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

A method of displaying numbers of unread contents on a display unit of a data processing terminal of a receiver, wherein a first app and a second app are implemented into said terminal, wherein said unread contents are contents which said first and second apps have received from a sender after said receiver stopped running said apps most recently and which have not been read by said receiver, said method comprising the steps of:

• a receiving step in which said first and second apps receive said unread contents transmitted by at least one of said sender;
• 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 confirm whether said unread content is an unread labeled content when said unread content is accompanied by label signal;
• 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;
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• a displaying step in which said first and second apps display 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, and a second-app-second numeral which represents said second-app-second number on at least one of an off screen, a lock screen, and an unlock screen which is provided on said display unit of said terminal, wherein said first and second app icons are respectively user interfaces of said first and second apps.

A method of displaying a number of unread contents on a display unit of a data processing terminal of a receiver by manipulating an app implemented into said terminal, wherein said unread contents are those included in data packets which said app has received after said receiver stopped running said app most recently and which have not been read by said receiver, said method comprising the steps of:

• a receiving step in which said app receives an unread data packet including said unread content transmitted by at least one sender;
• a first counting step in which said app increases a first number when said app receives one of said unread content and unread data packet, where said first number represents a number of said unread contents;
• a confirming step in which said app confirms whether said unread data packet includes a label signal and in which said app regards said unread content included in said unread data packet as an unread labeled content when said data packet includes said label signal;
• a second counting step in which said app increases a second number which represents a number of said unread labeled contents when said data packet includes one of said label signal and said unread labeled content, wherein said first number is not less than said second number;
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• a displaying step in which said app simultaneously displays an app icon of said app, a first numeral representing said first number, 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.