System and method for prioritized interface design
First Claim
1. A prioritizing interface system comprising:
- a wireless-enabled device comprising a housing component, a display and a user input mechanism, the housing component at least partially defining an internal cavity;
a display engine located within the internal cavity and operable to initiate presentation of a menu comprising a plurality of selectable items displayed in respective menu positions, the menu further comprising a menu locator indicating a location of a current menu within a multi-level menu structure, the menu locator including a first indicator of a position within a first level of the multi-level menu structure and including a second indicator of a position within a second level of the multi-level menu structure;
a metric engine communicatively coupled to the user input mechanism and located within the internal cavity, the metric engine operable to track at least one selection metric for at least one of the selectable items;
a priority engine communicatively coupled to the metric engine and located within the internal cavity, the priority engine operable to determine a prioritization level for the at least one selectable item, the prioritization level at least partially based on the at least one selection metric; and
a mapping engine communicatively coupled to the priority engine and located within the internal cavity, the mapping engine operable to modify an assigned menu position for the at least one selectable item in response to a changed prioritization level for the at least one selectable item.
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Abstract
A system and method for prioritized interface design are disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a wireless-enabled device may include a display, a user input mechanism, and a housing component that at least partially defines an internal cavity. The device may have several engines including a display engine that can initiate presentation of a menu that has several selectable items displayed in respective menu positions. The device may also include a metric engine that tracks some selection metric for the selectable items and a priority engine that determines a prioritization level for the selectable items. In some embodiments, the prioritization level may be related to a selection metric. The device may also have a mapping engine that modifies assigned menu positions for the selectable items in response to changes in the prioritization level of the items.
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18 Claims
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1. A prioritizing interface system comprising:
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a wireless-enabled device comprising a housing component, a display and a user input mechanism, the housing component at least partially defining an internal cavity; a display engine located within the internal cavity and operable to initiate presentation of a menu comprising a plurality of selectable items displayed in respective menu positions, the menu further comprising a menu locator indicating a location of a current menu within a multi-level menu structure, the menu locator including a first indicator of a position within a first level of the multi-level menu structure and including a second indicator of a position within a second level of the multi-level menu structure; a metric engine communicatively coupled to the user input mechanism and located within the internal cavity, the metric engine operable to track at least one selection metric for at least one of the selectable items; a priority engine communicatively coupled to the metric engine and located within the internal cavity, the priority engine operable to determine a prioritization level for the at least one selectable item, the prioritization level at least partially based on the at least one selection metric; and a mapping engine communicatively coupled to the priority engine and located within the internal cavity, the mapping engine operable to modify an assigned menu position for the at least one selectable item in response to a changed prioritization level for the at least one selectable item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interface prioritization method comprising:
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presenting a menu within a graphical user interface of a wireless-enabled device, the menu comprising an available menu option displayed in a menu location; receiving a user input selecting the available menu option; tracking a selection metric for the available menu option; using the selection metric to determine an appropriate menu location for the available menu option; displaying the available menu option in the determined appropriate menu location in a first mode of operation when a metric-based menu display setting is selected; and displaying the available menu option in a preset menu location in a second mode of operation when a preset display setting is selected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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