COMMUNICATION DEVICE
According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling a display of a mobile electronic device is provided. The method comprises: maintaining status data and application data in a memory of the mobile electronic device; controlling the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of the application data; receiving input data representative of a peek command; and, controlling the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a portion of the application data, and a representation of the status data.
1 . A method of controlling a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
maintaining status data and application data in a memory of the mobile electronic device;
controlling the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of a first portion of the application data;
receiving input data representative of a peek command; and,
controlling the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a second portion of the application data, the second portion being smaller than the first portion, and a representation of the status data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether a timer has expired; and
when the determination is affirmative, controlling the display to provide the first interface.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the timer expires one of a predetermined length of time after provision of the second interface, and a predetermined length of time after a change to the status data.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving input data representative of a command to dismiss the representation of the status data; and,
controlling the display to provide the first interface.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input data representative of a peek command is received at a processor of the mobile electronic device from a touch screen, and wherein the peek command comprises a swipe gesture.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the swipe gesture begins at a corner of the touch screen and travels towards the centre of the touch screen.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the application data occupies substantially the entire area of the display.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the status data occupies 5 to 25% of the area of the display.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the status data includes at least one of signal strength, battery level, time and date, active profile, and new message indicator.
10 . A mobile electronic device, comprising:
a memory for maintaining status data and application data;
an input device;
a display; and,
a processor interconnected with the memory, the input device and the display, the processor configured to control the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of a first portion of the application data;
the processor further configured to receive input data representative of a peek command from the input device; and,
the processor further configured to control the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a second portion of the application data, the second portion being smaller than the first portion, and a representation of the status data.
11 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , the processor being further configured to determine whether a timer has expired; and when the determination is affirmative, to control the display to provide the first interface.
12 . The mobile electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the timer expires one of a predetermined length of time after provision of the second interface and a predetermined length of time after a change to the status data.
13 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , the processor being further configured to receive input data representative of a command to dismiss the representation of the status data from the input device; and to control the display to provide the first interface.
14 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the input device comprises a touch screen and the peek command comprises a swipe gesture.
15 . The mobile electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the swipe gesture begins at a corner of the touch screen and travels towards the centre of the touch screen.
16 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the representation of the application data occupies substantially the entire area of the display.
17 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the representation of the status data occupies 5 to 25% of the area of the display.
18 . The mobile electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the representation of the status data occupies 10 to 15% of the area of the display.
19 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the status data includes at least one of signal strength, battery level, time and date, active profile, and new message indicator.
20 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing computer readable instructions for execution by a processor, the computer readable instructions implementing a method comprising:
maintaining status data and application data in a memory of the mobile electronic device;
controlling the display to provide a first interface comprising a representation of a first portion of the application data;
receiving input data representative of a peek command; and,
controlling the display to provide a second interface comprising a representation of a second portion of the application data, the second portion being smaller than the first portion, and a representation of the status data.