Apparatus and method for dynamically configuring application component tiles

• US 9,276,886 B1
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Samaranayake, Chamal
• Primary Examiner(s): Bycer, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US14/274,627
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 715/752, 715/788, 715/810, 715/825, 715/835, 715/840, 715/846, 715/864, 715/866
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads

Abstract

A server with a tile construction module has instructions executed by a processor to collect communication threads associated with a user. Tiles representative of the communication threads are dynamically configured in accordance with specified policies to form a tile configuration. The tile configuration is supplied to the user.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

a tile construction module with instructions executed by a processor to;

collect communication threads associated with a user, wherein the communication threads form a social media application comprising conversation tiles and camera tiles that are automatically deleted after a specified viewing period unless a user overrides automatic deletion by applying a gesture to a text entry so that the text entry is preserved;

dynamically configure the conversation tiles and the camera tiles in accordance with specified policies to form a tile configuration, wherein the specified policies include a parameter to specify a distribution of conversation tiles and camera tiles in proportion to the respective number of conversation tiles and camera tiles associated with the user; and

supply the tile configuration to a mobile device associated with the user.

2. The server of claim 1 wherein the specified policies include a parameter to include an application setting tile.

3. The server of claim 1 wherein the specified policies include a parameter to include at least one application modality tile.

4. The server of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to coordinate manipulation of the tile configuration with an application controller on a client device.

5. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller monitors signals from a touch controller to coordinate invocation of application component tiles.

6. The server of claim 5 wherein the touch controller is responsive to haptic signals applied to a display.

7. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller monitors signals from a touch controller to coordinate reconfiguration of application component tiles.

8. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller processes tile commands.

9. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile configuration includes notification indicia.

10. The server of claim 1 wherein the conversation tiles are text threads.

11. The server of claim 1 wherein the camera tiles are photographs.

12. The server of claim 1 wherein the camera tiles are videos.

13. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile construction module processes tile commands.

14. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile construction module updates a tile configuration in response to a screen swipe.