Device and method for generating message item display data

1. A device comprising:

a processor configured to communicate with a display and detect a user's selection indicative of a message items view allowing the user to view multiple message data items in a single view;

the processor, in response to the detected user selection, is further configured to:

obtain the multiple message data items via a message application executable on the device;

arrange the multiple message data items according to a two-dimensional scheme;

generate display data of the two-dimensional scheme of the multiple message data items for display such that the multiple message data items can be viewed in the single view according to the two-dimensional scheme;

wherein each message data item comprises a message body and the generated display data for each message data item comprises at least a portion of the message body; and

output the generated display data to the display; and

wherein the processor is configured to receive user entered data indicative of a user input command related to a selected message data item, the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed by the user and is to be removed from the two-dimensional scheme, wherein the processor is configured to remove the user selected and viewed message data item from the two-dimensional scheme; and

wherein, responsive to receiving the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed, the processor is configured to generate a display data pertaining to a reduced display size of the selected message data item with a reduced amount of information comprising one of a header or banner view containing information of at least one of a message sender, a subject, a time/date, or a combination thereof for a predetermined period of time before the selected message data item is completely removed from the two-dimensional scheme without deleting the selected message data item in the message application.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises an input device configured to detect the user selection and wherein the processor is configured to generate the display data based on the user selection.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein each message data item further comprises one or more of subject, sender/recipient, attachment, header, or importance.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to arrange each message data item in the two-dimensional scheme to include one or more of subject, sender/recipient, attachment, message body, header, and importance.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive user entered data indicative of a user selection of a message data item to view options associated with the selected message data item, and wherein the processor is configured to update the display data of the user selected message data item of the two-dimensional scheme to include user selectable options associated with the selected message data item.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the user selectable options comprise one or more of dismiss, reply, read, forward, save, delete, or update importance.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive user entered data indicative of a user selection of a message data item to view the full message body of the selected message data item, and wherein the processor is configured to update the display data of the user selected message data item of the two-dimensional scheme to include the full message body of the selected message data item.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to update the message data items of the message application in response to one or more user selections associated with the message data items.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the message data items are arranged in groupings along a first axis according to a first criterion of the message data items and within each grouping, the message data items are further arranged along a second axis according to a second criterion of the message data items.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the message data items are arranged in the two-dimensional scheme in accordance with one or more criteria, comprising urgency, sender/recipient, message date or calendar event.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the message data items relate to unopened message items.

12. A method for a device comprising the steps of:

detecting a user selection indicative of a message items view allowing the user to view multiple message data items in a single view, and in response to the detected selection, performing the steps of:

obtaining the multiple message data items via a message application executable on the device;

arranging the multiple message data items in a two-dimensional scheme;

generating display data of the two-dimensional scheme of message data items for display such that the multiple message data items can be viewed in the single view according to the two-dimensional scheme;

wherein each message data item comprises a message body and the generated display data for each message data item comprises at least a portion of the message body; and

outputting the generated display data to a display;

the method comprising receiving user entered data indicative of a user input command related to a selected message data item, the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed by the user and is to be removed from the two-dimensional scheme, and wherein the method comprises the step of removing the user selected message data item from the two-dimensional scheme; and

responsive to receiving the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed, generating display data pertaining to a reduced display size of the selected message data item with a reduced amount of information comprising one of a header or banner view containing information of at least one of a message sender, a subject, a time/date, or a combination thereof for a predetermined period of time before the selected message data item is removed from the two-dimensional scheme without deleting the selected message data item in the message application.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising detecting the user selection and generating the display data based on the user selection.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein each message data item further comprises one or more of subject, sender/recipient, attachment, header, and importance.

15. The method of claim 12 , comprising arranging each message data item in the two-dimensional scheme to include one or more of subject, sender/recipient, attachment, message body, header, and importance.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving user entered data indicative of a user selection of a message data item to view options associated with the selected message data item, and wherein the method further comprises the step of updating the display data of the user selected message data item of the two-dimensional scheme to include user selectable options associated with the selected message data item.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the user selectable options comprise one or more of dismiss, reply, read, forward, save, delete, and update importance.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving user entered data indicative of a user selection of a message data item to view the full message body of the message data item, and wherein the method further comprises the step of updating the display data of the user selected message data item of the two-dimensional scheme to include the full message body of the selected message data item.

19. The method of claim 12 , comprising updating the message data items of the message application in response to user selections associated with the message data items.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the message data items are arranged in groupings along a first axis according to a first criterion of the message data items and within each grouping, the message data items are further arranged along a second axis according to a second criterion of the message data items.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the message data items are arranged in the two-dimensional scheme in accordance with one or more criteria, comprising urgency, sender/recipient, message date and calendar event.

22. The method of claim 12 , wherein the message data items relate to unopened message items.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising the steps of:

detecting a user selection indicative of a message items view allowing the user to view multiple message data items in a single view, and in response to the detected selection, performing the steps of:

obtaining the multiple message data items via a message application executable on the device;

arranging the multiple message data items in a two-dimensional scheme;

generating display data of the two-dimensional scheme of the multiple message data items for display such that the multiple message data items can be viewed in the single view according to the two-dimensional scheme;

wherein each message data item comprises a message body and the generated display data for each message data item comprises at least a portion of the message body; and

outputting the generated display data to a display;

the method comprising receiving user entered data indicative of a user input command related to a selected message data item, the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed by the user and is to be removed from the two-dimensional scheme, and wherein the method further comprises the step of removing the user selected message data item from the two-dimensional scheme; and

responsive to receiving the user entered data indicating that the selected message data item has been viewed, generating display data pertaining to a reduced display size of the selected message data item with a reduced amount of information comprising one of a header or banner view containing information of at least one of a message sender, a subject, a time/date, or a combination thereof for a predetermined period of time before the selected message data item is completely removed from the two-dimensional scheme without deleting the selected message data item in the message application.