Patent ID: 8204548

Claim:
A method, comprising: a mobile device that comprises a first application, the mobile device receiving a communication from a mobile communication network directed to a second application on the mobile device; the mobile device presenting a transient pre-emption indicator associated with the communication directed to the second application, wherein the transient pre-emption indicator comprises at least one of dimming a display of the mobile device and dimming a keyboard of the mobile device, wherein the transient pre-emption indicator is associated with a delay of a first predefined time duration before the second application automatically preempts the first application; when the first application is active on the mobile device and in response to receiving a pre-emption rejection user input after the communication and before the first predefined time duration passes, the mobile device transmitting a message to the mobile communication network rejecting the communication, wherein the first predefined time duration is less than 700 milliseconds; when the second application is active on the mobile device, the mobile device presenting an input dialog associated with the second application after the first predefined time duration; and the mobile device blocking input to the input dialog for a second predefined time duration after the input dialog is presented.