User Interface for Application Management for a Mobile Device

• US 20090307105A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lemay, Steve, Kelly, Sean
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

This specification describes technologies relating to user interfaces for mobile devices. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on a mobile device; presenting an application management interface; receiving one or more inputs within the application management interface including an input to install a particular application; installing the selected application; and presenting the installed application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on a mobile device;

presenting an application management interface;

receiving one or more inputs within the application management interface including an input to install a particular application;

installing the selected application; and

presenting the installed application.

2. The method of claim 1, where presenting the application management interface further includes presenting a menu portion and a display portion.

3. The method of claim 2, where the display portion includes one or more application objects corresponding to respective applications, each application object presenting information about the respective application.

4. The method of claim 2, where the menu portion includes a plurality of tabs, each tab providing access to particular features of the application management interface.

5. The method of claim 1, where receiving one or more user inputs includes receiving a selection of a particular application object.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to the selection, transitioning the display portion to present additional information about the selected application.

7. The method of claim 6, where presenting additional information includes presenting one or more reviews of the selected application.

8. The method of claim 5, where the selected application object is an application update object associated with an update to an application previously installed on the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, where installing the selected application includes presenting a placeholder object on a display of the mobile device, the placeholder object including an indicator of installation progress.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving payment information from a user to purchase the particular application.

11. The method of claim 1, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch-sensitive display.

12. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a user interface for providing interaction with a user, the user interface including;

a display portion including one or more application objects corresponding to respective applications, each application object presenting information about the respective application, and

a menu portion including a plurality of tabs, each tab providing access to particular features of the application management interface.

13. A system comprising:

a mobile device including a processor and operable to perform operations including;

receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on a mobile device;

presenting an application management interface;

receiving one or more inputs within the application management interface including an input to install a particular application;

installing the selected application; and

presenting the installed application.

14. The system of claim 13, where presenting the application management interface further includes presenting a menu portion and a display portion.

15. The system of claim 14, where the display portion includes one or more application objects corresponding to respective applications, each application object presenting information about the respective application.

16. The system of claim 14, where the menu portion includes a plurality of tabs, each tab providing access to particular features of the application management interface.

17. The system of claim 13, where receiving one or more user inputs includes receiving a selection of a particular application object.

18. The system of claim 17, further operable to perform operations comprising:

in response to the selection, transitioning the display portion to present additional information about the selected application.

19. The system of claim 18, where presenting additional information includes presenting one or more reviews of the selected application.

20. The system of claim 17, where the selected application object is an application update object associated with an update to an application previously installed on the mobile device.

21. The system of claim 13, where installing the selected application includes presenting a placeholder object on a display of the mobile device, the placeholder object including an indicator of installation progress.

22. The system of claim 13, further operable to perform operations comprising:

receiving payment information from a user to purchase the particular application.

23. The system of claim 13, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch-sensitive display.

24. A computer program product, stored on a computer readable medium, comprising instructions that when executed on a server cause the server to perform operations comprising:

receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on a mobile device;

presenting an application management interface;

receiving one or more inputs within the application management interface including an input to install a particular application;

installing the selected application; and

presenting the installed application.