Re-configuring the standby screen of an electronic device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
a user input touch screen;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing computer program instructions that are configured, working with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to;
access at least one standby screen layout file which defines a plurality of elements, each element relating to an individually movable graphical item displayed in a standby screen of the display, the standby screen being present in a standby state defining a root of a hierarchical menu system of the apparatus, wherein each element has a plurality of attributes relating to at least the location and size at which a related graphical item is displayed in the standby screen which is shown when a used application exits until another application or the same application is started;
cause display of the standby screen, which comprises the plurality of related graphical items having the sizes and locations defined by their related elements in the at least one standby screen layout file;
respond to at least a first user input by causing the apparatus to enter a standby screen customization mode in which a plurality of zones representing said graphical items are displayed in a representation of said standby screen, wherein each graphical item of the standby screen sits in a zone displayed in said representation of the standby screen, wherein the standby screen customization mode enables a user input through the user input touch screen to select and drag each graphical item and associated text of each zone by a user one zone at a time in said representation of the standby screen, and moving a zone in said representation of said standby screen changes at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in the at least one standby screen layout file;
respond to at least a second user input, provided subsequent to the at least a first user input and provided while the apparatus is in the standby screen customization mode, in which a user selects and drags each graphical item and associated text of an individual zone in order to modify the location of an individual zone in said representation of said standby screen by amending and updating the at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in said at least one standby screen layout file;
cause display, in response to modifying the location of a said zone, of a representation of said standby screen including the zone with said modified location when said apparatus remains in said standby screen customization mode;
cause the at least one standby screen layout file having the amended and updated at least one location attribute to be saved; and
cause display of the graphical item related to the element represented by said zone with the modified location when said apparatus exits said standby screen customization mode and returns to displaying the standby screen.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electronic device including a user interface having a display for displaying a standby screen when the device is in an idle state and a user input device, wherein the user interface provides a menu system, for re-configuring the standby screen, that is navigated using the user input device.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. An apparatus, comprising:
-
a user interface comprising a display; a user input touch screen; at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer program instructions that are configured, working with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to; access at least one standby screen layout file which defines a plurality of elements, each element relating to an individually movable graphical item displayed in a standby screen of the display, the standby screen being present in a standby state defining a root of a hierarchical menu system of the apparatus, wherein each element has a plurality of attributes relating to at least the location and size at which a related graphical item is displayed in the standby screen which is shown when a used application exits until another application or the same application is started; cause display of the standby screen, which comprises the plurality of related graphical items having the sizes and locations defined by their related elements in the at least one standby screen layout file; respond to at least a first user input by causing the apparatus to enter a standby screen customization mode in which a plurality of zones representing said graphical items are displayed in a representation of said standby screen, wherein each graphical item of the standby screen sits in a zone displayed in said representation of the standby screen, wherein the standby screen customization mode enables a user input through the user input touch screen to select and drag each graphical item and associated text of each zone by a user one zone at a time in said representation of the standby screen, and moving a zone in said representation of said standby screen changes at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in the at least one standby screen layout file; respond to at least a second user input, provided subsequent to the at least a first user input and provided while the apparatus is in the standby screen customization mode, in which a user selects and drags each graphical item and associated text of an individual zone in order to modify the location of an individual zone in said representation of said standby screen by amending and updating the at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in said at least one standby screen layout file; cause display, in response to modifying the location of a said zone, of a representation of said standby screen including the zone with said modified location when said apparatus remains in said standby screen customization mode; cause the at least one standby screen layout file having the amended and updated at least one location attribute to be saved; and cause display of the graphical item related to the element represented by said zone with the modified location when said apparatus exits said standby screen customization mode and returns to displaying the standby screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method, comprising:
-
accessing at least one standby screen layout file which defines a plurality of elements, each element relating to an individually movable graphical item displayed in a standby screen of an apparatus, the standby screen being present in a standby state defining a root of a hierarchical menu system of the apparatus, wherein each element has a plurality of attributes relating to at least the location and size at which a related graphical item is displayed in the standby screen which is shown when a used application exits until another application or the same application is started; causing display of the standby screen, which comprises the plurality of related graphical items having the sizes and locations defined by their related elements in the at least one standby screen layout file; responding to at least a first user input by causing the apparatus to enter a standby screen customization mode in which a plurality of zones representing said graphical items are displayed in a representation of said standby screen, wherein each graphical item of the standby screen sits in a zone displayed in said representation of the standby screen, wherein the standby screen customization mode enables a user input through a user input touch screen to select and drag each graphical item and associated text of each zone by a user one zone at a time in said representation of the standby screen, and moving a zone in said representation of said standby screen changes at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in the at least one standby screen layout file; responding to at least a second user input, provided subsequent to the at least a first user input and provided while the apparatus is in the standby screen customization mode, in which a user selects and drags each graphical item and associated text of an individual zone in order to modify the location of an individual zone in said representation of said standby screen by amending and updating the at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in said at least one standby screen layout file; causing display, in response to modifying the location of a said zone, of a representation of said standby screen including the zone with said modified location when said apparatus remains in said standby screen customization mode; causing the at least one standby screen layout file having the amended and updated at least one location attribute to be saved; and causing display of the graphical item related to the element represented by said zone with the modified location when said apparatus exits said standby screen customization mode and returns to displaying the standby screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
-
-
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions that are configured, working with at least one processor, to cause at least the following to be performed:
-
accessing at least one standby screen layout file which defines a plurality of elements, each element relating to an individually movable graphical item displayed in a standby screen of an apparatus, the standby screen being present in a standby state defining a root of a hierarchical menu system of the apparatus, wherein each element has a plurality of attributes relating to at least the location and size at which a related graphical item is displayed in the standby screen which is shown when a used application exits until another application or the same application is started; causing display of the standby screen, which comprises the plurality of related graphical items having the sizes and locations defined by their related elements in the at least one standby screen layout file; responding to at least a first user input by causing the apparatus to enter a standby screen customization mode in which a plurality of zones representing said graphical items are displayed in a representation of said standby screen, wherein each graphical item of the standby screen sits in a zone displayed in said representation of the standby screen, wherein the standby screen customization mode enables a user input through a user input touch screen to select and drag each graphical item and associated text of each zone by a user one zone at a time in said representation of the standby screen, and moving a zone in said representation of said standby screen changes at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in the at least one standby screen layout file; responding to at least a second user input, provided subsequent to the at least a first user input and provided while the apparatus is in the standby screen customization mode, in which a user selects and drags each graphical item and associated text of an individual zone in order to modify the location of an individual zone in said representation of said standby screen by amending and updating the at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in said at least one standby screen layout file; causing display, in response to modifying the location of a said zone, of a representation of said standby screen including the zone with said modified location when said apparatus remains in said standby screen customization mode; causing the at least one standby screen layout file having the amended and updated at least one location attribute to be saved; and causing display of the graphical item related to the element represented by said zone with the modified location when said apparatus exits said standby screen customization mode and returns to displaying the standby screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
-
-
14. An apparatus, comprising:
-
means for accessing at least one standby screen layout file which defines a plurality of elements, each element relating to an individually movable graphical item displayed in a standby screen of a display of the apparatus, the standby screen being present in a standby state defining a root of a hierarchical menu system of the apparatus, wherein each element has a plurality of attributes relating to at least the location and size at which a related graphical item is displayed in the standby screen which is shown when a used application exits until another application or the same application is started; means for causing display of the standby screen, which comprises the plurality of related graphical items having the sizes and locations defined by their related elements in the at least one standby screen layout file; means for responding to at least a first user input by causing the apparatus to enter a standby screen customization mode in which a plurality of zones representing said graphical items are displayed in a representation of said standby screen, wherein each graphical item of the standby screen sits in a zone displayed in said representation of the standby screen, wherein the standby screen customization mode enables a user input through a user input touch screen to select and drag each graphical item and associated text of each zone by a user one zone at a time in said representation of the standby screen, and moving a zone in said representation of said standby screen changes at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in the at least one standby screen layout file; means for responding to at least a second user input, provided subsequent to the at least a first user input and provided while the apparatus is in the standby screen customization mode, in which a user selects and drags each graphical item and associated text of an individual zone in order to modify the location of an individual zone in said representation of said standby screen by amending and updating the at least one location attribute of the element related to the graphical item represented by said zone in said at least one standby screen layout file; means for causing display, in response to modifying the location of a said zone, of a representation of said standby screen including the zone with said modified location when said apparatus remains in said standby screen customization mode; means for causing the at least one standby screen layout file having the amended and updated at least one location attribute to be saved; and means for causing display of the graphical item related to the element represented by said zone with the modified location when said apparatus exits said standby screen customization mode and returns to displaying the standby screen. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
Specification