Room User Interface

• US 20110138333A1
• Filed: 12/03/2009
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Parjanya Inc.
• Original Assignee: Parjanya Inc.
• Inventors: Krishnan, Subashree, Gundlapalli, Ravishankar
• Application Number:
  US12/630,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20110138333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/839
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34

Abstract

Disclosed is a method, comprising a) generating a user interface having a background, wherein the background resembles a room, and wherein the user interface includes graphical icons resembling real-world objects; and b) associating each graphical icon with a task, wherein when a graphical icon is selected utilizing a selection technique, the task associated with the selected graphical icon is performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising

generating a user interface having a background, wherein the background resembles a room, and wherein the user interface includes graphical icons resembling real-world objects;

and

associating each graphical icon with a task, wherein when a graphical icon is selected utilizing a selection technique, the task associated with the selected graphical icon is performed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically changing a task associated with a graphical icon by a user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically changing a graphical icon associated with a task by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a television, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to play videos.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a photo frame, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to display still images.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a book shelf, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to display reading content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the reading content is updated by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a magazine stack, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to display articles and summary of discussions.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the articles and the summary of discussions are updated by a user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a coffee mug, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user for conversations.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a mobile phone, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user to chat rooms.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a room door, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user for personalized one-on-one conversation.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a note pad, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user to write a journal.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-world object is a white board, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user for preparing and tracking To-Do items. 20

15. A system, comprising

a display screen;

and

a processor coupled to the display screen, the processor comprising;

a user interface generating module for generating a user interface having a background, wherein the background resembles a room, and wherein the user interface includes graphical icons resembling real-world objects; and

a task associating module for associating each graphical icon with a task, wherein when a graphical icon is selected utilizing a selection technique, the task associated with the selected graphical icon is performed.

16. A computer readable medium containing a computer program product, comprising:

program code for generating a user interface having a background, wherein the background resembles a room, and wherein the user interface includes graphical icons resembling real-world objects; and

program code for associating each graphical icon with a task, wherein when a graphical icon is selected utilizing a selection technique, the task associated with the selected graphical icon is performed.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the real-world object is a television, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to play videos.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the real-world object is a photo frame, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to display still images.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the real-world object is a book shelf, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to display reading content.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the real-world object is a white board, in which case the task associated with the graphical icon is to invite a user for preparing and tracking To-Do items.