System and method for saving data in response to open and close events in a mobile communication device

A wireless device having an opened state and a closed state, the wireless device comprising:

• a processor for controlling operation of the wireless device;
• a sensor providing an open signal to the processor indicating an open event when the wireless device is opened and placed into the opened state and providing a close signal to the processor indicating a close event when the wireless device is closed and placed into the closed state;
• a first input device coupled to the processor for accepting an input;
• a primary display device and secondary display device coupled to the processor;
• a communications subsystem coupled to the processor for communicating with a communications network;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• the processor being configured to:
• detect occurrence of the close event while data is being entered on the first input device in one of the at least one applications;
• save, in the memory as saved data, data entered in the application at a time of the detecting;
• display, on the secondary display, a notification that the entered data is saved
• display, a notification that the entered data is saved on the primary display device of the wireless device in response to detecting the open event, wherein the notification provides selectable options including one or more of resuming the application on the primary display in a data entry mode with the entered data loaded from the memory, acknowledging the notification and taking no further action, and acknowledging the notification and creating a reminder notification for subsequent display on the primary display;
• and
• perform one of the options provided in displayed notification in response to selection of the option in the displayed notification;
• wherein an auto-save manager module resident in the memory of the wireless device executes the method when data is being entered in an application for which configuration settings in the auto-save manager module indicate that the method should be active.