Dynamic Icons Associated with Remote Content
First Claim
1. A method of creating a dynamic icon, the method comprising:
- associating an icon with data available via a network, the icon enabling access to the data upon user-interaction with the icon, the data being periodically updated to modify content included in the data.selecting an image from the data, the image being updated upon an update of the data,extracting the image for use with the icon;
manipulating the image based at least in part on a size specified for the icon; and
rendering of the icon with the image.
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Abstract
Dynamic icons associated with remote content provide one or more pieces of information to a user by changing the appearance of the icon based on changes to data of a data source associated with the icon. For example, when the icon represents data available from a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, the icon may be represented as an image extracted from the RSS feed, which may change when the RSS feed is updated or includes new content. In some embodiments, the icon may by dynamically updated based on user information and/or device information, such as an icon for a weather forecast that is based at least in part on a location of a device and thus directs the icon to show imagery and/or information based at least in part on the respective location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of creating a dynamic icon, the method comprising:
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associating an icon with data available via a network, the icon enabling access to the data upon user-interaction with the icon, the data being periodically updated to modify content included in the data. selecting an image from the data, the image being updated upon an update of the data, extracting the image for use with the icon; manipulating the image based at least in part on a size specified for the icon; and rendering of the icon with the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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selecting data from a data source associated with an icon, the data being updated such that the content of the data is different after an update, the icon enabling access to the data upon user-interaction with the icon; locating an image that is available in the data; storing the image that is located in the available data; and rendering of the icon with the image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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analyzing data from a source linked to an icon to identify at least an image; incorporating the image in the icon to enable a preview of the image via the icon prior to a selection of the icon that calls the source linked to the icon; and updating the image to include a new image representative of the data from the source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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