Apparatus and method for creating widget in portable terminal

• US 20100169806A1
• Filed: 12/30/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ku, Jeong-Hoe, Ha, Ji-Won, Park, Jong-Chul
• Granted Patent: US 8,443,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and a method for creating a widget of a portable terminal. The method includes: determining a building block that a user selects on a widget creating screen including building blocks necessary for widget creation; generating a tag of data corresponding to the confirmed building block; and generating a widget code including the building block and the tag.

Claims

1. An apparatus for creating a widget of a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a widget creating unit configured to create a tag of data corresponding to a building block that user selects on a widget creating screen including the building blocks necessary for widget creation and configured to create a widget code including the building block and the tag of data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the widget creating unit is configured to set property information that represents user personality to create a widget of the portable terminal after generating the tag corresponding to the selected building block.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, after generating a widget code including the building block and the tag, the widget creating unit is configured to create a widget including the generated widget codes.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the widget creating unit is configured to convert data related to the building block into eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and to generate a tag about the converted data.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the property information that represents user personality comprises at least one of font types, font sizes, letter colors, and font effects.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus for creating a widget of a portable terminal further comprises:

an Application Programming Interface (API) mapping unit configured to map a widget executing method into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) API defined in a widget engine when operating in the portable terminal; and

an API calling unit calling OEM API configured to control an internal function of the portable terminal using the mapped OEM API.

7. A method for creating a widget of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

determining a building block that a user selects on a widget creating screen including building blocks necessary for widget creation;

generating a tag of data corresponding to the determined building block; and

generating a widget code including the building block and the tag.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprises setting property information that represents user personality after generating the tag corresponding to the determined block.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising, after generating the widget code including the building block and the tag, creating a widget including the generated widget codes.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the tag of data corresponding to the determined building block further comprises:

converting data related to the building block into eXtensible Markup Language (XML); and

generating a tag for the converted data.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the property information that represents user personality comprises at least one of font types, font sizes, letter colors, and font effects.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the widget including the widget code maps a widget executing method into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Application Programming Interface (API) defined in a widget engine when operating in the portable terminal and operates by calling the OEM API using the mapped OEM API, the OEM API configured to control an internal function of the portable terminal.

13. A method for creating a widget of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a selection from a widget creating screen of the portable terminal; and

determining a building block corresponding to the selection,

wherein the building block includes building blocks necessary for a widget creation.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

generating a tag of data corresponding to the determined building block; and

generating a widget code including the building block and the tag.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprises setting property information that represents a user'"'"'s preference after generating the tag corresponding to the determined block.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating a widget including the generated widget codes.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the tag of data corresponding to the determined building block further comprises:

converting data related to the building block into eXtensible Markup Language (XML); and

generating a tag for the converted data.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the property information that represents user personality comprises at least one of a font type, a font size, letter color, and a font effect.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the widget including the widget code maps a widget executing method into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Application Programming Interface (API) defined in a widget engine when operating in the portable terminal and operates by calling the OEM API using the mapped OEM API, the OEM API configured to control an internal function of the portable terminal.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the widget is configured to control phone book data in the portable terminal.