System and method of navigating through notifications

A wireless device for navigating through notifications, the wireless device comprising:

• a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the wireless device;
• a first input device coupled to the microprocessor for accepting an input;
• a first display device for showing a primary user interface and a second display device for showing a secondary user interface, the first display device and the second display device being coupled to the microprocessor for communicating an output to the user;
• a communications subsystem coupled to the microprocessor for communicating with a communications network;
• a memory coupled to the microprocessor;
• and
• a storage device coupled to the microprocessor;
• the wireless device including a notification handling module resident in the memory for execution by the microprocessor, the notification handling module being configured to:
• generate a notification at the wireless device, the notification being associated with an event;
• detect if the secondary user interface is being shown;
• indicate the notification on the secondary user interface if the secondary user interface is being shown;
• display a preview of the event on the secondary user interface in a preview mode, in response to a selection of the notification;
• and
• close the preview of the event on the secondary user interface in response to a deselection of the notification and bringing the secondary user interface out of the preview mode;
• wherein the notification is still maintained after displaying the preview of the associated event.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying code for navigating through notifications in a mobile communication device, the device having a primary user interface shown on a primary display and a secondary user interface shown on a secondary display, the computer program product comprising:

• code for generating a notification at the wireless device, the notification being associated with an event;
• code for detecting if the secondary user interface is being shown;
• code for indicating the notification on the secondary user interface if the secondary user interface is being shown;
• code for displaying a preview of the event on the secondary user interface in a preview mode, in response to a selection of the notification;
• and
• code for closing the preview of the event on the secondary user interface in response to a deselection of the notification and bringing the secondary user interface out of the preview mode;
• wherein the notification is still maintained after displaying the preview of the associated event.

A method of handling a notification on a wireless device having a primary user interface shown on a primary display and a secondary user interface shown on a secondary display, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a notification at the wireless device, the notification being associated with an event;
• displaying the notification on the primary or secondary user interface;
• dismissing the notification after acknowledgement of the event;
• flagging the notification as an event reminder on the primary user interface;
• and
• redisplaying the notification as the event reminder on the secondary user interface.