ACTION TOOL BAR FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS

• US 20110296346A1
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: CHEN, Chun-Yi, WHITE, Brent-Kaan William
• Granted Patent: US 9,753,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for dynamically providing a tool bar in a user interface is provided. The method includes determining at least one action that is commonly performed based on data displayed on a current page of a graphical user interface of a communications device, creating a tool bar comprising at least one icon representing the at least one action, associating the tool bar with the current page of the graphical user interface, and providing the tool bar to the communications device for display on the current page of the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute the instructions comprising:

determining at least one action that is commonly performed based on data displayed on a current page of a graphical user interface of a communications device;

creating a tool bar comprising at least one icon representing the at least one action;

associating the tool bar with the current page of the graphical user interface; and

providing the tool bar to the communications device for display on the current page of the graphical user interface.

2. The computer-readable media according to claim 1, further comprising storing the tool bar in memory.

3. The computer-readable media according to claim 1, wherein activating the at least one icon causes the communication device to perform the at least one action represented by the at least one icon.

4. The computer-readable media according to claim 1, wherein the tool bar comprises between three and five icons.

5. The computer-readable media according to claim 1, further comprising displaying the tool bar on a touchscreen of the communications device, the touchscreen displaying the current page of the graphical user interface.

6. The computer-readable media according to claim 1, further comprising determining a number of icons to be included in the tool bar.

7. A computer-implemented method for dynamically providing a tool bar in a user interface, the method comprising:

determining at least one action that is commonly performed based on data displayed on a current page of a graphical user interface of a communications device;

creating a tool bar comprising at least one icon representing the at least one action;

associating the tool bar with the current page of the graphical user interface; and

providing the tool bar to the communications device for display on the current page of the graphical user interface.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising storing the tool bar in memory.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein activating the at least one icon causes the communication device to perform the at least one action represented by the at least one icon.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising displaying the tool bar on a touchscreen of the communications device, the touchscreen displaying the current page of the graphical user interface.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to cause the apparatus at least to

determine at least one action that is commonly performed based on data displayed on a current page of a graphical user interface of a communications device;

create a tool bar comprising at least one icon representing the at least one action;

associate the tool bar with the current page of the graphical user interface; and

provide the tool bar to the communications device for display on the current page of the graphical user interface.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising memory configured to store the tool bar.