METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A method for displaying operational information about an electronic device, comprising:
- determining a change of an operational status of the electronic device;
mapping the operational status to at least one of an appearance characteristic and an action of an avatar related to the operational status;
changing the at least one of the appearance characteristic and action of the avatar in a manner related to the change of the operational status; and
presenting the avatar on a display of the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method (100) and apparatus (300) for displaying operational information about an electronic device, that determines a change of an operational status of the electronic device, maps the operational status to at least one of an appearance characteristic and an action of an avatar (205, 210, 215, 220) related to the operational status changes the at least one of the appearance characteristic and action of the avatar in a manner related to the change of the operational status, and presents the avatar on a display (345) of the electronic device.
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1. A method for displaying operational information about an electronic device, comprising:
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determining a change of an operational status of the electronic device; mapping the operational status to at least one of an appearance characteristic and an action of an avatar related to the operational status; changing the at least one of the appearance characteristic and action of the avatar in a manner related to the change of the operational status; and presenting the avatar on a display of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
a processing system that includes memory for storing programmed instructions that control the processing system to; determine a change of an operational status of the electronic device, map the operational status to at least one of an appearance characteristic and an action of an avatar related to the operational status; and change the at least one of the appearance characteristic and action of the avatar in a manner related to the change of the operational status; and a display that presents the avatar on a display of the electronic device.
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