WO2010125419A1

WO2010125419A1 - Notification handling

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Publication number: WO2010125419A1
Application number: PCT/IB2009/005453
Authority: WO
Inventors: Roope Rainisto; Mox Soini; Martin Schule
Original assignee: Nokia Corporation
Priority date: 2009-04-30
Filing date: 2009-04-30
Publication date: 2010-11-04

Abstract

An apparatus (400) comprising a controller (300), wherein said controller (300) is configured to display a notification (412), receive input indicating a position (416), determine that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412) and to stop displaying said notification (412) in response thereto.

Description

NOTIFICATION HANDLING

FIELD

The present application relates to a user interface, an apparatus and a method for improved control of notifications, and in particular to a user interface, an apparatus and a method for improved control of notifications in a multi-tasking environment.

BACKGROUND

Contemporary apparatuses are equipped to run multiple tasks simultaneously, so-called multi-tasking. As screen space is still relatively limited a user will not be able to keep an application window open for each running task. A user might not even want to run a task in an active window. Therefore some tasks are run in the background. Examples of such tasks are print jobs, email handlers, download managers and calculations. As a task is completed a notification is displayed to make the user aware of the status change for the task.

Notifications are usually given as a so-called pop-up window. Notifications may also be given to provide a user with information relating to an application. Such information might include available updates, security risks, settings, advertisements. It might also include information queried for by the user such as image files when browsing through a gallery, information relating to a specific file etc.

The number of notifications that are provided or popped-up during a session can thus be fairly large and an efficient way of handling these is thus needed. An apparatus that allows easy and efficient control of notifications displayed would thus be useful in modern day society.

SUMMARY

On this background, it would be advantageous to provide a user interface, an apparatus and a method that overcomes or at least reduces the drawbacks indicated above by providing an apparatus, a method, a computer readable medium and a user interface according to the claims.

By realizing that a (simple) tap or click outside a notification is a highly efficient and easy to understand manner of closing a notification a faster and more easy to use user interface method is achieved for use in an apparatus, a method, user interface or computer readable medium is achieved which allows a user to lose applications without having to loose focus of a current task by not having to move a pointing means with precision.

Further objects, features, advantages and properties of device, method and computer readable medium according to the present application will become apparent from the detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the following detailed portion of the present description, the teachings of the present application will be explained in more detail with reference to the example embodiments shown in the drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is an overview of a telecommunications system in which a device according to the present application may be used according to an example embodiment,

Fig. 2a and b are views of each an apparatus according to an example embodiment,

Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the general architecture of an apparatus of Fig. 2 in accordance with the present application, Fig. 4a to 4j are screen shot views of an apparatus according to an example embodiment,

Fig. 5 is a flow chart describing a method according to an example embodiment of the application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the following detailed description, the user interface, the apparatus, the method and the software product according to the teachings for this application in the form of a cellular/mobile phone will be described by the embodiments. It should be noted that although only a mobile phone is described the teachings of this application can also be used in any electronic device such as in portable electronic devices such as laptops, PDAs, mobile communication terminals, electronic books and notepads and other electronic devices offering access to information. FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a cellular telecommunications system in which the teachings of the present application may be applied. In the telecommunication system of FIG. 1, various telecommunications services such as cellular voice calls, www or Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browsing, cellular video calls, data calls, facsimile transmissions, music transmissions, still image transmissions, video transmissions, electronic message transmissions and electronic commerce may be performed between a mobile terminal 100 according to the teachings of the present application and other devices, such as another mobile terminal 106 or a stationary telephone 132. It is to be noted that for different embodiments of the mobile terminal 100 and in different situations, different ones of the telecommunications services referred to above may or may not be available; the teachings of the present application are not limited to any particular set of services in this respect.

The mobile terminals 100, 106 are connected to a mobile telecommunications network 110 through Radio Frequency (RF) links 102, 108 via base stations 104, 109. The mobile telecommunications network 110 may be in compliance with any commercially available mobile telecommunications standard, such as Group Speciale Mobile (GSM), Universal Mobile

Telecommunications System (UMTS), Digital Advanced Mobile Phone system (D-AMPS), The code division multiple access standards (CDMA and CDMA2000), Freedom Of Mobile Access (FOMA), and Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA).

The mobile telecommunications network 110 is operatively connected to a wide area network 120, which may be Internet or a part thereof. An Internet server 122 has a data storage 124 and is connected to the wide area network 120, as is an Internet client computer 126. The server 122 may host a www/wap server capable of serving www/wap content to the mobile terminal 100.

A public switched telephone network (PSTN) 130 is connected to the mobile telecommunications network 110 as is commonly known by a skilled person. Various telephone terminals, including the stationary telephone 132, are connected to the PSTN 130.

The mobile terminal 100 is also capable of communicating locally via a local link 101 to one or more local devices 103. The local link can be any type of link with a limited range, such as Bluetooth, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) link, a Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) link, an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network link, a Radio Standard link for example an RS-232 serial link, etc. The local devices 103 can for example be various sensors that can communicate measurement values to the mobile terminal 100 over the local link 101.

A computer such as a palmtop can also be connected to the network both via a radio link such as a WiFi link, which is the popular term for a radio frequency connection using the WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) standard IEEE 802.11. It should be noted that the teachings of this application are also capable of being utilized in an internet network of which the telecommunications network described above may be a part of.

As is commonly known the internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that interchange data by packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiberoptic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies.

The Internet carries various information resources and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing, and the inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW).

It should be noted that even though the teachings herein are described solely to wireless networks it is in no respect to be limited to wireless networks as such, but it to be understood to be usable in the Internet or similar networks. The teachings herein find use in any device having a touch input user interface where other input means, such as keyboards and joysticks, are limited. Examples of such devices are mobile phones, Personal digital Assistants (PDAs), game consoles, media players, personal organizers, electronic dictionaries and digital image viewers. An embodiment 200 of the apparatus in the form of a mobile terminal 100, 200 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 2a. The mobile terminal 200 comprise a main or first display 203 which in this embodiment is a touch display, a microphone 206, a loudspeaker 202 and a key pad

204 comprising both virtual keys 204a and softkeys or control keys 204b and 204c. The apparatus also comprises a navigation input key such as a five-way key 205.

Another embodiment of the apparatus 100 in the form of a computer 200 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 2b.

The computer 200 has a display 203, a keypad 204 and a cabinet 207 in which a controller and a memory are housed. It should be noted that the cabinet 207 and the display 203 may be incorporated in the same unit. It should also be noted that the keypad 204 may also be integrated in the same unit as either the display 203 and/or the cabinet 207. The computer 200 also has a navigational input means which in this embodiment is a so-called mouse pointer 205. Other navigational input means such as touch pads or touch screens are also possible. It should be noted that the navigational means may be incorporated into the same unit as the keypad 205, the cabinet, 207 and/or the display 203.

The computer 200 can be connected to a network as in figure 1 through either a direct dial-up connection, a Local Area Network connection (LAN) or through an internet connection.

Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available servers and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory. The same connection allows that computer to send information to servers on the network; that information is in turn accessed and potentially modified by a variety of other interconnected computers. A majority of widely accessible information on the Internet consists of inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW). Computer users typically manage sent and received information with web browsers; other software for users' interface with computer networks includes specialized programs for electronic mail, online chat, file transfer and file sharing.

The movement of information in the Internet is achieved via a system of interconnected computer networks that share data by packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies.

The internal component, software and protocol structure of the apparatus 200 will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. The apparatus has a controller 300 which is responsible for the overall operation of the mobile terminal and may be implemented by any commercially available CPU ("Central Processing Unit"), DSP ("Digital Signal Processor") or any other electronic programmable logic device. The controller 300 has associated electronic memory 302 such as Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory, or any combination thereof. The memory 302 is used for various purposes by the controller 300, one of them being for storing data used by and program instructions for various software in the mobile terminal. The software includes a real-time operating system 320, drivers for a man-machine interface (MMI) 334, an application handler 332 as well as various applications. The applications can include a message text editor 350, a notepad application 360, as well as various other applications 370, such as applications for voice calling, video calling, sending and receiving messages such as Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message Service (MMS) or email, web browsing, an instant messaging application, a phone book application, a calendar application, a control panel application, a camera application, one or more video games, etc. It should be noted that two or more of the applications listed above may be executed as the same application.

The MMI 334 also includes one or more hardware controllers, which together with the MMI drivers cooperate with the touch display 336/203, and the keypad 338/204 as well as various other Input/Output devices such as microphone, speaker, vibrator, ringtone generator, LED indicator, etc.

The software also includes various modules, protocol stacks, drivers, etc., which are commonly designated as 330 and which provide communication services (such as transport, network and connectivity) for an RF interface 306, and optionally a Bluetooth interface 308 and/or an IrDA interface 310 for local connectivity. The RF interface 306 comprises an internal or external antenna as well as appropriate radio circuitry for establishing and maintaining a wireless link to a base station (e.g. the link 102 and base station 104 in FIG. 1). As is well known to a man skilled in the art, the radio circuitry comprises a series of analogue and digital electronic components, together forming a radio receiver and transmitter. These components include, band pass filters, amplifiers, mixers, local oscillators, low pass filters, Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog (AD/DA) converters, etc.

The mobile terminal also has a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card 304 and an associated reader. As is commonly known, the SEVI card 304 comprises a processor as well as local work and data memory. Figure 4 show a screen shot view 403 of an apparatus 400. It should be noted that such an apparatus is not limited to a mobile phone or a computer. In particular such an apparatus 400 is capable of presenting notifications on a display.

In the following description it will be assumed that the display is a touch display and that a tap is performed with a stylus or finger or other touching means tapping on a position on the display. It should be noted that a tap may also be included by use of other pointing means such as a mouse or touch pad controlled cursor which is positioned at a specific position and then a clicking action is performed. This analogy is commonly known in the field and will be clear to a skilled person. In the description it will be assumed that a tap input comprises a clicking action at an indicated position.

Examples of such apparatuses are computers, media players, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA), digital cameras, navigation devices such as GPS (Global Positioning System) devices, game consoles end electronic dictionaries.

The apparatus 400 comprises a touch display 403 on which an application window 410 is displayed. The size of the application window 410 is only an example and different application window sizes may be used as will be clear to a skilled person. A controller is configured to display information relating to an application in said application window 410 and to receive input relating to said application through said application window 410.

The application window 410 is displayed over a display background 415. The display background may comprise additional objects such as object icons 411. A controller (not shown in fig 4, 300 in fig 3) is configured to execute an object specific function if a tapping action on an object icon 411 is received. Such actions may include one of the following open an application, display an option list or perform a function, such as print, close or establish connection.

In figure 4b it is assumed that an event has taken place and a notification window 412 is displayed. The notification widow 412 typically has a size that is small relative the size of the display. The size of the notification window differs and depends on the information that the notification relays. For example a notification informing that a print job is finished is usually relatively small whereas a notification or pop-up window showing an image in a gallery is usually relatively large.

In one embodiment the notification relates to one of the following: print jobs, email handlers, download managers and calculations.

In one embodiment the notification relates to one of the following: available updates, security risks, settings and advertisements. In one embodiment the notification relates to information queried for by the user such as image files when browsing through a gallery, information relating to a specific file etc.

In this embodiment the notification 412 is displayed partially overlapping the application window 410. This enables a user to more easily be made aware of the notification 412, but it also blocks a part of the application window 410 and a user would thus most likely want to be able to hide, close or seize to display the notification 412 quickly.

In one embodiment a controller is configured to close or seize to display a notification window 412 upon receipt of a tapping (or clicking) action indicating a position outside or not corresponding to the notification window 412. Figure 4c shows the screen shot view 403 of figure 4b with a stylus 414 indicating a tapping action outside the notification 412. The position 416 is indicated by a dashed circle in this illustrating example (the position 416 is not necessarily displayed or indicated in other embodiments although this is within the scope of this application). Upon receipt of this tapping action the apparatus returns to the status shown in fig 4a.

Should many notification windows 412a-c be open at the same time, see fig 4d, all of them could be closed at once upon receipt of a tapping action or they could be closed one at a time.

In one embodiment a controller is configured to close or seize to display all notification windows 412a-c upon receipt of a tapping (or clicking) action indicating a position outside all or not corresponding to any of the notification windows 412a-c.

In one embodiment a controller is configured to determine which notification window has been open or displayed the longest and close or seize to display said notification window upon receipt of a tapping action indicating a position outside all or not corresponding to any of the open notification windows 412a-c.

In one embodiment a controller is configured to determine which notification window 412 has been open or displayed the shortest (i.e. was displayed last) and close or seize to display said notification window 412 upon receipt of a tapping action indicating a position outside all or not corresponding to any of the open notification windows 412a-c.

A notification window 412 may not give all relevant information and a user is therefore offered a possibility of receiving further information by opening the notification window 412.

In one embodiment a controller is configured to provide further information relating to a notification window 412 upon receipt of a tapping action indicating a position inside the notification window 412 or in other words the position corresponds to the notification window 412.

It should be noted that a notification window 412 may be opened or closed by tapping on a dedicated button or other key area (not shown) in the notification window 412 as is similar to prior art apparatuses. These buttons may be operable in addition to the procedure described above. If a user taps outside a notification window 412 one of these situations can occur: i) the tap indicates a position within or corresponding to an application window 410; ii) the tap indicates a position within or corresponding to an object icon 411; iii) the tap indicates a position not falling on or corresponding to any object except the display background 415.

It should be noted that other possible situations also exist, for example the tap may be made as a special gesture, a multi-touch gesture or for a mouse-like pointing device using a right- click instead of a left-click or perhaps even a middle click, such clicking and gesture actions are hereafter referred to as special tapping actions. It should be noted that the special tapping actions are considered to be a sub group (species) of the general tap (genus) in this application.

For the first situation i) the following options exist (other options are also possible): a) a controller is configured to switch to the application window 410 and make the corresponding application active. b) a controller is configured to not perform any other action relating to the tap except close or seize to display one or more notifications. A sub-option for a) also exist in which a controller is configured to determine whether the tap action indicates a position corresponding to an (virtual) action button 413 in said application window (see fig 4e) and execute a function associated with said action button 413, see figure 4f where the notification window has been closed and an action 413b has been initiated according to the tap on the button (413 in fig 4e) indicated by a large box in the window application 410. For the second situation ii) the following options exist (other options are also possible): a) a controller is configured to execute a function associated with the object icon 411, see fig 4g and 4h the latter showing a second application window 410b having been opened according to the tap on the object icon 411; b) a controller is configured to not perform any other action relating to the tap except close or seize to display one or more notifications.

For the third situation iii) the following options exist (other options are also possible): a) a controller is configured to deactivate a currently active application window 410; b) a controller is configured to execute an action or function associated with a special tapping action, such an action possibly being to display an options menu; c) a controller is configured to not perform any other action relating to the tap except close or seize to display one or more notifications.

A sub-option for option a) exist in that a controller is configured to also deactivate and hide or minimize all open application windows 410 and display the display or desktop background 415 unobstructed, see fig 4i and 4j the latter showing the situation as all windows have been hidden or minimized.

Which option is chosen depends on the design and the general user interface style or doctrine used and all options are encompassed as example embodiments within the teachings of this application.

A user is thus offered the possibility of closing or causing a controller to seize to display a notification without having to perform a precision controlled movement such as clicking or tapping on a specific virtual button, wait for a timeout to lapse or to move a cursor a long distance to close or seize to display and then back again.

Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a general method according to the described methods above. In a first step 510 a notification is displayed. A tap or click is received in step 520 and it is determined if the tap is outside the notification in step 530. If so the notification is closed in step 540. The various aspects of what is described above can be used alone or in various combinations. The teaching of this application may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software, but can also be implemented in hardware or software. The teaching of this application can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. It should be noted that the teaching of this application is not limited to the use in mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, but can be equally well applied in Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), game consoles, media players, personal organizers, electronic dictionaries, computers or any other device designed for displaying notifications.

The teaching of the present application has numerous advantages. Different embodiments or implementations may yield one or more of the following advantages. It should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other advantages which are not described herein. For example, one advantage of the teaching of this application is that a user is offered an easy way of closing notifications without requiring precise or long movements.

Although the teaching of the present application has been described in detail for purpose of illustration, it is understood that such detail is solely for that purpose, and variations can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the teaching of this application.

For example, it should be appreciated that the teachings of the present application may also be applied to various types of electronic devices, such as mobile phones, media players, palmtop computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, workstations, mainframe computers, game consoles, digital cameras, electronic dictionaries and so on. It should also be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing the methods and apparatuses of the teachings of the present application.

Features described in the preceding description may be used in combinations other than the combinations explicitly described.

Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.

The term "comprising" as used in the claims does not exclude other elements or steps. The term "a" or "an" as used in the claims does not exclude a plurality. A unit or other means may fulfill the functions of several units or means recited in the claims.

Claims

CLAIMS;

1. An apparatus (400) comprising a controller (300), wherein said controller (300) is configured to display a notification (412); receive input indicating a position (416); determine that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412); and to seize displaying said notification (412) in response thereto.

2. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said application window and to activate said application window (410) in addition to closing said notification (412).

3. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to determine that said position (416) corresponds to an action button (413) and to execute a function associated with said action button (413) in addition to closing said notification.

4. An apparatus (400) according to claims 2 and 3, wherein said action button (413) is comprised in said application window (410) and said function is associated to an application being associated with said application window (410).

5. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an object icon (411) and to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said object icon (411) and to execute a function associated with said object icon (411) in addition to closing said notification (412).

6. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and a background (415) and to determine that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415) and to deactivate or seize to display said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

7. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said input comprises a special tapping action and said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and a background (415) and to determine that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415); and to execute an action or function associated with said special tapping action in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

8. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said notification (412) and in response thereto display additional information relating to said notification (412).

9. An apparatus (400) according to claim 1, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display a plurality of notifications (412a-c) and to determine which notification (412a-c) has been displayed for the longest or shortest time and to seize to display said notification (412).

10. An apparatus (400) comprising means for displaying a notification (412); means for receiving input indicating a position (416); means for determining that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412); and means for seizing to display of said notification (412) in response thereto.

11. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for displaying an application window (410) and means for determining that said position (416) corresponds to said application window and means for activating said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

12. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for determining that said position (416) corresponds to an action button (413) and means for executing a function associated with said action button (413) in addition to seizing to display said notification.

13. An apparatus (400) according to claims 11 and 12, wherein said action button (413) is comprised in said application window (410) and said function is associated to an application being associated with said application window (410).

14. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for displaying an object icon (411) and means for determining that said position (416) corresponds to said object icon (411) and means for executing a function associated with said object icon (411) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

15. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for displaying an application window (410) and a background (415) and means for determining that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415) and means for deactivating or seizing to display said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

16. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, wherein said input comprises a special tapping action and said apparatus further comprises means for displaying an application window (410) and a background (415) and means for determining that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415); and means for executing an action or function associated with said special tapping action in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

17. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for determining that said position (416) corresponds to said notification (412) and in response thereto displaying additional information relating to said notification (412).

18. An apparatus (400) according to claim 10, further comprising means for displaying a plurality of notifications (412a-c) and means for determining which notification (412a-c) has been displayed for the longest or shortest time and for seizing to display said notification (412).

19. A computer readable medium comprising at least computer program code for controlling an apparatus, said computer readable medium comprising: software code for software code for displaying a notification (412); software code for receiving input indicating a position (416); software code for determining that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412); and software code for seizing to display of said notification (412) in response thereto.

20. A method comprising: displaying a notification (412); receiving input indicating a position (416); determining that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412); and seizing to display of said notification (412) in response thereto.

21. A method according to claim 20 further comprising displaying an application window (410); determining that said position (416) corresponds to said application window and activating said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

22. A method according to claim 20 further comprising determining that said position (416) corresponds to an action button (413) and executing a function associated with said action button (413) in addition to seizing to display said notification.

23. A method according to claims 21 and 22, wherein said action button (413) is comprised in said application window (410) and said function is associated to an application being associated with said application window (410).

24. A method according to claim 20 further comprising displaying an object icon

(411); determining that said position (416) corresponds to said object icon (411) and executing a function associated with said object icon (411) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

25. A method according to claim 20 further comprising displaying an application window (410) and a background (415); determining that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415) and deactivating or seizing to display said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

26. A method according to claim 20, wherein said input comprises a special tapping action and said method further comprises displaying an application window (410) and a background (415); determining that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415); and executing a function or action associated with said special tapping action in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

27. A method according to claim 20 further comprising determining that said position (416) corresponds to said notification (412) and in response thereto displaying additional information relating to said notification (412).

28. A method according to claim 20, wherein said input comprises a special tapping action and said method further comprises displaying an application window (410) and a background (415); determining that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415); and executing an action or function associated with said special tapping action in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

29. A user interface for controlling an apparatus (400) comprising a controller (300), wherein said controller (300) is configured to display a notification (412); receive input indicating a position (416); determine that said position (416) does not correspond to said notification (412); and to stop displaying said notification (412) in response thereto.

30. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said application window and to activate said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

31. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to determine that said position (416) corresponds to an action button (413) and to execute a function associated with said action button (413) in addition to seizing to display said notification.

32. A user interface according to claims 30 and 31, wherein said action button (413) is comprised in said application window (410) and said function is associated to an application being associated with said application window (410).

33. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an object icon (411) and to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said object icon (411) and to execute a function associated with said object icon (411) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

34. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and a background (415) and to determine that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415) and to deactivate or seizing to display said application window (410) in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

35. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said input comprises a special tapping action and said controller (300) is further configured to display an application window (410) and a background (415) and to determine that said position (416) does not correspond to any other object than said background (415); and to execute an action or function associated with said special tapping action in addition to seizing to display said notification (412).

36. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to determine that said position (416) corresponds to said notification (412) and in response thereto display additional information relating to said notification (412)

37. A user interface according to claim 29, wherein said controller (300) is further configured to display a plurality of notifications (412a-c) and to determine which notification (412a-c) has been displayed for the longest or shortest time and to seize to display said notification (412).