METHOD OF CONFIGURING USER PREFERENCES ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100169074A1
• Filed: 05/15/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, CHUN-WEN, HUNG, LIANG-MAO
• Application Number:
  US12/467,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20100169074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a geographic location of the electronic device through a network. A local language setting is obtained according to the geographic location, and the local language setting is established as a default language setting of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device comprising:

detecting a geographic location of the electronic device through a network;

obtaining a local language setting according to the geographic location; and

establishing the local language setting as a default language setting of the electronic device.

2. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a time zone setting corresponding to the geographic location.

3. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, further comprising acquiring a NTP server address corresponding to the geographic location.

4. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a port providing network access.

5. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 4, wherein the port is a wired local area network port.

6. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 4, wherein the port is a wireless local area network port.

7. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device acquires a geographic location through the IP address.

8. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device acquires a geographic location through a global positioning system.

9. The method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a digital media player.