Data processing terminals, icon badges, and methods of making and using the same

A method of using a first app and a second app for displaying numbers of contents received thereby on a display unit of a data processing terminal of a user, wherein said first and second apps are implemented into said terminal,

• wherein each of said contents is either a read content or an unread content,
• wherein a first content is said read content when said app receives said first content before stopping running said app by said user,
• wherein a second content is said unread content when said app receives said second content after said stopping,
• wherein each of said contents is either a labeled content or an unlabeled content,
• wherein a third content is said labeled content when a sender labels and sends said third content to said user while requesting said user to read and confirm said third content and when said sender is a labeled sender capable of sending said labeled content to said user, and
• wherein a fourth content is said unlabeled content when said fourth content is not said labeled content,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• a receiving step in which said first and second apps receive unread contents after said stopper;
• a first obtaining step in which said first and second apps respectively obtain a first-app-first number and a second-app first number, wherein said first-app-first number and second-app-first number respectively represent numbers of said unread contents received by said first and second apps;
• a confirming step in which said first and second apps respectively confirm whether said unread contents include an unread labeled content, wherein a certain content is said unread labeled content when said certain content is said unread content and said labeled content and when at least one of said first app, second app, user, and terminal selects said sender as said labeled sender;
• a second obtaining step in which said first and second apps respectively obtain a first-app-second number as well as a second-app-second number, wherein said first-app-second number and second-app-second number respectively represent numbers of said unread labeled contents received by said first and second apps, and wherein said first-app-first number and said second-app-first number are respectively not less than said first-app-second number and said second-app-second number;
• and
• a displaying step in which said first and second apps respectively display, on a screen of said display unit, their app icons, a first-app-first numeral which represents said first-app-first number, a second-app-first numeral which represents said second-app-first number, a first-app-second numeral which represents said first-app-second number when said unread contents received by said first app includes said unread labeled content, and a second-app-second numeral which represents said second-app-second number when said unread contents received by said second app includes said unread labeled content, wherein said screen includes one of an off screen, a lock screen, and an unlock screen of said terminal, and wherein said first and second app icons are respectively user interfaces of said first and second apps,
• whereby said first app and second app allow said user to confirm whether said apps have received said unread labeled contents by looking at said one of said screens, without having to require said user to run said apps again,
• wherein said confirming step includes one of the steps of:
• a first confirming step in which said apps determine whether said sender is said labeled sender based on an analysis of said unread contents using information analysis algorithm;
• a second confirming step in which said apps receive from said terminal determination as to whether said sender is said labeled sender based on said analysis performed by said terminal;
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• a third confirming step in which said apps determine whether said user has selected said sender as said labeled sender.

A method of using an app for displaying a number of contents received thereby on a display unit of a data processing terminal of a user,

• wherein said app is implemented into said terminal,
• wherein said app receives data packets which include said contents,
• wherein each of said contents is either a read content or an unread content,
• wherein a first content is said read content when said app receives a first data packet including said first content before stopping running said app by said user,
• wherein a second content is said unread content when said app receives a second data packet including said second content after said stopping,
• wherein each of said contents is either a labeled content or an unlabeled content,
• wherein a third content is said labeled content when a third data packet including said third content also includes a label signal and when a sender of said third data packet is a labeled sender capable of sending said labeled content to said user, and
• wherein a fourth content is said unlabeled content when a fourth data packet including said fourth content does not include said label signal,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• a receiving step in which said app receives unread data packets which include unread contents;
• a first counting step in which said app obtains a first number which represents a number of said unread data packets;
• a confirming step in which said app confirms whether said unread data packets include said label signal and whether said sender of said unread data packets is selected as a labeled sender by at least one of said user, app, and terminal;
• a second counting step in which said app obtains a second number which represents a number of said unread data packets which include said label signal and which is also sent to said user by said labeled sender, and wherein said first number is not less than said second number;
• and
• a displaying step in which said app simultaneously displays an app icon of said app, a first numeral representing said first number, and a second numeral representing said second number on a screen displayed on said display unit, wherein said screen includes at least one of an off screen, a lock screen, and an unlock screen of said terminal, and wherein said app icon is a user interface of said app,
• whereby said app allows said user to confirm whether said app receives said unread data packets which also include said label signal after said stopping, only by looking at said at least one of said screens and without having to require said user to run said app again,
• wherein said confirming step includes one of the steps of:
• a first confirming step in which said app determines whether said sender is said labeled sender based on an analysis of said unread contents using information analysis algorithm;
• a second confirming step in which said app receives determination from said terminal as to whether said sender is said labeled sender based on said analysis performed by said terminal;
• and
• a third confirming step in which said app determines whether said user has selected said sender as said labeled sender.