Device experience adaptation based on schedules and events

• US 8,533,605 B1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• 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: Cha, Tae-Woo, Landers, R. Brian, McMullen, Michael P., Ochenas, Jonathan C., Simeroth, Kristin L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Roswell, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/537,563
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/456.3, 715/744, 715/745, 715/747, 715/811
• US Class Current: 715/744
• 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 that is one of a mobile phone, a media player, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), where a portion of the interface of the portable electronic device is provided by an ID, where IDs comprise an auto-installation routine or auto-installation application and comprise a unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

a loading application that leverages contextual information to enhance a user experience of the portable electronic device, stored in the memory, that, when executed on the portable electronic device,

accesses loading criteria for a professional ID, a sports ID, and a cultural ID, wherein the loading criteria comprise measures of relative importance applied to variables associated with each of the IDs, and wherein the IDs comprise a unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget along with an auto-installation routine or auto-installation application,

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 portable electronic device and additionally comprise a first event status associated with the professional ID, a second event status associated with the sports ID, and a third event status associated with the cultural ID,

applies the loading criteria to the current values of the variables to determine a composite loading factor for each of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID, and

loads one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID based on the composite loading factor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural 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 the sports 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, a network service, 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 based on detection of an occurrence of a second event associated with the sports ID and based on a determination of an event status of the second event, the loading application unloads the professional ID and loads the sports ID.

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

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget are at least one of accessed from a local cache in the portable electronic device and accessed from a remote software distribution site.

10. A processor-implemented method for executing on a portable electronic device that is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a media player and that leverages contextual information to enhance a user experience of the portable electronic device, comprising:

the portable electronic device loading one of a professional ID, a sports ID, and a cultural ID based on applying predetermined loading criteria to current values of variables, wherein each variable is associated with one of day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the portable electronic device, and wherein the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID comprises an auto-installation routine or an auto-installation application and comprises a unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget;

the portable electronic device determining a first event to describe in the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID, wherein the first event is based on a topic associated with the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID;

the portable electronic device presenting within a window associated with the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID a first item of content based on a first geographic location of the portable electronic device and based on a first phase of the first 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; and

the portable electronic device presenting within a window associated with the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID a second item of content based on a second geographic location of the device and based on the second phase of the first event.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first 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.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID monitors the first event for unscheduled changes in phases of the first event.

13. The method of claim 10, 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 one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID a third item of content based on analysis of the motion cues.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the first phase comprises a first period of time prior to the commencement of the first event and the second phase comprises a second period of time after the commencement of the first event.

15. A processor-implemented method for executing on a portable electronic device that is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a media player and that leverages contextual information to enhance a user experience of the portable electronic device, comprising:

a portable electronic device loading one of a professional ID, a sports ID, and a cultural ID based on applying predetermined loading criteria to current values of variables, wherein each variable is associated with one of day of the week, time of day, and geographic location of the portable electronic device, and wherein the one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID comprises an auto-installation routine or an auto-installation application and comprises a unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget;

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

the portable electronic device determining that the second context has changed from a third state to a fourth state; and

the portable electronic device loading a different one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID based on the change of the second context from the third state to the fourth state, wherein the different one of the professional ID, the sports ID, and the cultural ID comprises an auto-installation routine or an auto-installation application and comprises a unified plurality of at least three of an application, a media file, a network service, or a widget.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein contexts comprise 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.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein ambient conditions comprise at least lighting and background noise proximate to the portable electronic device.

18. The method of claim 15, 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.

19. The method of claim 18, 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.

20. The method of claim 15, 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.