Intelligent adaptation of address books

• US 9,204,288 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brisebois, Arthur Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US14/036,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087275A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/415, 455/417, 455/466, 455/467, 455/566, 455/567, 455/432.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/20 Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/373 for modifying the size of the graphic pattern
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27467 Methods of retrieving data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Address books may be intelligently adapted. A sensor output is received indicating a measure of vibration of a mobile device. An address book associated with the mobile device is retrieved and condensed according to the measure of the vibration to generate address favorites. The address favorites are displayed on a display device of the mobile device, such that the vibration experienced by the mobile device determines which contacts in the address book are preferred.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating, by a sensor in a mobile device, an output in response to a vibrational input, the output indicating a measure of the vibrational input;

determining, by a processor in the mobile device, an operational state of the mobile device based on the measure of the vibrational input;

retrieving, by the processor, an address book having electronic database associations between different contact addresses to different operational states of the mobile device;

determining, by the processor, a contact address of the contact addresses in the address book that has an electronic database association with the operational state determined from the measure of the vibrational input; and

displaying the contact address on a display device of the mobile device;

wherein the vibrational input to the mobile device determines which contact in the address book is preferred.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the different contact addresses to different measures of the vibrational input.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

retrieving a position that is associated with the measure of the vibrational input; and

positioning the address at the position on the display device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the contact addresses in the address book according to working hours.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the contact addresses in the address book according to personal hours.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the contact addresses in the address book according to a state of mobility.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising categorizing one of the contact addresses as unavailable during the operational state.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising demoting the one of the contact addresses to a secondary screen of the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising ranking the contact addresses.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising positioning the contact address at a position on the display device within a thumb radius of a home button of the mobile device.

11. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a sensor output generated in response to a measure of a vibrational input to a mobile device;

retrieving an address book having electronic database associations between different contact addresses to different measures of the vibrational input to the mobile device;

generating address favorites from the address book having the electronic database associations that match the measure of the vibrational input to the mobile device; and

displaying the address favorites on a display device of the mobile device,

wherein the vibrational input to the mobile device determines which contacts in the address book are preferred.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise displaying the measure of the vibrational input on the display device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving a position that is associated with the measure of the vibrational input; and

positioning the address favorites at the position on the display device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise ranking the contacts in the address book.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a size associated with the measure of the vibrational input.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sizing the address favorites displayed on the display device of the mobile device to the size associated with the measure of the vibrational input.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving a thumb radius indicating a length of a thumb; and

positioning the address favorites at a position on the display device within the thumb radius of a home button.

18. A memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a sensor output generated in response to a measure of a vibrational input to a mobile device;

retrieving an address book having electronic database associations between different contact addresses to different measures of the vibrational input to the mobile device;

generating address favorites from the address book having the electronic database associations that match the measure of the vibrational input to the mobile device; and

displaying the address favorites on a display device of the mobile device,

wherein the vibrational input to the mobile device determines which contacts in the address book are preferred.

19. The memory of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise displaying the measure of the vibrational input on the display device.

20. The memory of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving a position having one of the electronic database associations with the measure of the vibrational input; and

positioning the address favorites at the position on the display device.