Icon Creation on Mobile Device

• US 20090178006A1
• Filed: 01/06/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lemay, Steve, Williamson, Richard, Omernick, Tim
• Granted Patent: US 10,102,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

An icon associated with content (e.g., webpage content) is created on a mobile device. In one implementation, the content is displayed on the mobile device and an indication is received to create an icon associated with the content. All or a portion of the content is rendered into the icon, and the icon is displayed on a user interface of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying content on a mobile device;

receiving an indication to create an icon associated with the content;

creating an icon based at least in part on a portion of the content; and

displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

upon receiving the indication to create the icon from the content, displaying a keyboard on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input specifying a name associated with the icon.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile devices comprises:

displaying the name in association with the icon on the user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is included on a webpage and the icon is a link to the webpage.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein creating an icon based at least in part on a portion of the content comprises:

converting at least half of the content into the icon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises at least one of text or an image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is displayed proximate to the content.

9. A method, comprising:

displaying content of a webpage on a mobile device;

receiving a first indication to associate a bookmark with the webpage, email the webpage, or create an icon associated with the webpage;

upon receiving a second indication to create the icon, displaying a virtual keyboard on the mobile device;

receiving a third indication from the virtual keyboard specifying a name associated with the webpage;

determining a portion of the content to convert into the icon; and

displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first indication is associated with a symbol.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the symbol is displayed proximate to the content.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

presenting on the mobile device an option to associate a bookmark with the webpage, email the webpage, or create the icon associated with the webpage.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein determining a portion of the content to convert into the icon comprises:

converting at least half of the content into the icon.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device comprises:

displaying the name in association with the icon on the user interface.

15. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

displaying content on a mobile device;

receiving an indication to create an icon associated with the content;

creating an icon based at least in part on a portion of the content; and

displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising operations including:

upon receiving the indication to create the icon from the content, displaying a keyboard on the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising operations including:

receiving input specifying a name associated with the icon.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising operations including:

displaying the name in association with the icon on the user interface.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the content is included on a webpage and the icon is a link to the webpage.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising operations including:

converting at least half of the content into the icon.

21. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

displaying content of a webpage on a mobile device;

receiving a first indication to associate a bookmark with the webpage, email the webpage, or create an icon associated with the webpage;

upon receiving a second indication to create the icon, displaying a virtual keyboard on the mobile device;

receiving a third indication from the virtual keyboard specifying a name associated with the webpage;

determining a portion of the content to convert into the icon; and

displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the first indication is associated with a symbol.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the symbol is displayed proximate to the content.

24. The system of claim 21, further comprising operations including:

presenting on the mobile device an option to associate a bookmark with the webpage, email the webpage, or create the icon associated with the webpage.

25. A system, comprising:

means for displaying content on a mobile device;

means for receiving an indication to create an icon associated with the content;

means for creating an icon based at least in part on a portion of the content; and

means for displaying the icon on a user interface of the mobile device.