END-TO-END SOLUTION FOR AN END-USER TO OBTAIN DESIRED INFORMATION IN USER INTERFACES

• US 20110099487A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Saarimaa, Tero-Markus, Haggman, Kaj, Yliniemi, Timo, Sihvola, Tuomo, Pyhalammi, Seppo
• Granted Patent: US 10,146,513 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Provided are apparatuses and methods in a digital broadcast transmission system for providing user interfaces to a mobile device. The user interfaces (e.g., “widgets”) may provide information to a mobile device user by displaying the interfaces in a predetermined location on a mobile device display. For example, the user interfaces may be displayed on a dashboard on a mobile device and may contain updated information. As information pertaining to content of the user interfaces changes, the status of the information in the user interfaces may change accordingly. In one example, an event user interface may provide information pertaining to the event and may be updated based on changes to the event. For example, the number of participants may change. This information may be provided in the user interface. In addition, user interfaces may be selected, modified, arranged, organized or otherwise manipulated at a server and downloaded to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at an apparatus a request for a user interface corresponding to an event, the user interface containing information associated with the event;

configuring the user interface at the apparatus based on the request; and

transmitting the configured user interface from the apparatus to a mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising assigning an identifier to the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising setting a number of items viewed in the user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the user interface at the apparatus includes configuring a filter, the filter for transmitting the configured user interface to the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the user interface at the apparatus includes arranging the user interface on the mobile device prior to the downloading step.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a change of status of the information associated with the event;

re-configuring the user interface based on the change of status; and

transmitting the re-configured user interface to the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the request includes at least one of user identification, a mobile device identifier, a dashboard identifier, a widget identifier, a group ID, and an event ID.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein transmitting the configured user interface comprises transmitting information corresponding to the event to the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the information corresponding to the event includes a user status.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the event is associated with a plurality of participants and wherein the user status includes a status of each participant of the plurality of participants.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the status of each participant includes an indication of participation in the event.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a time for downloading the user interface and transmitting the configured user interface comprises transmitting the configured user interface after the time received.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the configured user interface comprises transmitting a plurality of user interfaces in a predetermined order.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the predetermined order is based on priority of the user interfaces.

15. A system comprising:

a display for providing a list of user interfaces, each user interface for displaying corresponding data;

a server device for storing the data corresponding to each user interface;

an input operatively connected to the server device for receiving a selection of a user interface; and

an output for transmitting the selected user interface from the server device to a mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising a creation module for creating a user interface, wherein the output downloads the created user interface to the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the input receives a selection of a plurality of user interfaces for downloading to the mobile device, the server device further comprising an organize module for organizing the plurality of user interfaces prior to downloading.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the display further provides a list of selected user interfaces.

19. The system of claim 15 further comprising a message board.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the display further provides traffic information associated with each user interface.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the display further provides bookmark information associated with a user of the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the input operatively connected to the server device is further configured to receive a traffic limit input for specifying a maximum amount of traffic each user interface may generate.

23. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving at an apparatus a request for a user interface corresponding to an event, the user interface containing information associated with the event;

configuring the user interface at the apparatus based on the request; and

transmitting the configured user interface from the apparatus to a mobile device.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the user interface is included in a plurality of user interfaces and wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces having unread data is displayed differently than each of the plurality of user interfaces not having unread data.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 23, further comprising instructions for:

receiving a change of status of the information associated with the event;

re-configuring the user interface based on the change of status; and

transmitting the re-configured user interface to the mobile device.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 23 wherein the request includes at least one of user identification, a mobile device identifier, a dashboard identifier, a widget identifier, a group ID, and an event ID.

27. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory configured to store computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving at the apparatus a request for a user interface corresponding to an event, the user interface containing information associated with the event;

configuring the user interface at the apparatus based on the request; and

transmitting the configured user interface from the apparatus to a mobile device.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the request includes at least one of user identification, a mobile device identifier, a dashboard identifier, a widget identifier, a group ID, and an event ID.