Intelligent Homescreen for Mobile Devices

• US 20140146074A1
• Filed: 11/27/2012
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Incorporated (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kwon, Young Hoon
• Application Number:
  US13/686,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20140146074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/00 Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

An embodiment mobile device includes an environment sensing unit configured to sense parameters of an environment, a data processing unit in communication with the environment sensing unit, the data processing unit configured to compile usage statistics based previously sensed parameters of the environment and to determine if any applications correspond to the environment based on currently sensed parameters of the environment and the usage statistics stored in a memory, and a display in communication with the data processing unit, the display configured to display on a homescreen the applications that correspond to the environment.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

an environment sensing unit configured to sense parameters of an environment;

a data processing unit in communication with the environment sensing unit, the data processing unit configured to compile usage statistics based on previously sensed parameters of the environment and to determine if any applications correspond to the environment based on currently sensed parameters of the environment and the usage statistics stored; and

a display in communication with the data processing unit, the display configured to display on a homescreen the applications that correspond to the environment.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the parameters of the environment include one or more of a location, time, schedule, nearby mobile device, movement, and combinations thereof.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display one or more default applications on the homescreen in addition to the applications that correspond to the environment.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display one or more default applications on the homescreen if none of the applications correspond to the environment.

5. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the default applications may be displayed in a first portion of the homescreen based on a first set of default rules and in a second portion of the homescreen based on a second set of default rules different than the first set of default rules.

6. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the default applications are displayed on the homescreen in a user defined format.

7. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the default applications are displayed on the homescreen by category.

8. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the default applications displayed on the homescreen are one or more recently used applications.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the data processing unit is configured to update the usage statistics based on the currently sensed parameters of the environment.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the usage statistics include information regarding a particular application being used at the environment.

11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the environment sensing unit automatically senses the parameters of the environment when one of the applications is launched by a user.

12. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the application is displayed on the homescreen as one of an icon and a link.

13. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to automatically display on the homescreen the applications that correspond to the environment without user input.

14. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the memory resides within the mobile device.

15. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the memory is resident in a server remotely located relative to the mobile device.

16. A method of displaying a homescreen on a display of a mobile device, comprising:

sensing, by an environment sensing unit, parameters of an environment;

determining, by a data processing unit, if any applications correspond to the environment based on currently sensed parameters for the environment and the usage statistics compiled using previously sensed parameters for the environment; and

displaying on the homescreen, using the display, the applications that correspond to the environment.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising retrieving the usage statistics from a memory.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the usage statistics are based on previously sensed parameters of the environment.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the usage statistics include information regarding a particular application being used at the environment.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing the usage statistics in a memory prior to the sensing step.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the parameters of the environment include one or more of a location, time, schedule, nearby mobile device, movement, and combinations thereof.

22. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying one or more default applications on the homescreen if none of the applications correspond to the environment.

23. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying one or more default applications on the homescreen in addition to the applications that correspond to the environment.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising automatically sensing the parameters of the environment when one of the applications is launched by a user.

25. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying the application on the homescreen as one of an icon and a link.

26. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for displaying a homescreen on a display of a mobile device, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processing units of the mobile device causes the one or more processing units to implement a method comprising:

sensing parameters of an environment;

determining if any applications correspond to the environment based on currently sensed parameters for the environment and on usage statistics compiled using previously sensed parameters for the environment; and

displaying on the homescreen of the display the applications that correspond to the environment.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the parameters of the environment include one or more of a location, time, schedule, nearby mobile device, movement, and combinations thereof.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 26, further comprising displaying one or more default applications on the homescreen if none of the applications correspond to the environment.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 26, further comprising automatically updating the usage statistics when one of the applications is launched by a user.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 26, further comprising automatically displaying on the homescreen the applications that correspond to the environment without user input.