THEME RECORDS DEFINING DESIRED DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF SHARING
First Claim
1. A theme record defining themes desired for a device, the record comprising a plurality of theme attribute descriptions, wherein each of the theme attribute descriptions define desired properties for one or more user interface elements that are consistent with the theme.
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Abstract
An electronic device (130) uses a theme record (120) which defines themes desired for the electronic device. An example patriotic theme might call for red, white and blue screen colors. A processor compares the theme record (120) against at least components (140) of the electronic device to determine operation characteristics of the electronic device (130). The processor can execute a correlation process (133) to resolve conflicts among configurations. The theme records (120) can be shared among users of the portable devices.
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33 Claims
- 1. A theme record defining themes desired for a device, the record comprising a plurality of theme attribute descriptions, wherein each of the theme attribute descriptions define desired properties for one or more user interface elements that are consistent with the theme.
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18. An electronic device capable of using a theme record defining characteristics desired for the electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
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a memory for storing the theme record, wherein the record includes characteristics desired for the device to implement a theme; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory for refining the theme record against the capabilities of the electronic device to determine operation characteristics for the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of interactively asking a device to use a particular theme record, comprising the steps of:
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sending a desired theme record to a device, the theme record indicating what characteristics are desired so that the device can realize the characteristics defined in the theme record according to capabilities of the device as close as it can achieve; and receiving a message from the device indicating the ability of the device to approximate the desired characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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