Context-based user interface system

• US 20080077865A1
• Filed: 09/27/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Hiles, Paul E., Moehring, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 7,581,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

An electronic device user interface system comprising a user interface management module configured to select a user interface content mode based on a signal indicative of a context of the electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device user interface system comprising:

a user interface management module configured to select a user interface content mode based on a signal indicative of a context of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the context is based on information detected by a sensor.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the context is based on a location of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface management module is configured to change the user interface content mode in response to a change in the context.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface management module is configured to select the user interface content mode based on movement associated with the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface management module is configured to determine whether at least one defined context condition has been satisfied.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface management module is configured to determine the context based on time data.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface management module is configured to determine the context based on date data.

9. An electronic device user interface method, comprising:

detecting a context of the electronic device; and

automatically configuring a user interface content mode based on the detected context of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising detecting the context based on information detected by a sensor.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising detecting the context based on the location of the electronic device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising changing the user interface content mode in response to a change in the context.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising changing the user interface content mode based on movement associated with the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising combining at least part of at least two different user interface content modes to present on a user interface.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining whether at least one defined context condition has been satisfied.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising configuring the user interface content mode based on time data.

17. An electronic device user interface system comprising:

means for automatically selecting a content mode means for displaying on an interface means of the electronic device based on a signal indicative of a context of the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the selecting means is configured to determine the context based on information received by a sensor means.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the selecting means is configured to determine the context based on location of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the selecting means is configured determine the context based on movement associated with the electronic device.

21. An electronic device user interface system comprising:

a user interface management module having at least one context condition defined by an application module, the application module configured to modify a user interface content mode in response to the context condition being satisfied.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the context condition is based on information detected by a sensor.

23. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the context condition is based on a location of the electronic device.

24. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one context condition is registered with at least two different user interface content modes.