User-defined notification templates

A method performed by a mobile computing device that has a computer-executable application installed thereon, the method comprising:

• receiving a notification signal from the computer-executable application, wherein the notification signal comprises parameters of a message that is presentable by way of the application, and further wherein the notification signal indicates that a notification pertaining to the message is to be presented on a display of the mobile computing device;
• based upon the parameters in the notification signal, determining that a user-defined template is to be employed to format the notification rather than a default template for the computer-executable application, wherein the user-defined template comprises presentation information indicative of an arrangement and format of notification content to be included in the notification;
• generating the notification in accordance with the user-defined template, wherein the user-defined template formats the notification for display at the mobile computing device according to the presentation information, wherein the notification includes a user actionable control specified in the user-defined notification template, wherein an action is performed with respect to the message upon the user actionable control being selected;
• upon generating the notification, presenting the notification on the display, wherein the notification is presented according to the presentation information.

A mobile computing device comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:

• receiving a notification signal from an application installed on the mobile computing device, wherein the notification signal comprises parameters of a message that is presentable by way of the application, and further wherein the notification signal indicates that a notification pertaining to the message is to be presented on a display of the mobile computing device;
• identifying, based upon the parameters of the message in the notification signal, that a user-defined template is to be employed to format the notification for display at the mobile computing device, wherein the user-defined template comprises presentation information indicative of an arrangement and format of notification content to be included in the notification and identifies a user actionable control that is to be included in the notification;
• generating the notification in accordance with the user-defined template, wherein the notification includes the user actionable control and notification content;
• and
• upon generating the notification, presenting the notification on the display of the mobile computing device, wherein the notification is presented according to the presentation information.