Methods and Devices for Generating Display Data

• US 20140354680A1
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: ERIKSSON, Marcus, HAMILTON, Alistair Robert
• Application Number:
  US13/906,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20140354680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

Methods of generating display objects for output on a display of an electronic device are provided. One method for generating display objects pertaining to a set of information data items associated with a first set of display rules comprises: operating a processor to identify a context of an electronic device; update the first set of display rules in accordance with the identified context; and output, on a display of the electronic device, display objects pertaining to the set of information data items in accordance with the updated display rules. A method for outputting actionable display objects on a display of an electronic device comprises operating a processor to: output the actionable display objects; identify a context of the electronic device; and update the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context. There are also devices configured to perform these methods.

Claims

1. A method of generating display objects pertaining to a set of information data items associated with a first set of display rules, the method comprising operating a processor to:

identify a context of an electronic device;

update the first set of display rules in accordance with the identified context; and

output, on a display of the electronic device, display objects pertaining to the set of information data items in accordance with the updated display rules.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the processor to:

determine that a first item of the set of information data items is associated with the identified context.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein operating the processor to update the set of display rules comprises operating the processor to:

modify display rules associated with the first item.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first set of display rules define a first display object pertaining to the first item and the processor is operated to modify the display rules to define a second display object pertaining to the first item.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first set of display rules define a first output location of the first display object, the first output location defining a location on the display device at which the first display object is output;

and

the processor is operated to modify the display rules to define a second output location, the second output location defining a location on the display device at which the second display object is output, and wherein the second output location is not the same as first output location.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first set of display rules define a first output position, the first output position defining a position at which the first display object is output relative to the other display objects;

and

the processor is operated to modify the display rules to define a second output position, the second output position defining a position at which the second display object is output relative to the other display objects, wherein the second output position is not the same as first output position.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the processor to:

determine additional information relating to the identified context; and

update the first set of display rules to cause the processor to output a display object pertaining to the additional information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information is an actionable display object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information data items are one or more of:

contact information of a list of contacts;

email messages;

Short Message Service messages;

a schedule of appointments; and

documents stored in a memory.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

detect that a communication has been received or transmitted.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication comprises one of:

a telephone call;

an email message;

or

a Short Message Service.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the information data items comprise contact information of a list of contacts and wherein the first item comprises a first contact associated with the communication.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising operating the processor to:

identify an additional information item associated with the identified context;

output a display object pertaining to the additional information item.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information item is an actionable display object.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified context of the electronic device is a state of one or more of:

the processor;

the display; and

the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

detect a location of the electronic device;

retrieve a first location stored in a memory accessible by the mobile device; and

determine whether the electronic device location is within a predefined distance of the first location.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

determine a current time;

identify an event time associated with an event; and

determine if the current time is within a predefined time period of the event time.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the event time is a time associated with an appointment and operating the processor to retrieve the event time comprises:

retrieving a list of appointments stored in a memory accessible by the electronic device.

19. A method of outputting actionable display objects on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising operating a processor to:

output the actionable display objects;

identify a context of the electronic device; and

update the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising operating the processor to:

determine that a first actionable display object of the set of actionable display objects is associated with the identified context.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

detect that a communication has been received or transmitted.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the communication comprises one of:

a telephone call;

an email message;

or

a Short Message Service.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein updating the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context comprises operating the processor to:

modify the first actionable display object.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein operating the processor to modify the first actionable display object comprises operating the processor to perform one or more of:

increasing the size of the first actionable display object;

changing the location on the display device at which the first actionable display object is output; and

changing the output position of the first actionable display object relative to the other actionable display objects.

25. The method of claim 19, further comprising operating the processor to:

identify an additional information item associated with the identified context;

output a display object pertaining to the additional information item.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information item is an actionable display object.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein the identified context of the electronic device is a state of one or more of:

the processor;

the display; and

the electronic device.

28. The method of claim 19, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

detect a location of the electronic device;

retrieve a first location stored in a memory accessible by the mobile device; and

determine whether the electronic device location is within a predefined distance of the first location.

29. The method of claim 19, wherein operating the processor to identify a context of the electronic device comprises operating the processor to:

determine a current time;

identify an event time associated with an event; and

determine if the current time is within a predefined time period of the event time.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the event time is a time associated with an appointment and operating the processor to retrieve the event time comprises:

retrieving a list of appointments stored in a memory accessible by the electronic device.

31. An electronic device for generating display objects, the device comprising:

a processor configured to;

identify a context of an electronic device;

update the first set of display rules in accordance with the identified context; and

output, on a display of the electronic device, display objects pertaining to the set of information data items in accordance with the updated display rules.

32. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that a first item of the set of information data items is associated with the identified context.

33. The electronic device of claim 32, wherein the processor is further configured to modify display rules associated with the first item.

34. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein the first set of display rules define a first display object pertaining to the first item and the processor is configured to modify the display rules to define a second display object pertaining to the first item.

35. The electronic device of claim 34, wherein the first set of display rules define a first output location of the first display object, the first output location defining a location on the display device at which the first display object is output;

and

the processor is configured to modify the display rules to define a second output location, the second output location defining a location on the display device at which the second display object is output, and wherein the second output location is not the same as first output location.

36. The electronic device of claim 34, wherein the first set of display rules define a first output position, the first output position defining a position at which the first display object is output relative to the other display objects;

and

the processor is configured to modify the display rules to define a second output position, the second output position defining a position at which the second display object is output relative to the other display objects, wherein the second output position is not the same as first output position.

37. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine additional information relating to the identified context; and

update the first set of display rules to cause the processor to output a display object pertaining to the additional information.

38. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information is an actionable display object.

39. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the information data items are one or more of:

contact information of a list of contacts;

email messages;

Short Message Service messages;

a schedule of appointments; and

documents stored in a memory.

40. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the processor is configured to detect that a communication has been received or transmitted to identify a context of the electronic device.

41. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the information data items comprise contact information of a list of contacts and wherein the first item comprises a first contact associated with the communication.

42. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify an additional information item associated with the identified context; and

output a display object pertaining to the additional information item.

43. The electronic device of claim 42, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information item is an actionable display object.

44. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the identified context of the electronic device is a state of one or more of:

the processor;

the display; and

the electronic device.

45. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein to identify a context of the electronic device, the processor is configured to:

detect a location of the electronic device;

retrieve a first location stored in a memory accessible by the mobile device; and

determine whether the electronic device location is within a predefined distance of the first location.

46. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein to identify a context of the electronic device, the processor is configured to:

determine a current time;

identify an event time associated with an event; and

determine if the current time is within a predefined time period of the event time.

47. The electronic device of claim 46, wherein the event time is a time associated with an appointment and to retrieve the event time, the processor is configured to:

retrieve a list of appointments stored in a memory accessible by the electronic device.

48. An electronic device for generating display objects, the device comprising:

a processor configured to;

output the actionable display objects;

identify a context of the electronic device; and

update the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context.

49. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that a first actionable display object of the set of actionable display objects is associated with the identified context.

50. The electronic device of claim 49, wherein the processor is further configured to detect that a communication has been received or transmitted to identify a context of the electronic device.

51. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the communication comprises one of:

a telephone call;

an email message;

or

a Short Message Service.

52. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the processor is configured to modify the first actionable display object so as to update the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context.

53. The electronic device of claim 52, wherein to modify the first actionable display object the processor is configured to perform one or more of:

increasing the size of the first actionable display object;

changing the location on the display device at which the first actionable display object is output; and

changing the output position of the first actionable display object relative to the other actionable display objects.

54. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify an additional information item associated with the identified context; and

output a display object pertaining to the additional information item.

55. The electronic device of claim 54, wherein the display object pertaining to the additional information item is an actionable display object.

56. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein the identified context of the electronic device is a state of one or more of:

the processor;

the display; and

the electronic device.

57. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein to identify a context of the electronic device, the processor is configured to:

detect a location of the electronic device;

retrieve a first location stored in a memory accessible by the mobile device; and

determine whether the electronic device location is within a predefined distance of the first location.

58. The electronic device of claim 48, wherein to identify a context of the electronic device, the processor is configured to:

determine a current time;

identify an event time associated with an event; and

determine if the current time is within a predefined time period of the event time.

59. The electronic device of 58, wherein the event time is a time associated with an appointment and to retrieve the event time, the processor is configured to:

retrieve a list of appointments stored in a memory accessible by the electronic device.

60. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for generating display objects pertaining to a set of information data items associated with a first set of display rules, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify a context of an electronic device;

update the first set of display rules in accordance with the identified context; and

output, on a display of the electronic device, display objects pertaining to the set of information data items in accordance with the updated display rules.

61. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for generating an output of actionable display objects on a display of an electronic device, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

output the actionable display objects;

identify a context of the electronic device; and

update the actionable display objects in accordance with the identified context.