Michel J Bonansea

US Patent:

20080272907, Nov 6, 2008

Filed:

Feb 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/026546

Inventors:

Michel Bonansea - San Francisco CA, US
William Austin Rainey - Santa Clara CA, US
Sara Berg - Mt. View CA, US

Assignee:

ACCESS SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G08B 1/08

US Classification:

34053911

Abstract:

An interface for integrating and presenting user notifications and alerts consistently on an electronic device such as a mobile device is disclosed. First, an application programming interface provides the segregation to multiple preselected levels of priority notifications and alerts from all applications on the mobile device. Second, the application programming interface provides for the ability to display the notifications and alerts in a consistent manner for the user to handle.

US Patent:

20080276170, Nov 6, 2008

Filed:

Feb 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/025758

Inventors:

Michel Bonansea - San Francisco CA, US
Robert Murphy - San Anselmo CA, US
Sara Berg - Mt. View CA, US
Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

ACCESS SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715708

Abstract:

A system and method for persistently providing at least one status notification regarding a device component or application on an electronic system or device is provided. A selectable status notification icon (status gadget) is assigned for each of a number of applications and/or components for which status is monitored, each status notification icon reflecting changes in the monitored status. The status gadgets are persistently displayed in a user interface on the display screen of the electronic system or device. A contextual dialog is also displayed when a status gadget is selected.