Personalized Cloud of Mobile Tasks

• US 20100159909A1
• Filed: 12/24/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Stifelman, Lisa
• Granted Patent: US 8,693,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

A dynamically created and automatically updated personalized cloud of mobile tasks may be displayed on an interactive visual display via a personalized cloud generator application. The personalized cloud generator application may receive and/or capture information representing a mobile task performed by a mobile computing device user. The personalized cloud generator application may then store the information and determine a relevance of a given performed mobile task. If the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold, the personal cloud generator application may display a selectable visual representation (e.g., selectable icon) of the performed mobile task. Given a user'"'"'s activity, the visual representation may be automatically updated (displayed, removed, moved, resized, etc.) based on the information received and/or captured. Subsequent selection of the displayed visual representation allows quick and easy access or performance of the associated mobile task.

Claims

1. A method for providing a personalized cloud of mobile tasks, comprising:

receiving an indication of a performance of a mobile task on a mobile device;

obtaining data representing the performed mobile task;

storing the obtained data representing the performed mobile task;

determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on the obtained data representing the performed mobile task; and

displaying a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

receiving an indication of a selection of the selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task;

and

causing a performance of the performed mobile task.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on the obtained data representing the performed mobile task includes determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein obtaining data representing the performed mobile task includes obtaining informational data about performance of the mobile task.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device includes comparing the informational data about the performance of the mobile task with informational data about previous performances of the mobile task to determine whether the relevance of the performed mobile task meets the prescribed threshold for displaying the selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising obtaining contextual information about the performance of the mobile task, and using the contextual data about the performance of the mobile task to determine whether the relevance of the performed mobile task meets the prescribed threshold for displaying the selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device includes determining whether the usage patterns of the performed mobile task meet threshold usage patterns indicating that subsequent performance of the mobile task warrants display of a selectable visual representation of the mobile task which when selected causes performance of the mobile task.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task includes displaying a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task based on available data about the performed mobile task.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold includes displaying on a display screen of the mobile device a selectable icon representing the performed mobile task which when selected causes performance of the mobile task.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein displaying a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold includes dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable visual representation of the mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable visual representation of the mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes includes increasing a size of the selectable visual representation if the relevance of the performed mobile task increases.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable visual representation of the mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes includes displaying the selectable visual representation in a prominent location on the display screen of the mobile device if the relevance of the performed mobile task increases.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable visual representation of the mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes includes decreasing a size of the selectable visual representation if the relevance of the performed mobile task decreases.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable visual representation of the mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes includes displaying the selectable visual representation in a less prominent location on the display screen of the mobile device if the relevance of the performed mobile task decreases.

15. A system for providing a personalized cloud of mobile tasks, comprising:

a personalized cloud generator application operative

to receive an indication of a performance of a mobile task on a mobile device;

to obtain data representing the performed mobile task;

to storing the obtained data representing the performed mobile task;

to determine a relevance of the performed mobile task based on the obtained data representing the performed mobile task;

to display a selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold;

the mobile device being operative

to receive an indication of a selection of the selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task; and

to cause a performance of the performed mobile task.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the personalized cloud generator application is further operative to determine a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the personalized cloud generator application is further operative to obtain contextual information about the performance of the mobile task, and to use the contextual data about the performance of the mobile task to determine whether the relevance of the performed mobile task meets the prescribed threshold for displaying the selectable visual representation of the performed mobile task.

18. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for displaying selectable visual representations of performable mobile tasks on a display screen of a mobile computing device, comprising:

receiving an indication of a performance of a mobile task on the mobile computing device;

obtaining data representing the performed mobile task;

determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device and based on contextual information about the performance of the mobile task;

displaying a selectable icon on the display screen of the mobile computing device representing the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold;

receiving an indication of a selection of the selectable icon; and

causing a performance of the performed mobile task.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein determining a relevance of the performed mobile task based on usage patterns of the performed mobile task on the mobile device includes comparing the informational data about the performance of the mobile task with informational data about previous performances of the mobile task to determine whether the relevance of the performed mobile task meets the prescribed threshold for displaying the selectable icon.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein displaying the selectable icon on the display screen of the mobile computing device representing the performed mobile task if the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold includes dynamically updating the displaying of the selectable icon if the relevance of the performed mobile task changes.