Systems and methods for displaying notifications received from multiple applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10365794-B2
Application number	US-201615348204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Priority date	Jun 5, 2011
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying notifications received from multiple applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device can monitor notifications that are received from the multiple applications. Responsive to receiving the notifications, the electronic device can control the manner in which the notifications are displayed while the device is operating in a locked or an unlocked state. In some embodiments, the electronic device can allow users to customize how notifications are to be displayed while the device is in the locked and/or unlocked states.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
receiving a plurality of notifications;
detecting that the electronic device is in an unlocked state;
detecting that a user has selected to access a notification center;
in response to detecting that the user has selected to access the notification center, displaying the notification center, wherein displaying the notification center comprises displaying:
a first pane including:
a first region including one or more first notifications of the plurality of notifications; and
a first header separate from the first region, the first header including a first pane descriptor and a first option for clearing the one or more first notifications in the first region; and

a second pane including:
a second region including two or more second notifications of the plurality of notifications; and
a second header separate from the second region, the second header including a second pane descriptor and a second option for clearing the two or more second notifications in the second region;

while displaying the notification center, detecting a sequence of one or more inputs at a respective location in the notification center; and
in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs at the respective location in the notification center:
in accordance with a determination that the respective location at which the sequence of one or more inputs is detected corresponds to the first option, clearing the first pane, including the one or more first notifications in the first region and the first header, without clearing the two or more second notifications in the second region; and
in accordance with a determination that the respective location at which the sequence of one or more inputs is detected corresponds to the second option, clearing the second pane, including the two or more second notifications in the second region and the second header, without clearing the one or more first notifications in the first region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting that the user has selected to access the notification center comprises detecting that the user has performed a gesture from a top of the display towards a bottom of the display.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the notification center comprises pulling down the notification center from a top of the display to a bottom.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing an option to modify settings for the notification center; detecting that the user has selected the option; and providing a plurality of notification settings.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing for automatic removal of at least one notification from the notification center after a calendar event corresponding to the at least one notification has lapsed.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising detecting user selection of one of the displayed panes; and opening an application associated with the user selected pane.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of notifications comprise at least one of a push-based notification and a trigger-based notification, wherein the trigger-based notification is a time-based notification or a location-based notification.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more first notifications of the plurality of notifications are notifications for a first application; and
the two or more second notifications of the plurality of notifications are notifications for a second application different than the first application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the sequence of one or more inputs at the respective location in the notification center includes detecting a first input at the respective location and a second input at the respective location.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
receive a plurality of notifications;
detect that the electronic device is in an unlocked state;
detect that a user has selected to access a notification center;
in response to detecting that the user has selected to access the notification center, display the notification center, wherein displaying the notification center comprises displaying:
a first pane including:
a first region including one or more first notifications of the plurality of notifications; and
a first header separate from the first region, the first header including a first pane descriptor and a first option for clearing the one or more first notifications in the first region; and

a second pane including:
a second region including two or more second notifications of the plurality of notifications; and
a second header separate from the second region, the second header including a second pane descriptor and a second option for clearing the two or more second notifications in the second region;

while displaying the notification center, detect a sequence of one or more inputs at a respective location in the notification center; and
in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs at the respective location in the notification center:
in accordance with a determination that the respective location at which the sequence of one or more inputs is detected corresponds to the first option, clear the first pane, including the one or more first notifications in the first region and the first header, without clearing the two or more second notifications in the second region; and
in accordance with a determination that the respective location at which the sequence of one or more inputs is detected corresponds to the second option, clear the second pane, including the two or more second notifications in the second region and the second header, without clearing the one or more first notifications in the first region.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein detecting that the user has selected to access the notification center comprises detecting that the user has performed a gesture from a top of the display towards a bottom of the display.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein displaying the notification center comprises pulling down the notification center from a top of the display to a bottom.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , comprising instructions which cause the device to: provide an option to modify settings for the notification center; detect that the user has selected the option; and provide a plurality of notification settings.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , comprising instructions which cause the device to: provide for automatic removal of at least one notification from the notification center after a calendar event corresponding to the at least one notification has lapsed.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , comprising instructions which cause the device to: detect user selection of one of the displayed panes; and open an application associated with the user selected pane.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of notifications comprise at least one of a push-based notification and a trigger-based notification, wherein the trigger-based notification is a time-based notification or a location-based notification.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:
the one or more first notifications of the plurality

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Chaudhri Imran
• Block Eliza

Classifications

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• H04W4/21

  for social networking applications · CPC title

• G06F3/04855

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title