Account information display for portable communication device
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1. A portable communication device, comprising:
- a display configured to present a single combined usage metric as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein;
the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, andthe average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period; and
a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured to automatically and repeatedly determine the single combined usage metric associated with usage of the portable communication device and to present the single combined usage metric on the display,wherein the single combined usage metric is a metric associated with a plurality of resources and the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of the plurality of resources.
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Abstract
A portable communication device includes a display and a processor coupled to the display. The processor is configured to automatically and repeatedly present an updated account usage metric for an account associated with usage of the portable communication device. In some embodiments, the presented account usage metric is an account balance associated with usage of the portable communication device, and the processor automatically and repeatedly presents an updated account balance on the display.
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1. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display configured to present a single combined usage metric as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period; and a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured to automatically and repeatedly determine the single combined usage metric associated with usage of the portable communication device and to present the single combined usage metric on the display, wherein the single combined usage metric is a metric associated with a plurality of resources and the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of the plurality of resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display configured to present a single combined usage metric as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period; and a processor, coupled to the display, and configured to automatically and repeatedly present the single combined usage metric for an account associated with usage of the portable communication device, wherein the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of a plurality of resources. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying an account balance on a portable communication device, comprising:
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in response to detection of a trigger condition, downloading account information from a service provider; updating a single combined usage metric using the account information, wherein the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of a plurality of resources; updating a graphical object based on the updated single combined usage metric; and displaying the updated graphical object on the portable communication device as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor in a portable communication device, cause the processor to perform the operations of:
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in response to detection of a trigger condition, downloading account information from a service provider; updating a single combined usage metric using the account information, wherein the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of a plurality of resources; updating a graphical object based on the updated single combined usage metric; and displaying the updated graphical object on the portable communication device as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period.
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24. A portable communication device, comprising:
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means for downloading account information from a service provider in response to detection of a trigger condition; means for updating a single combined usage metric using the account information, wherein the single combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of a plurality of resources; means for updating a graphical object based on the updated single combined usage metric; and means for displaying the updated graphical object on the portable communication device as a meter that indicates whether the resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication devices wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period.
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25. A graphical user interface on a portable communication device with memory and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a graphical object that automatically and repeatedly displays an updated combined usage metric associated with usage of the portable communication device, wherein; the updated combined usage metric is based on a combination of usage amounts of a plurality of resources, and the graphical object is displayed on the portable communication device as a meter that indicates whether a resource usage rate on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period.
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26. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display configured to present an updated account usage metric as a meter that indicates whether a rate of resource usage on the portable communication device is less than, approximately equal to, or greater than an average resource usage rate associated with an account budget for the portable communication device, wherein; the rate of resource usage is equal to an amount of resources used divided by a time period in which the resources were used, and the average resource usage rate is equal to a resource usage budget divided by a budget period; and a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured to automatically and repeatedly present the updated account usage metric as the meter.
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27. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display; and a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configurable to; calculate an allowed voice usage rate based on a total number of plan voice minutes and plan time period; calculate an actual voice usage rate based on a number of minutes used during an elapsed time in the plan time period; display a rate meter showing a first visual indication of the actual voice usage rate relative to the allowed voice usage rate if the actual voice usage rate is greater than the allowed voice usage rate; and display a rate meter showing a second visual indication of the actual voice usage rate relative to the allowed voice usage rate if the actual voice usage rate is less than the allowed voice usage rate, wherein the second visual indication is different from the first visual indication. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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