PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT OF THE SAME
First Claim
1. A control method for providing a shortcut on a lock screen of a portable electronic device, comprising:
- storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device;
obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device;
selecting, from the applications, an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location;
displaying a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on the lock screen of the portable electronic device; and
activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device, a control method and a computer program product of the same are provided for providing a shortcut on a lock screen of the portable electronic device. The control method includes the following steps. An application usage history of a number of applications of the portable electronic device is stored. At least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device is obtained. A most-likely-used application is determined from the applications according to the application usage history and at least one of the current time and the current location. A shortcut icon of the most-likely-used application is displayed on the lock screen of the portable electronic device. The most-likely-used application is opened when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via a shortcut icon.
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21 Claims
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1. A control method for providing a shortcut on a lock screen of a portable electronic device, comprising:
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storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device; obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device; selecting, from the applications, an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location; displaying a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on the lock screen of the portable electronic device; and activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a storage unit used for storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device; a detection unit used for obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device; and a control unit for selecting from the applications an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location, wherein the control unit is further used for controlling the portable electronic device to display a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on a lock screen and further used for activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium having computer program code, that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:
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storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device; obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device; selecting, from the applications, an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location; displaying a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on the lock screen of the portable electronic device; and activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon.
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