METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING A COLLECTION OF WIDGETS ON A MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY

• US 20110197165A1
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SPB Software Incorporated (Yandex N.V.)
• Original Assignee: SPB Software Incorporated (Yandex N.V.)
• Inventors: Goncharov, Yaroslav, Filippov, Vasily
• Application Number:
  US12/701,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20110197165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/841
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A system renders a collection of widgets, hosted by a respective widget engine, on a mobile device display. The collection comprises at least one first widget representation that, when selected, invokes a first widget, and a first widget sub-collection representation that, when selected, invokes a plurality of widget representations. The system renders a three dimensional presentation of the collection of widgets on the mobile device display. The presentation comprises a three dimensional association between at least one of the first widget sub-collection representation and the second widget sub-collection representation. The system receives instruction to render the collection of widgets in a list view comprising at least one widget representation; and at least one widget representation associated with at least one widget sub-collection representation.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of organizing a collection of widgets on a mobile device display, the method comprising:

rendering a collection of widgets, hosted by a respective widget engine, on a mobile device display, the collection of widgets comprising at least one of;

i) a first widget representation that, when selected, invokes a first widget; and

ii) a first widget sub-collection representation that, when selected, invokes a plurality of widget representations, each of which may be selected to invoke at least one of a second widget and a second widget sub-collection representation

wherein the first widget may be invoked simultaneously with the first widget sub-collection representation and the second widget may be invoked simultaneously with the second widget sub-collection representation and wherein the first widget may be a third widget sub-collection representation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein rendering a collection of widgets comprises:

applying at least one policy to at least one widget sub-collection representation, the policy restricting which widgets may be associated with the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein rendering a collection of widgets comprises:

automatically organizing a subset of the widgets in the collection of widgets into at least one widget sub-collection representation; and

rendering the at least one widget sub-collection representation on the mobile device display.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein automatically organizing a subset of the widgets in the collection of widgets into at least one widget sub-collection representation comprises:

detecting that the subset of the widgets has not been selected by a user within a predetermined period of time; and

identifying the subset for compilation into the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

5. The method of claim 3 comprising:

allowing a user to modify the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

6. The method of claim 5 comprising:

providing at least one recommendation, to the user, for modification of the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein rendering a collection of widgets comprises:

detecting that a number of widgets rendered on the mobile device display has exceeded a display threshold; and

transmitting a recommendation, to a user, to organize a subset of the widgets in the collection of widgets into at least one widget sub-collection representation.

8. The method of claim 7 comprising:

recommending, to the user, which of the subset of widgets to organize into the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein rendering a collection of widgets comprises:

allowing a user to customize an appearance associated with at least one widget sub-collection representation.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising:

allowing at least one user to transfer at least one widget sub-collection representation to a storage system for retrieval by at least one other user.

11. The method of claim 10 comprising:

allowing the at least one other user to download the at least one widget sub-collection representation; and

allowing the at least one other user to modify the at least one widget sub-collection representation.

12. The method of claim 1 comprising:

rendering a three dimensional presentation of the collection of widgets on the mobile device display, the presentation comprising a three dimensional association between at least one of;

i) the collection of widgets and the first widget sub-collection representation; and

ii) the first widget sub-collection representation and the second widget sub-collection representation.

13. The method of claim 12 comprising:

allowing a user to select, via the three dimensional presentation, a selection of at least one of;

i) the collection of widgets;

ii) the first widget representation;

iii) the first widget sub-collection representation;

iv) the second widget sub-collection representation; and

v) the second widget representation; and

rendering the selection on the mobile device display.

14. The method of claim 1 comprising:

receiving instruction to render the collection of widgets in a list view comprising;

i) at least one widget representation; and

ii) at least one widget representation associated with at least one widget sub-collection representation;

receiving selection of a preferred widget representation from the list view; and

rendering the preferred widget representation on the mobile device display, the preferred widget rendered with at least one of;

i) the collection of widgets;

ii) the first widget sub-collection representation; and

iii) the second widget sub-collection representation.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein receiving instruction to render the collection of widgets in a list view comprises:

for each widget representation associated with a plurality of widget sub-collection representations, rendering an instance of the widget representation within the list view for each of the plurality of widget sub-collection representations; and

wherein rendering the preferred widget representation on the mobile device display comprises;

upon selection of the instance of the widget representation, rendering the widget representation with a respective widget sub-collection representation from the plurality of widget sub-collection representations.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein receiving instruction to render the collection of widgets in a list view comprises:

associating the at least one widget representation in the list view with a class of widgets; and

allowing a user to hide the at least one class of widgets from the list view to reduce a number of widget representations rendered within the list view.

17. The method of claim 16 comprising:

allowing a user to restore the at least one class of widgets to the list view.

18. The method of claim 14 comprising:

allowing a user to hide the at least one widget representation from the list view.

19. The method of claim 14 comprising:

allowing a user to organize the rendering of the list view according to at least one criteria.

20. The method of claim 14 comprising:

allowing a user to manipulate an order in which the at least one widget representations are rendered within the list view on the mobile device display.