Context based main screen for mobile device

• US 7,386,279 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2004
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Myers, Dana H., Bostrom, Jon, Coward, Daniel R., Wagner, Annette M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Simon
• Application Number:
  US10/808,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20040259598A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/566, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 715/708, 715/734, 715/740, 715/744
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use

Abstract

An invention is provided for a context based mobile device display. The context based mobile device display includes a primary service icon representing a service most likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time based on user profile information. The primary service icon is displayed in a primary position on the mobile device display. Also included is a plurality of secondary service icons representing services likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time, however not as likely as the primary service, based on user profile information. The secondary service icons are smaller than the service icon representing the service in the primary position. A plurality of tertiary service icons representing remaining services available to the user are further included in the context based mobile device display. The tertiary service icons are displayed in a tertiary position of the mobile device display.

Claims

1. A method for providing context based information on a mobile device display, comprising the operations of:

tracking usage pattern data of a user based on interactions of the user with a plurality of services, the usage pattern data include a name of each of the plurality of services, a time of use of each of the plurality of services, a use frequency of each of the plurality of service;

associating the usage pattern data with user profile information of the user;

predicting a set of services from the plurality of services that the user is expected to utilize within a predefined period of time based on the user profile information, the user profile information including the usage pattern data;

displaying a service icon representing a service of the set of services most likely to be utilized in a primary position on the mobile device display;

displaying service icons representing remaining services in the set of services in secondary positions on the mobile device display; and

displaying icons representing remaining services outside the set of services in a tertiary position of the mobile device display,

wherein the service icons are animated to indicate additional information regarding corresponding services.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the tertiary position is within a tertiary tray that can be hidden during normal operation.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the operation of presenting data utilizing a ticker tape display on the mobile device display.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the operation of displaying informational icon labels for each service icon, each information icon label presenting specific information regarding a state of a corresponding service as it applies to a particular user.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein each informational icon label changes when the state of the corresponding service changes.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein each service icon is animated based on the state of the corresponding service as it applies to a particular user.

7. A context based mobile device display, comprising:

a primary service icon representing a service most likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time based on user profile information, the primary service icon being displayed in a primary position on the mobile device display, the user profile information including usage pattern data, the usage pattern data being constructed from an analysis of previous interactions with the services by the user, wherein the analysis includes tracking usage pattern data of a user based on interactions of the user with a plurality of services, the usage pattern data include a name of each of the plurality of services, a time of use of each of the plurality of services, a use frequency of each of the plurality of service;

a plurality of secondary service icons representing services likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time based on user profile information, the secondary service icons being smaller than the service icon representing the service in the primary position; and

a plurality of tertiary service icons representing remaining services available to the user, the tertiary service icons being displayed in a tertiary position of the mobile device display.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the tertiary positions are within a tertiary tray that can be hidden during normal operation.

9. The system as recited in claim 7, further comprising a ticker tape display that presents data in a scrolling manner on the mobile device display.

10. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein each primary service icon and secondary service icon is labeled utilizing informational icon labels, each information icon label presenting specific information regarding a state of a corresponding service as it applies to the user.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein each informational icon label changes when the state of the corresponding service changes.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein each service icon is animated based on the state of the corresponding service as it applies to the user.

13. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program capable of providing context based information on a mobile device display, comprising:

program instructions to track usage pattern data of a user based on interactions of the user with a plurality of services, the usage pattern data include a name of each of the plurality of services, a time of use of each of the plurality of services, a use frequency of each of the plurality of service;

program instructions to associate the usage patter data with user profile information of the user;

program instructions that predict a set of services from the plurality of services that the user is expected to utilize within a predefined period of time based on the user profile information, the user profile information including the usage pattern data;

program instructions that display a service icon representing a service of the set of services most likely to be utilized in a primary position on the mobile device display;

program instructions that display service icons representing remaining services in the set of services in secondary positions on the mobile device display, the service icons representing remaining services in the secondary positions being smaller than the service icon representing the service in the primary position; and

program instructions that display icons representing remaining services outside the set of services in a tertiary position of the mobile device display,

wherein the service icons are animated to indicate additional information regarding corresponding services.

14. The computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the tertiary position is within a tertiary tray that can be hidden during normal operation.

15. The computer program as recited in claim 13, further comprising program instructions that present data utilizing a ticker tape display on the mobile device display.

16. The computer program as recited in claim 13, further comprising program instructions that display informational icon labels for each service icon, each information icon label presenting specific information regarding a state of a corresponding service as it applies to a particular user.

17. The computer program as recited in claim 16, wherein each informational icon label changes when the state of the corresponding service changes.

18. The computer program as recited in claim 17, wherein each service icon is animated based on the state of the corresponding service as it applies to a particular user.