Device experience adaptation based on schedules and events

• US 8,244,277 B1
• Filed: 02/16/2011
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Landers, R. Brian, McMullen, Michael P., Cha, Tae-Woo, Ochenas, Jonathan C., Simeroth, Kristin L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ajayi, Joel
• Application Number:
  US13/029,103
• Time in Patent Office: 545 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A portable electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory, a loading application stored in the memory that accesses loading criteria for a first, second, and third ID wherein the criteria comprise measures of relative importance applied to variables associated with each of the IDs and wherein the IDs comprise at least one of an application, a media file, and a widget. The system determines a current value of at least one variable wherein variables comprise at least one of day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the device and additionally comprise a first, a second, and a third event status associated with the first, second, and third ID, respectively. The system applies the criteria to the current values of the variables to determine a composite loading factor for each of the IDs and loads one of the IDs based on the factor.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

a loading application stored in the memory, that, when executed on the portable electronic device,

accesses loading criteria for a first ID, a second ID, and a third ID, wherein the loading criteria comprise measures of relative importance applied to a plurality of variables associated with each of the IDs, wherein the first ID comprises a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with a profession or occupation of a user of the portable electronic device, wherein the second and third IDs comprise a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with at least one of a leisure interest of the user of the portable electronic device, a cultural interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and a religious interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and wherein when loaded the first, second, and third IDs comprise a portion of a user interface for the portable electronic device,

determines a current value of the plurality of variables, wherein the plurality of variables comprise day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the portable electronic device and additionally comprise a first event status of a first event associated with the first ID, a second event status of a second event associated with the second ID, and a third event status of a third event associated with the third ID,

applies the loading criteria to the current values of the variables to determine a composite loading factor for each of the first ID, the second ID, and the third ID,

loads the first ID based on the composite loading factor, wherein loading of the first ID is scheduled based on the day of week and time of day variables, and

overrules the day of week and time of day variables and unloads the first ID and loads one of the second and third IDs based on a geographic location of the portable electronic device and based on an updated current value of the second event status or the third event status that indicates an occurrence of the second event or the third event, wherein loading of the one of the second and third IDs is unscheduled.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first ID, the second ID, and the third ID provides at least one of visual, audible, and interactive content under a topic and wherein the topic comprises at least one theme.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein each topic is associated with at least one of professional subject matter, sporting events, cultural events, and religious events of interest to a user of the portable electronic device and wherein under an ID associated with a topic related to sporting events, the loading application provides content associated with at least one of a football theme and a baseball theme.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the portable electronic device selects at least one of an application, a media file, and a widget for display within an ID based on a topic associated with the ID and based on a theme associated with the topic.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device periodically monitors a plurality of events associated with topics associated with IDs.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the plurality of monitored events is associated with topics for the currently loaded ID and is associated with topics for IDs not currently loaded.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein media files comprise at least one of ring tones and wallpapers.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein applications, media files, and widgets are at least one of accessed from a local cache in the portable electronic device and accessed from a remote software distribution site.

9. A processor-implemented method, comprising

a portable electronic device loading a first ID based on applying predetermined loading criteria to current values of variables, wherein the variables comprise day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the portable electronic device, wherein the first ID comprises a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with a profession or occupation of a user of the portable electronic device, wherein when loaded the first ID comprises a portion of a user interface for the portable electronic device, and wherein the loading of the first ID is scheduled based on the day of week and time of day variables;

the portable electronic device overruling the week and time of day variables and unloading the first ID and loading a second ID based on a first geographic location of the portable electronic device and based on updated current value of an event status associated with the second ID that indicates an occurrence of an event, wherein the loading of the second ID is unscheduled, wherein the second ID comprises a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with at least one of a leisure interest of the user of the portable electronic device, a cultural interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and a religious interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and wherein when loaded the second ID comprises a portion of the user interface for the portable electronic device;

the portable electronic device presenting within a window associated with the second ID a first item of content based on the first geographic location of the portable electronic device and based on a first phase of the event, wherein the first phase comprises a first period of time prior to the commencement of the event;

the portable electronic device determining that the first phase of the event has concluded and determining that a second phase of the event has commenced, wherein the second phase comprises a second period of time after the commencement of the event; and

the portable electronic device presenting within a window associated with the second ID a second item of content based on a second geographic location of the device and based on the second phase of the event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the event is one of a sporting event, a cultural event, and an event associated with professional subject matter of interest to a user of the portable electronic device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second ID monitors the event for unscheduled changes in phases of the event.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising;

the portable electronic device analyzing motion cues associated with physical motions of the portable electronic device; and

the portable electronic device presenting within a window associated with the second ID a third item of content based on analysis of the motion cues.

13. A processor-implemented method, comprising:

a portable electronic device loading a first ID based on applying predetermined loading criteria to current values of variables, wherein the variables comprise day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the portable electronic device, wherein the first ID comprises a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with a topic that when loaded comprises a portion of a user interface for the portable electronic device, and wherein the loading of the first ID is scheduled based on the day of week and time of day variables;

the portable electronic device presenting a first theme associated with the first ID based on a first context of the portable electronic device wherein presenting the first theme comprises presenting at least one of a first application, a first media file, and a first widget associated with the first ID;

the portable electronic device determining that the first context has changed from a first state to a second state;

the portable electronic device presenting a second theme associated with the first ID based on the change of the first context from the first state to a second state, wherein presenting the second theme comprises presenting at least one of a second application, a second media file, and a second widget associated with the first ID; and

the portable electronic device overruling the week and time of day variables and unloading the first ID and loading a second ID based on a second context that includes a physical location of the portable electronic device and an occurrence of an event at the physical location, wherein the loading of the second ID is unscheduled, wherein the second ID comprises a unified plurality of an application, a media file, and a widget associated with at least one of a leisure interest of the user of the portable electronic device, a cultural interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and a religious interest of the user of the portable electronic device, and wherein when loaded the second ID comprises a portion of the user interface for the portable electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first context comprises at least one of a physical location of the portable electronic device, an event taking place at the physical location, a phase of the event, an ambient condition associated with the physical location, and an ambient condition associated with the event.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein ambient conditions comprise at least lighting and background noise proximate to the portable electronic device.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein based on changes in states of context, the portable electronic device one of changes themes within an ID, changes ID, and continues to present the currently loaded theme.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein when determining whether to one of change themes within an ID, change ID, and continue to present the currently loaded theme, the portable electronic device additionally analyzes a history of previous user actions with respect to IDs.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein a presently loaded ID and presently not loaded IDs detect the occurrence of a plurality of events and changes in context that affect the priority of loading of IDs and themes by the portable electronic device.