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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott, Etobicoke, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
Method and user interface for controlling an apparatus are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: displaying a dynamic bar on a display of a mobile electronic device, the dynamic bar having an appearance that updates dynamically to reflect a change to information managed by an executable running on the mobile electronic device, wherein the dynamic bar includes a label portion and an icon menu comprising a plurality of icons, each icon in the plurality of icons being associated with a respective application or function; and displaying a dialog for configuring options associated with a particular application or function, the dialog displayed in response to selection of a respective icon of the plurality of icons in the icon menu associated with the particular application or function.