PRIORITIZATION OF URGENT TASKS ON MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A method of prioritizing and displaying application launching icons on a mobile electronic device having a limited display area, comprising:
- using a processor to identify how much time is available to a user for use of the device;
using the processor to identify any tasks that correspond to defined priorities;
when it is determined that there are no defined priorities, displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and a usage history of the user in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish tasks; and
when it is determined that there are defined priorities, displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and said defined priorities in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish priority tasks.
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Abstract
Application launching icons are prioritized and displayed on a mobile electronic device having a limited display area. How much time is available to a user for use of the device is determined, and any tasks that correspond to defined priorities are identified. The application launching icons are prioritized for display order in accordance with time and priorities to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish priority tasks.
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1. A method of prioritizing and displaying application launching icons on a mobile electronic device having a limited display area, comprising:
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using a processor to identify how much time is available to a user for use of the device; using the processor to identify any tasks that correspond to defined priorities; when it is determined that there are no defined priorities, displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and a usage history of the user in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish tasks; and when it is determined that there are defined priorities, displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and said defined priorities in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish priority tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for prioritizing and displaying application launching icons on a mobile electronic device having a limited display area, comprising:
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a processor; and memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory is encoded with instructions and wherein the instructions when executed comprise; instructions for identifying how much time is available to a user for use of the device; instructions for identifying any tasks that correspond to defined priorities; when it is determined that there are no defined priorities, instructions for displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and a usage history of the user in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish tasks; and when it is determined that there are defined priorities, instructions for displaying the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and said defined priorities in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish priority tasks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for prioritizing and displaying application launching icons on a mobile electronic device having a limited display area, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to identify how much time is available to a user for use of the device; computer readable program code configured to identify any tasks that correspond to defined priorities; when it is determined that there are no defined priorities, computer readable program code configured to display the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and a usage history of the user in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish tasks; and when it is determined that there are defined priorities, computer readable program code configured to display the application launching icons in accordance with said how much time and said defined priorities in order to provide the user with a prioritized arrangement of the applications as represented by the icons in order to accomplish priority tasks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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