Customization of GUI layout based on history of use
First Claim
1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- a case having first and second major surfaces;
a visual display disposed on the first major surface;
a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces;
a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and
instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;
a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements;
b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and
c) adjust a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements;
wherein the instructions are further configured to perform a tessellation of the image so that the image is divided into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element;
wherein a size of each region depends on a corresponding probability that a user will use the corresponding active element within a given time frame;
wherein the probability that the user will use the corresponding active element depends on a time elapsed since a previous action;
wherein the instructions are configured to iteratively repeat a), b) and c);
wherein the corresponding probabilities for each region decay over time to an unbiased probability whereby the tessellation of the image decays over time to an unbiased tessellation.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces.
A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) adjust a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements.
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63 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to; a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) adjust a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements; wherein the instructions are further configured to perform a tessellation of the image so that the image is divided into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element; wherein a size of each region depends on a corresponding probability that a user will use the corresponding active element within a given time frame; wherein the probability that the user will use the corresponding active element depends on a time elapsed since a previous action; wherein the instructions are configured to iteratively repeat a), b) and c); wherein the corresponding probabilities for each region decay over time to an unbiased probability whereby the tessellation of the image decays over time to an unbiased tessellation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface;
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlating one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; c) adjusting a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements; and
iteratively repeating a), b) and c)performing a tessellation of the image so that the image is divided into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element; wherein a size of each region depends on a corresponding probability that a user will use the corresponding active element within a given time frame, wherein the probability that the user will use the corresponding active element depends on a time elapsed since a previous action; wherein the corresponding probabilities for each region decay over time to an unbiased probability whereby the tessellation of the image decays over time to an unbiased tessellation. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
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63. A non-transitory computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlating one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; c) adjusting a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements; wherein the instructions are configured to iteratively repeat a), b) and c); wherein the instructions are further configured to perform a tessellation of the image so that the image is divided into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element; wherein a size of each region depends on a corresponding probability that a user will use the corresponding active element within a given time frame, wherein the probability that the user will use the corresponding active element depends on a time elapsed since a previous action; wherein the corresponding probabilities for each region decay over time to an unbiased probability whereby the tessellation of the image decays over time to an unbiased tessellation.
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