SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WIDGETS

• US 20100257196A1
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Rosenblatt, Keith, Waters, Keith
• Application Number:
  US12/743,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20100257196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The invention relates to method for managing a set of widgets displayed on the graphical user interface (GUI) of a device, said method comprising the acts of receiving contextual data from the device, querying with the received contextual data a repository of widget configurations for the set of widgets, said widgets configurations being described in said repository as functions of the possible contextual data values, displaying the set of widgets using the configuration that match the received contextual data.

Claims

1. A method for managing a set of widgets displayed on the graphical user interface (GUI) of a device, said method comprising the acts of:

receiving contextual data from the device,

querying with the received contextual data a repository of widget configurations for the set of widgets, said widgets configurations being described in said repository as functions of the possible contextual data values,

displaying the set of widgets using the configuration that match the received contextual data.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the contextual data comprises the device time.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the contextual data comprises the device location.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the widget configurations comprise an active/inactive state as a function of the possible contextual data values.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the possible contextual data values are divided into intervals of possible values.

6. A method according to the previous claim 5, wherein the widget configurations is stored in the repository as functions of the intervals of possible values.

13. A computer readable carrier including computer program instructions that cause a computer to implement a method for managing a set of widgets displayed on the graphical user interface (GUI) according to claim 1.

7. A processor configured to manage a set of widgets displayed on the graphical user interface (GUI) of a device, said processor comprising:

a portion configured to receive contextual data from the device,

a portion for querying with the received contextual data a repository of widget configurations for the set of widgets, said widgets configurations being described in said repository as functions of the possible contextual data values,

a portion configured to display the set of widgets using the configuration that match the received contextual data.

8. A processor according to claim 7, wherein the contextual data comprises the device time.

9. A processor according to claim 7, wherein the contextual data comprises the device location.

10. A processor according to claim 7, wherein the widget configurations comprise an active/inactive state as a function of the possible contextual data values.

11. A processor according to claim 7, wherein the possible contextual data values are divided into intervals of possible values.

12. A processor according to the previous claim 11, wherein the widget configurations is stored in the repository as functions of the intervals of possible values

14. A graphical user interface coupled to the processor of claim 7 to display a set of widgets.

15. A telecommunication device arranged to manage a set of widgets displayed on the graphical user interface (GUI) of said device, the telecommunication device being further arranged to:

acquire contextual data for the telecommunication device,

query with the acquired contextual data a repository of widget configurations for the set of widgets, said widgets configurations being described in said repository as functions of the possible contextual data values,

display the set of widgets on the GUI using the configuration that matches the received contextual data.