NEXT APPLICATION SUGGESTIONS ON A USER DEVICE

• US 20150317559A1
• Filed: 07/07/2015
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Grandios Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Grandios Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John
• Application Number:
  US14/793,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00

Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for providing suggested next applications to open after a first application is opened on a user device (e.g., a mobile device). A list of next application suggestions may be generated based on past applications successively opened after respective openings of the first application. The list of next application suggestions may also be generated based on retrieved, shared data and third party data. The list of next application suggestions may be displayed on a user interface while first application is running, so that the user may select a next application to run without needing to return to a home or multi-tasking screen.

Claims

1. A method for displaying next application suggestions on a user device, the method comprising:

executing a first software application using a processor of the user device, the first software application stored in a memory of the user device, where the memory of the user device also stores a plurality of secondary software applications that are distinct from the first software application;

receiving a trigger input at the user device during execution of the first software application;

generating a first set of suggested software applications, the first set of suggested software applications identifying at least a subset of the plurality of secondary software applications, the subset determined based at least on historical data stored in the memory of the user device, the historical data identifying software applications that are most often executed directly after the execution of the first software application;

displaying a set of launch portals associated with each suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications at the user device in response to the receipt of the trigger input, wherein each launch portal of the set of launch portals executes its associated suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications in response to receipt of a launch portal input;

receiving a customization input at the user device; and

removing a first suggested software application from the displayed first set of suggested software applications in response to the customization input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second customization input at the user device; and

adding a second suggested software application to the displayed first set of suggested software applications in response to the second customization input, the second suggested software application being one of the plurality of secondary software applications.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first launch portal input associated with a third suggested software application of the displayed first set of suggested software applications; and

launching the third suggested software application in response to the first launch portal input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the historical data is based on a plurality of launch counts, where each launch count of the plurality of launch counts identifies the number of times that a secondary software application of the plurality of secondary software applications has been launched immediately following use of the first software application.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein displaying the set of launch portals includes determining a display order of the set of launch portals based on a ranking of the plurality of launch counts.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the trigger input includes a depression of an electromechanical button.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each launch portal is visually represented by at least one of an icon or a link.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the set of launch portals includes arranging the set of launch portals in the form of at least one of a list or a toolbar.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third customization input at the user device; and

editing the first set of suggested software applications to remove any suggested software applications that are not multi-tasking applications in response to the third customization input.

10. A system for displaying next application suggestions on a user device, the method comprising:

a memory of the user device; and

a processor of the user device, wherein execution of instructions stored in the memory by the processor;

executes a first software application using a processor of the user device, the first software application stored in a memory of the user device, where the memory of the user device also stores a plurality of secondary software applications that are distinct from the first software application,

receives a trigger input at the user device during execution of the first software application,

generates a first set of suggested software applications, the first set of suggested software applications identifying at least a subset of the plurality of secondary software applications, the subset determined based at least on historical data stored in the memory of the user device, the historical data identifying software applications that are most often executed directly after the execution of the first software application,

displays a set of launch portals associated with each suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications at the user device in response to the receipt of the trigger input, wherein each launch portal of the set of launch portals executes its associated suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications in response to receipt of a launch portal input,

receives a customization input at the user device, and

removes a first suggested software application from the displayed first set of suggested software applications in response to the customization input.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further:

receives a second customization input at the user device, and

adds a second suggested software application to the displayed first set of suggested software applications in response to the second customization input, the second suggested software application being one of the plurality of secondary software applications.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further:

receives a first launch portal input associated with a third suggested software application of the displayed first set of suggested software applications, and

launches the third suggested software application in response to the first launch portal input.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the historical data is based on a plurality of launch counts stored in the memory, where each launch count of the plurality of launch counts identifies the number of times that a secondary software application of the plurality of secondary software applications has been launched immediately following use of the first software application.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor determines a display order of the set of launch portals based on a ranking of the plurality of launch counts before displaying the set of launch portals.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising an electromechanical button, wherein the trigger input includes a depression of the electromechanical button.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein each launch portal is visually represented by at least one of an icon or a link.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor displays the set of launch portals in the form of at least one of a list or a toolbar.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further:

receives a third customization input at the user device, and

edits the first set of suggested software applications to remove any suggested software applications that are not multi-tasking applications in response to the third customization input.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for displaying next application suggestions on a user device, the method comprising:

executing a first software application using a processor of the user device, the first software application stored in a memory of the user device, where the memory of the user device also stores a plurality of secondary software applications that are distinct from the first software application;

receiving a trigger input at the user device during execution of the first software application;

generating a first set of suggested software applications, the first set of suggested software applications identifying at least a subset of the plurality of secondary software applications, the subset determined based at least on historical data stored in the memory of the user device, the historical data identifying software applications that are most often executed directly after the execution of the first software application;

displaying a set of launch portals associated with each suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications at the user device in response to the receipt of the trigger input, wherein each launch portal of the set of launch portals executes its associated suggested software application of the first set of suggested software applications in response to receipt of a launch portal input;

receiving a customization input at the user device; and

removing a first suggested software application from the displayed first set of suggested software applications in response to the customization input.