Push notifications for updating multiple dynamic icon panels
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorTheron Thomas Fennel
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Abstract
The present application is directed to push notifications that can be used to dynamically update multiple icon panels. For example, the push notifications can be used to update two or more icon panels associated with the same application or two or more panels (i.e., sides) of a three-dimensional icon. In one embodiment, one or more push notifications can be used to independently update content on the panels. In another embodiment, a user can choose settings to assign panels that are to be updated using push notifications. A third party server can be automatically informed of an identification for the panel so that future push notifications incorporate the identification information.
Claims20
A method of updating a computing device, comprising:
- providing at least first and second icon panels associated with a single application;
- and
- updating content received in at least one push notification on the first and second icon panels independently of each other.
A method of updating a mobile phone, comprising:
- providing an application having two or more dynamic icon panels associated therewith;
- receiving at least one push notification that independently identifies content updates to be applied to the two or more dynamic icon panels;
- and
- in response to the received at least one push notification, updating the two or more dynamic icon panels so that different content is displayed on each dynamic icon panel.
A method of updating a mobile phone, comprising:
- displaying multiple dynamic icons associated with a single application, each dynamic icon having an identification associated therewith;
- receiving a push notification from a server computer to update one of the multiple dynamic icons, the push notification including the identification of a panel of the dynamic icon to be updated;
- checking a database containing attributes of the application including the dynamic icon identifications;
- determining which dynamic icon is associated with the push notification;
- rendering content from the push notification on the dynamic icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.