Content-based navigation and launching on mobile devices
First Claim
1. A portable computing device with telecommunications capability, the portable computing device configured for content-based navigation and launching on a portable computing device, comprising:
- a communication interface communicating with a host computing device and a server, the server distinct from the host computing device; and
a content navigator module adapted to;
receive a configuration of a content-based launching pad from the host computing device, the configuration including two or more user-categories as defined by a user of the portable computing device, the content-based launching pad grouping links to digital content files into the two or more user-created categories for display within a single launching area in a screen of the portable computing device, at least one of the categories comprising a first link to a first digital content file executed by a first application and a second link to a second digital content file executed by a second application;
provide for displaying an application-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device, the application-based launching pad grouping the links to the digital content files based on applications for accessing the digital content files;
toggle to provide display for the content-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device responsive to receiving a first user input selecting the content-based launching pad for display on the screen; and
receive a selected digital content file in the content-based launching pad from the server responsive to receiving a second user input representing selection and launching of the selected digital content file.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for a content-based navigation and launching for portable computing devices such as PDAs and smart phones. A content navigator and launcher allows a user to personalize content groupings. The techniques can run on top of any OS file system that has a mechanism to associate files with their creating applications. Personalization of the content-based navigation and launching scheme can be set-up on the user'"'"'s work station, and then transmitted and synchronized with a target mobile device. A central server can be used to carry out content harvesting and/or configuring the personalization scheme. The content and/or personalization scheme can then be pushed on to the mobile device (e.g., via a GSM network or other suitable communication link). APIs can be used by application vendors to register the content types of their own choice. A preferences utility allows users to manage the content types and associations.
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13 Claims
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1. A portable computing device with telecommunications capability, the portable computing device configured for content-based navigation and launching on a portable computing device, comprising:
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a communication interface communicating with a host computing device and a server, the server distinct from the host computing device; and a content navigator module adapted to; receive a configuration of a content-based launching pad from the host computing device, the configuration including two or more user-categories as defined by a user of the portable computing device, the content-based launching pad grouping links to digital content files into the two or more user-created categories for display within a single launching area in a screen of the portable computing device, at least one of the categories comprising a first link to a first digital content file executed by a first application and a second link to a second digital content file executed by a second application; provide for displaying an application-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device, the application-based launching pad grouping the links to the digital content files based on applications for accessing the digital content files; toggle to provide display for the content-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device responsive to receiving a first user input selecting the content-based launching pad for display on the screen; and receive a selected digital content file in the content-based launching pad from the server responsive to receiving a second user input representing selection and launching of the selected digital content file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of navigating and launching digital content files on a portable computing device with telecommunication capability, comprising:
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receiving a configuration of a content-based launching pad from a host computing device, the configuration including two or more user-categories as defined by a user of the portable computing device, the content-based launching pad grouping links to digital content files into the two or more user-created categories for display within a single launching area in a screen of the portable computing device, at least one of the categories comprising a first link to a first digital content file executed by a first application and a second link to a second digital content file executed by a second application; providing for displaying an application-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device, the application-based launching pad grouping the links to the digital content files based on applications for accessing the digital content files; toggling to provide display for the content-based launching pad on the screen of the portable computing device responsive to receiving a first user input selecting the content-based launching pad for display on the screen; and receiving a selected digital content file in the content-based launching pad from a server responsive to receiving a second user input representing selection and launching of the selected digital content file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor in a portable computing device with telecommunication capability, cause the processor to:
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receive a configuration of a content-based launching pad from a host computing device, the configuration including two or more user-categories as defined by a user of the portable computing device, the content-based launching pad grouping links to digital content files into the two or more user-created categories for display within a single launching area in a screen of the portable computing device, at least one of the categories comprising a first link to a first digital content file executed by a first application and a second link to a second digital content file executed by a second application; provide for displaying an application-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device, the application-based launching pad grouping the links to the digital content files based on applications for accessing the digital content files; toggle to provide display for the content-based launching pad on the screen of the portable computing device responsive to receiving a first user input selecting the content-based launching pad for display on the screen; and receive a selected digital content file in the content-based launching pad from a server responsive to receiving a second user input representing selection and launching of the selected digital content file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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