Downloading an application to an apparatus

• US 9,883,007 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2015
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Tuli, Apaar
• Primary Examiner(s): APONTE, FRANCISCO JAVIER
• Application Number:
  US14/600,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,106 Days
• Field of Search: 717168-178, 715210, 715700-978
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading

Abstract

An apparatus for downloading an application from an application store comprises at least one processor and at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive user input on a touch sensitive graphical user interface providing a view of applications stored on an apparatus, the user input initiating downloading of an application to the apparatus, recognize at least one application in an application store corresponding to the received user input, and download an application of the at least one application from the application store to a memory of the apparatus.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, outside a context of an application store, user input on a touch sensitive graphical user interface providing a view of applications stored on an apparatus, the user input comprising a user writing a name of a first application written within a predefined shape on the touch sensitive graphical user interface;

in response to the user writing the name of the first application within the predefined shape;

identifying a second application in the application store corresponding to the first application; and

downloading the second application from the application store to a memory of the apparatus.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a location indication for a shortcut icon on the graphical user interface.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the predefined shape is a polygon.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the user input further includes the predefined shape created by the user on the graphical user interface.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

providing an indication on the graphical user interface about additional applications after recognizing the second application.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the downloading comprises downloading the second application from the application store without further user input.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

requesting approval from the user before downloading the second application; and

downloading the second application after receiving the approval from the user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving user input on the graphical interface comprises receiving voice command user input identifying the name of an application to be downloaded.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the user input further comprises one of the following:

a location indication for a shortcut icon on the graphical user interface; and

a graphical icon identifying an application to be downloaded.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

providing an application management mode selector on the graphical user interface; and

entering the application management mode after receiving user selection of the application management mode selector.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor, and

at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive, outside a context of an application store, user input on a touch sensitive graphical user interface providing a view of applications stored on an apparatus, the user input comprising a user writing a name of a first application written within a predefined shape on the touch sensitive graphical user interface;

in response to the user writing the name of the first application within the predefined shape;

identify a second application in the application store corresponding to the first application; and

download the second application from the application store to a memory of the apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the user input comprises a location indication for a shortcut icon on the graphical user interface.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the predefined shape is a polygon.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the user input further includes the predefined shape created by the user on the graphical user interface.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11, the at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide an indication on the graphical user interface about additional applications corresponding to the received user input.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the downloading comprises downloading the second application from the application store without further user input.

17. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein receiving user input on the graphical interface comprises receiving voice command user input identifying the name of an application to be downloaded.

18. The apparatus according to claim 11, the at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

request approval from the user before downloading the second application; and

download the second application after receiving the approval from the user.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the user input comprises one of the following:

a location indication for a shortcut icon on the graphical user interface; and

a graphical icon identifying an application to be downloaded.

20. A computer readable memory having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, outside a context of an application store, user input on a touch sensitive graphical user interface providing a view of applications stored on an apparatus, the user input comprising a name of a first application written within a predefined shape on the touch sensitive graphical user interface;

in response to the user writing the name of the first application within the predefined shape

identifying a second application in the application store corresponding to the first application; and

downloading the second application from the application store to a memory of the apparatus.