METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY GROUPING ITEMS IN APPLICATIONS

• US 20110161883A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kytokorpi, Katja, Mikkonen, Teemu, KENNEDY, Ian, Vayrynen, Jarno, Winner, Caitlin, Land, Jörg
• Granted Patent: US 9,335,893 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

Techniques for dynamically grouping items include determining context associated with each group comprising one or more items; and determining current context at a device. In response to determining that prompted prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, a suggested group is determined based on the current context at the device and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group. The suggested group is presented. In some embodiments, prompted prompt is presented to name a suggested group; and, in response, data indicating the suggested group is stored as a permanent group associated with the name. In some embodiments, relevance is determined for each item of a group. A group avatar is generated based on M images associated with the items that have the most relevance.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining context associated with each group comprising one or more items for a plurality of groups;

determining current context at a device;

in response to determining that a prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, determining a suggested group of the plurality of groups based on the current context at the device and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group; and

causing the suggested group to be presented.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein each group comprises a plurality of items.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein each item is a contact for communications.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein context comprises a set of values for a corresponding set of parameters comprising at least one of a user identifier, a time period, an application executed on the device, a network service communicating with the device, a geolocation of the device, a keyword from a sample of text, a topic for the sample of text, or items in a group.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing to be presented a prompt that requests a name for the suggested group; and

in response to receiving a name for the suggested group, storing data indicating the suggested group as a permanent group associated with the name received.

6. A method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining relevance of each item of the permanent group; and

generating a group avatar for the permanent group based on a number M of images associated with the number M of items that are determined to have the most relevance.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein causing the suggested group to be presented further comprises causing a group avatar for the suggested group to be presented.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine context associated with each group comprising one or more items for a plurality of groups;

determining current context at the apparatus;

in response to determining that a prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, determine a suggested group of the plurality of groups based on the current context at the apparatus and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group; and

cause the suggested group to be presented.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein each group comprises a plurality of items.

10. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein each item is a contact for communications.

11. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein context comprises a set of values for a corresponding set of parameters comprising at least one of a user identifier, a time period, an application executed on the apparatus, a network service communicating with the apparatus, a geolocation of the apparatus, a keyword from a sample of text, a topic for the sample of text, or items in a group.

12. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

cause a prompt to be presented, wherein the prompt requests a name for the suggested group; and

in response to receiving a name for the suggested group, cause data indicating the suggested group to be stored as a permanent group associated with the name received.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

determine relevance of each item of the permanent group; and

generate a group avatar for the permanent group based a number M of images associated with the number M of items that are determined to have the most relevance.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein causing the suggested group to be presented further comprises causing a group avatar for the suggested group to be presented.

15. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is a mobile phone further comprising:

user interface circuitry and user interface software configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone through use of a display and configured to respond to user input; and

a display and display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile phone, the display and display circuitry configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone.

16. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

determining context associated with each group comprising one or more items for a plurality of groups;

determining current context at the apparatus;

in response to determining that a prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, determining a suggested group of the plurality of groups based on the current context at the apparatus and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group; and

causing the suggested group to be presented.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein context comprises a set of values for a corresponding set of parameters comprising at least one of a user identifier, a time period, an application executed on the apparatus, a network service communicating with the apparatus, a geolocation of the apparatus, a keyword from a sample of text, a topic for the sample of text, or items in a group.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is caused, at least in part, to further perform.

causing to be presented a prompt that requests a name for the suggested group;

and

in response to receiving a name for the suggested group, storing data indicating the suggested group as a permanent group associated with the name received.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is caused, at least in part, to further perform:

determining relevance of each item of the permanent group; and

generating a group avatar for the permanent group based a number M of images associated with the number M of items that are determined to have the most relevance.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein causing the suggested group to be presented further comprises causing a group avatar for the suggested group to be presented.