Systems and methods for presentation of elements on a display based on context

• US 10,712,906 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2016
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Peterson, Nathan J., Vanblon, Russell Speight, Weksler, Arnold S., Mese, John Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): Kells, Asher D
• Application Number:
  US15/163,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20170344194A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to identify at least one context associated with a device and present, on the display and at least in part based on the at least one context, a first arrangement of elements.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one processor;

a display accessible to the at least one processor; and

storage accessible to the at least one processor and bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to;

identify at least a first context associated with the device as currently existing;

based on the identification, present on the display a first arrangement of selectors; and

present a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI comprising a first list of items indicating respective selectors to not present while the first context exists, wherein each item from the first list is selectable to set the device to not present the respective selector while the first context exists, the UI comprising a second list of items indicating respective selectors to present while the first context exists, wherein each item from the second list is selectable to set the device to present the respective selector while the first context exists.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to:

present the UI responsive to a first time that the first context is identified as currently existing.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to:

present the UI responsive to user input to present the UI, the user input received while the first context currently exists.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the selectors are icons respectively associated with different applications.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first arrangement of selectors comprises at least a first selector, wherein the first arrangement of selectors does not comprise a second selector different from the first selector, and wherein based on identification at least of the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to move the second selector off of a home screen for the device and instead present the second selector on a different page of the device.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein based on identification of a second context different from the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to present the second selector on the home screen.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first arrangement of selectors comprises at least a first selector, wherein the first arrangement of selectors does not comprise a second selector different from the first selector, and wherein based on identification at least of the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to not present the second selector on a home screen for the device but to present the second selector on a page of an applications list, the page being different from the home screen.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the first arrangement of selectors comprises at least a first selector, wherein the first arrangement of selectors does not comprise a second selector different from the first selector, and wherein based on identification at least of the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to move the second selector off of a first page of an applications list for the device and instead present the second selector on a second page of the applications list, the second page being different from the first page, the second page being scrollable to from the first page.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the first arrangement of selectors comprises at least a first selector, wherein the first arrangement of selectors does not comprise a second selector different from the first selector, and wherein based on identification at least of the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to not present the second selector on a first page of an applications list for the device but to present the second selector on a second page of the applications list, the second page being different from the first page.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein based on identification of a second context different from the first context as currently existing the instructions are executable to present the second selector on the first page of the applications list.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the device permits a user to scroll to the second page from the first page.

12. A method, comprising:

identifying at least a first context associated with a device that exists in a particular instance;

presenting, on a display and at least in part based on the identifying, a first arrangement of elements; and

presenting a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI comprising a first list of items indicating respective elements to not present while the first context exists, wherein each item from the first list is selectable to set the device to not present the respective element while the first context exists, the UI comprising a second list of items indicating respective elements to present while the first context exists, wherein each item from the second list is selectable to set the device to present the respective element while the first context exists.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising:

presenting the UI responsive to a first time that the first context is identified as existing.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the elements are icons respectively associated with different applications.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first arrangement of elements comprises at least a first element, wherein the first arrangement of elements does not comprise a second element different from the first element, and wherein based on identifying at least the first context as existing the method comprises moving the second element off of a home screen for the device and instead presenting the second element on a different page of the device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first arrangement of elements comprises at least a first element, wherein the first arrangement of elements does not comprise a second element different from the first element, and wherein based on identifying at least the first context as existing the method comprises not presenting the second element on a first page of an applications list for the device but presenting the second element on a second page of the applications list, the first page being different from the second page.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

a first processor;

a network adapter; and

storage bearing instructions executable by a second processor of a device for;

identifying at least a first context associated with the device that is currently occurring;

presenting, on a display and at least in part based on the identifying, a first arrangement of elements; and

presenting a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI comprising a first list of items associated with respective elements to not present while the first context is currently occurring, wherein each item from the first list is selectable to set the device to not present the respective element while the first context is currently occurring, the UI comprising a second list of items associated with respective elements to present while the first context is currently occurring, wherein each item from the second list is selectable to set the device to present the respective element while the first context is currently occurring;

wherein the first processor transfers the instructions to the device over a network via the network adapter.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first arrangement of elements comprises at least a first element, wherein the first arrangement of elements does not comprise a second element different from the first element, and wherein based on identifying at least the first context as currently occurring the instructions are executable for not presenting the second element on a first page of an applications list for the device but presenting the second element on a second page of the applications list, the first page being different from the second page.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the elements are icons.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the icons are respectively associated with different applications.