METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND TANGIBLE PORTABLE INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICE STORAGE MEDIUM; THAT PROCESSES CUSTOM PROGRAMS AND DATA FOR A USER BY CREATING, DISPLAYING, STORING, MODIFYING, PERFORMING ADAPTIVE LEARNING ROUTINES, AND MULTITASKING; UTILIZING CASCADE WINDOWS ON AN ELECTRONIC SCREEN DISPLAY IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC INTERCATIVE DEVICE GUI (GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) SYSTEM

• US 20140317559A1
• Filed: 04/18/2013
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CoolTvNetwork.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Franz Antonio Wakefield
• Inventors: WAKEFIELD, FRANZ ANTONIO
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,158 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205

Abstract

The instant invention comprises an apparatus, system, method, and tangible interactive mobile device storage medium, for creating, displaying, storing, modifying, performing adaptive learning routines, and multitasking; utilizing Cascade Windows™ on a display in an interactive mobile device GUI (Graphical User Interface) system; where the Cascade Windows created and displayed by The Cascade Software™ Technology Invention arranges the active interface of various mobile smartphone/device systems into adjustable dimension windows opened on the mobile device screen simultaneously so that multitasking is more efficient and effortless. This process and option of cascading various system and/or application windows simultaneously, creates a powerful tool for the user and a culminating technical effect that allows the user to go back in time, and view on the display various screen configurations ranked high in importance by the user and the machine, which occurred over a specific time interval in the past.

Claims

1. A tangible portable interactive electronic computing device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

a microprocessor, with one or more cores;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the microprocessor, with one or more cores;

the one or more programs including;

instructions for running and displaying, on a screen display, more than one system and/or application at a time;

instructions for applying one or more heuristics to the running and displaying of more than one system and/or application on the screen display to enable multitasking by the user; and

instructions for processing multifunctional commands;

wherein the one or more heuristics comprise;

an order of importance heuristic for determining the system(s) and/or application(s) that the user is viewing on the screen and interacting with, in relation to the data being processed by user inputs through the device; and

an orientation heuristic of the system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display that determines the physical positioning of the system(s) and/or application(s) on the screen display; and

a sequence heuristic for determining what order data should be processed from system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display; and

a transition heuristic for determining what intermediate screen display should be displayed during the processing of data from system(s) and/or application(s).

2. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining whether the user is multitasking with more than one system and/or application.

3. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining which graphical user interface object is selected when two user interface objects have overlapping regions.

4. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic to wirelessly bridge the mobile device to one or more other devices by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

5. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for displaying screen configurations of the mobile device that occurred over a specified time.

6. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for connecting to one or more networks by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

7. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for changing the view of the screen display, based on the orientation of the mobile device.

8. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining automatically a screen display and/or output based on input patterns compared to preset parameters.

9. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for acting as a controller of another device and/or software application, by using a chip and/or tag.

10. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a two dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.

11. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining a command a user has made by voice, by using the device'"'"'s microphone(s).

12. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining a command a user has made by eye movements, by using the device'"'"'s camera system(s).

13. The computing mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a three dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.

14. A tangible portable interactive electronic computing device-implemented method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display;

at a computing device with a microprocessor, with one or more cores;

memory; and

applying one or more programs;

wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and

configured to be executed by the microprocessor, with one or more cores;

the one or more programs comprising;

instructions for running and displaying, on a screen display, more than one system and/or application at a time;

instructions for applying one or more heuristics to the running and displaying of more than one system and/or application on the screen display to enable multitasking by the user; and

instructions for processing multifunctional commands;

wherein the one or more heuristics comprise;

an order of importance heuristic for determining the system(s) and/or application(s) that the user is viewing on the screen and interacting with, in relation to the data being processed by user inputs through the device; and

an orientation heuristic of the system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display that determines the physical positioning of the system(s) and/or application(s) on the screen display; and

a sequence heuristic for determining what order data should be processed from system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display; and

a transition heuristic for determining what intermediate screen display should be displayed during the processing of data from system(s) and/or application(s).

15. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

while the computing mobile device is powered on,

detecting one or more systems and/or applications being viewed and/or displayed on the touch screen display;

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for determining whether the user is multitasking with more than one system and/or application.

16. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for determining which graphical user interface object is selected when two user interface objects have overlapping regions.

17. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, to wirelessly bridge the mobile device to one or more other devices by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

18. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for displaying screen configurations of the mobile device that occurred over a specified time.

19. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for connecting to one or more networks by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

20. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for changing the view of the screen display, based on the orientation of the mobile device.

21. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics, using a microprocessor, for determining automatically a screen display and/or output based on input patterns compared to preset parameters.

22. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics for acting as a controller of another device and/or software, by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

23. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a two dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.

24. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics for determining a command a user has made by voice, by using the device'"'"'s microphone(s).

25. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics for determining a command a user has made by eye movements, by using the device'"'"'s camera system.

26. The computing mobile device-implemented method of claim 14, including:

implementing a set of heuristics for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a three dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with one or more executable programs stored thereon, wherein the programs instructs a microprocessor, with one or more cores, to perform the following steps:

running and displaying, on a screen display, more than one system and/or application at a time;

applying one or more heuristics to the running and displaying of more

than one system and/or application on the screen display to enable multitasking by the user;

processing multifunctional commands;

determining the order of system(s) and/or application(s) that the user is viewing on the screen and interacting with, in relation to the data being processed by user inputs through the device;

orienting the physical positioning of the system(s) and/or application(s) on the screen display;

determining the sequence and order data should be processed from system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display;

determining what intermediate screen display should be displayed during the processing of data from system(s) and/or application(s);

wherein the one or more heuristics comprise;

an order of importance heuristic for determining the system(s) and/or application(s) that the user is viewing on the screen and interacting with, in relation to the data being processed by user inputs through the device; and

an orientation heuristic of the system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display that determines the physical positioning of the system(s) and/or application(s) on the screen display; and

a sequence heuristic for determining what order data should be processed from system(s) and/or application(s) open on the screen display; and

a transition heuristic for determining what intermediate screen display should be displayed during the processing of data from system(s) and/or application(s).

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining whether the user is multitasking with more than one system and/or application.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining which graphical user interface object is selected when two user interface objects have overlapping regions.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic to wirelessly bridge the mobile device to one or more devices by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for displaying screen configurations of the mobile device that occurred over a specified time.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for connecting to one or more networks by utilizing a chip and/or tag.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for changing the view of the screen display, based on the orientation of the mobile device.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining automatically a screen display and/or output based on input patterns compared to preset parameters.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for acting as a controller of another device and/or software.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a two dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining a command a user has made by voice.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining a command a user has made by eye movements.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more heuristics include a heuristic for determining the user'"'"'s finger in a three dimensional coordinate plane in relation to objects on the screen and the screen itself.