User interface and communication terminal

• US 20090164942A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Laaksonen, Lasse, Nurmi, Mikko A.
• Application Number:
  US11/961,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• 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 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]

Abstract

A method for performing a task on a communication terminal that includes: analyzing a first item associated with a first application; receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application; determining at least one action of the second application, using output of the analysis of the first item; and presenting the at least one action of said second application. The invention also relates to a communication terminal adapted for running such a method. The invention further relates to a computer program product for implementing the method and a user interface.

Claims

1. A method for performing a task on a communication terminal, said method comprising:

analyzing a first item associated with a first application;

receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application;

determining at least one action of said second application, using output of said analysis of said first item; and

presenting said at least one action of said second application.

2. The method according to claim 1 where receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application is completed before analyzing a first item associated with a first application is completed.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

adapting a user interface according to the initiated item or items; and

highlighting actions that are associated with the selected items.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said determining, at least two actions are determined, and in said presenting, said at least two actions are presented according to a user configuration.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said determining, at least two actions are determined, and in said presenting, at least two actions are presented according to a predetermined order.

6. Method according to claim 5, wherein in said presenting, said actions are arranged according to previous use of said communications terminal, and wherein frequently used actions are presented higher on a list of said actions.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said indication for selection of said second application is received within a predetermined period of time, whereupon said list of actions associated with said selected applications is presented.

8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

receiving an indication for selection of said first application;

presenting a first set of actions associated with said first application; and

receiving an indication for selection of a first action from said first set of actions providing a content.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said analyzing of a first item involves analyzing a content associated with said first item.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application, involves receiving an indication using a hardware key, a soft key or a touch screen or any combination thereof.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first item is a content item, and there is an information item associated with said content item, said information item indicating whether said content item is active or passive in relation to said second item.

16. A computer program product embodied in a memory of a communication terminal comprising software instructions that, when executed in a controller of said communication terminal, performs the method according to claim 1.

12. A communication terminal configured to perform a task involving at least a first and a second item, comprising a controller, wherein:

said controller is adapted to analyze a first item associated with a first application;

said controller is adapted to receive an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application;

said controller is adapted to determine at least one action of said second application, using output of said analysis of said first item; and

said controller is adapted to present said a least one action of said second application.

13. A communication terminal according to claim 12 wherein said first item and said second item each are items selected from group consisting of applications, sub processes, activities, files, and folders.

14. A communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein said applications are selected from any group consisting of a media player application, a message application, a calendar application, a phone book application, an image capturing application, a gaming application, a web browser application, an alarm application, a synchronizing application, or any combination thereof.

15. User interface configured to perform a task involving at least a first and a second item, wherein:

said user interface is adapted to analyze a first item associated with a first application;

said user interface is adapted to receive an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application;

said user interface is adapted to determine at least one action of said second application, using output of said analysis of said first item; and

said user interface is adapted to present said a least one action of said second application.