Screen icon manipulation by context and frequency of Use
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1. A method to manage device characteristics based on a detected user context comprising:
- sensing one or more inputs;
determining, by a processor, if the sensed one or more inputs correspond to a change in the detected user context, wherein the change in the user context is that a user has entered a store;
updating an interface based on the determining, wherein updating the interface is accomplished by providing an application that works only in the store and wherein the application allows navigation to find items within the store;
sorting and updating, based on a frequency of use of icons over a time period for each detected user context, the icons in the interface such that, for each detected user context, the user is presented with the icons most germane to that detected user context; and
removing the user context when the user leaves the store by removing or disabling the application that allows navigation to find items within the store.
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Abstract
Dynamic device management is provided based on a change in context. The management can be for one or more of icons, application, operating system(s), preferences, display characteristics, and the like. Detection and/or monitoring of one or more of presence information, environmental information, user information, recent activity information, inbound/outbound communication information, external stimuli information, geopositional information, temporal information, calendar information, user information, biometric information, and security information can be used as inputs to determining a change in this context.
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1. A method to manage device characteristics based on a detected user context comprising:
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sensing one or more inputs; determining, by a processor, if the sensed one or more inputs correspond to a change in the detected user context, wherein the change in the user context is that a user has entered a store; updating an interface based on the determining, wherein updating the interface is accomplished by providing an application that works only in the store and wherein the application allows navigation to find items within the store; sorting and updating, based on a frequency of use of icons over a time period for each detected user context, the icons in the interface such that, for each detected user context, the user is presented with the icons most germane to that detected user context; and removing the user context when the user leaves the store by removing or disabling the application that allows navigation to find items within the store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to manage device characteristics based on a detected user context comprising:
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a context detection module and processor that sense one or more inputs and determine if the sensed one or more inputs correspond to a change in the detected user context, wherein the change in the detected user context is that a user has entered a store; and a user interface module that updates an interface based on the determining operation, wherein updating the interface is accomplished by providing an application that works only in the store and wherein the application allows navigation to find items within the store, sorts and updates, based on a frequency of icons use over a time period for each detected user context, the icons in the interface such that, for each detected user context, the user is presented with the icons most germane to that detected user context, and removes the user context when the user leaves the store by removing or disabling the application that allows navigation to find items within the store. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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