MULTIPLE-STAGE INTERFACE CONTROL OF A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
An electronic device, such as a mobile communication device, and a method are provided for multiple-stage interface control of the device. The device is provided with a homescreen display, which includes a plurality of panels. The panels include at least one panel that is a fullscreen view of a first application executing on the device. This first application can be a messaging application, and the fullscreen view can be a unified inbox view for a plurality of different message types. The panels also include at least one launch panel having a number of graphical user interface elements, such as icons, representing access points to a corresponding application on the device.
1 . A method implemented by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of panels of a homescreen of the electronic device,
the plurality of panels comprising a fullscreen view for a messaging application executing on the electronic device and at least one launch panel comprising a plurality of graphical user interface elements, each of the plurality of graphical user interface elements being associated with a corresponding application entry point.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fullscreen view comprises a message listing.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fullscreen view comprises a message viewing region for displaying content of at least one message.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the fullscreen view further comprises a message viewing region for displaying content of at least one message selected from the message listing.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fullscreen view further comprises a reply input field for receiving reply message content for a selected message.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving input content in the reply input field;
constructing a reply message comprising the received reply message content for the selected message; and
transmitting the reply message.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging application is a unified message box application.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the unified message box application comprises messages for a plurality of message formats, a plurality of messaging services, or a plurality of both message formats and messaging services.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein all of the plurality of panels are sequentially navigable using one type of navigation command.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the corresponding application entry points is actuatable to invoke the messaging application.
11 . An electronic device, including:
a display;
at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to enable:
displaying, on the display, a plurality of panels of a homescreen,
the plurality of panels comprising a fullscreen view for a messaging application executing on the electronic device and at least one launch panel comprising a plurality of graphical user interface elements, each of the plurality of graphical user interface elements being associated with a corresponding application entry point.
12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the fullscreen view comprises a message listing.
13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the fullscreen view comprises a message viewing region for displaying content of at least one message.
14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the fullscreen view further comprises a message viewing region for displaying content of at least one message selected from the message listing.
15 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the fullscreen view further comprises a reply input field for receiving reply message content for a selected message.
16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to enable:
receiving input content in the reply input field via an input subsystem;
constructing a reply message comprising the received reply message content for the selected message; and
initiating transmission of the reply message.
17 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the messaging application is a unified message box application.
18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the unified message box application comprises messages for a plurality of message formats, a plurality of messaging services, or a plurality of both message formats and messaging services.
19 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein all of the plurality of panels are sequentially navigable using one type of navigation command.
20 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein one of the corresponding application entry points is actuatable to invoke the messaging application.
21 . A non-transitory electronic device-readable medium bearing code which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to implement the method of:
displaying, a plurality of panels of a homescreen of the electronic device,
the plurality of panels comprising a fullscreen view for a messaging application executing on the electronic device and at least one launch panel comprising a plurality of graphical user interface elements, each of the plurality of graphical user interface elements being associated with a corresponding application entry point.