body of the e-mail message associated with the user-identified list entry, wherein the message preview window overlaps at least a part of the message list and the message preview window has a transparent or semi-transparent background allowing the underlying message list covered by the message preview window to be visible; after a further second pre-determined time period has elapsed without a user action having been performed since receiving the user input that identifies the user-identified list entry and with the user-identified list entry remaining user-identified, automatically displaying, in the message preview window, at least one additional portion of the message body of the e-mail message associated with the user-identified list entry; and automatically opening the e-mail message associated with the user-identified list entry in a new message view capable of displaying the rest of the e-mail message, after a third pre-determined time period has elapsed without a user action having been performed since receiving the user input that identifies the user-identified list entry.