PORTABLE APPARATUS, METHOD AND USER INTERFACE

• US 20090137236A1
• Filed: 11/28/2007
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hering, Jean-Marc
• Granted Patent: US 8,472,934 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A method for handling a plurality of processes running on a portable apparatus including: receiving a first user input and in response to the first user input suspending a subset of the plurality of processes. Corresponding portable apparatus, computer program product and user interface are also presented.

Claims

1. A method for handling a plurality of processes running on a portable apparatus comprising:

receiving a first user input and in response to the first user input;

suspending a subset of said plurality of processes.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in response to the first user input a list of running processes is displayed, further comprising:

receiving a second user input and in response to the second user input displaying a selection indicator corresponding to at least one process in the displayed list;

receiving a third user input and in response to the third user input;

suspending at least one of the processes not having a corresponding selection indicator.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein each process is associated with an execution priority and wherein said suspending involves considering the execution priority and only suspending processes below a predetermined level of execution priority.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first user input is representative of a selection of at least one desired process from said plurality of running processes, and wherein said subset comprises at least one of the remaining processes from the plurality of running processes.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein said second user input is representative of a selection of a displayed icon.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein any user input is received via any of a key, jog dial, joystick, touch sensitive display, microphone or any combination thereof.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one desired process is the most recently initiated process.

8. A portable apparatus comprising:

a controller, memory, display and user input circuitry, wherein said apparatus is configured to perform the method according to claim 1.

9. The portable apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said portable apparatus is selected from the group consisting of a mobile communication terminal, a digital media player, a pocket computer and a digital camera.

10. A portable apparatus comprising:

means for performing the method according to claim 1.

11. A computer program product embodied in a memory of a portable apparatus comprising software instructions that, when executed in a portable apparatus, performs the method according to claim 1.

12. A user interface comprising:

an output device,

wherein said user interface is arranged to;

visualize phases of the method according to claim 1.