SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER-CONTROLLED OVERLAY FOR USER INTERFACE

A system for controlling a device, comprising a user-controlled overlay configured to receive one or more user-entered controls and to generate a display on a screen of the device that includes a tab, a panel and a plurality of icons disposed within the panel. A touch screen controller configured to receive user-entered screen interface data from the screen and to generate coordinate data from the user-entered screen interface data. A processor coupled to the user-controlled overlay and the touch screen controller, the processor configured to modify the user-controlled overlay to generate a user-interface window for an application associated with a selected icon in response to the coordinate data. The user-controlled overlay includes a fly-out window associated with one or more of the icons, wherein the content of the fly-out window is generated from an alert received at a wireless interface of the device.