Mobile operating system

• US 10,324,583 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2014
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hongming Jiang
• Original Assignee: Hongming Jiang
• Inventors: Jiang, Hongming
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Hien L
• Application Number:
  US14/901,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,817 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile operating system, includes a “Smart Dynamic Icon”, a “Quick Voice Assistant”, a “Quick Slide Assistant”, “Smart Gesture”, a “Full Screen Application Interface”, a “Global Application Icons Interface”, “Quick Shut Down” and an “Important Contacts Application”. If an application is in an update status, the “Smart Dynamic Icon” automatically display this application'"'"'s icon on a home screen. The “Quick Voice Assistant” directly starts an application with the voice, don'"'"'t need access to the network. The “Quick Slide Assistant” directly start an application, by sliding a specific slide path on the home screen. The “Smart Gesture” directly starts an application, according to a user gesture. In addition, when an user takes a mobile phone from a pocket, with “Smart Gesture” the system automatically wakes-up, or the system automatically wakes-up and automatically slides unlock at the same time.

Claims

1. A mobile operating system comprises an Application Management Unit, a Device Movement Detection Unit, a Device Environment Detection Unit, a Device Power Supply Detection Unit, a User Use Mode Analyzing Unit, a Graphical User Interface, a Quick Voice Assistant, and a Quick Slide Assistant in which;

the system detects an application of a different status, if the application status fits the system and user setting, an application icon is automatically displayed on a home screen;

if the application status does not fit the system and user setting, the application icon is automatically removed from the home screen;

the system detects device movement of a variable value in the three-dimensional space through sensors in the device;

the system detects a device environment variable value through sensors in the device;

the system detects a device power supply status through a circuit in the device;

then the system calculates a device use situation of the user, based on combining the device movement variable value, the device environment variable value, and the device power supply status, wherein

the system executes setting operations if the calculated device use situation of the user fits the system and the user setting; and

wherein the setting operations comprise automatic wake-up, auto unlock, auto sleep, shutdown, power on, a direct opening system and user setting applications, closing current running applications, and automatic displaying category application icons on the home screen;

the system provides an input for a the voice of a user, to speak a name of an application through a microphone in the device;

the system compares the spoken name with an Application Name Voice Library, which includes all user installed application name voices;

then the system directly opens the corresponding application which matches with the user voice;

the system detects the slide path of one or more fingers of the user on a touchscreen, the system directly opens the system and user setting, and the unique application corresponds to the slide path.

2. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the system further comprises Smart Dynamic Icon, the function of the Smart Dynamic icon is achieved through

the Application Management Unit, wherein the Application Management Unit comprises an Application Status Detection Unit, an Application Icon Management Unit, an Application Opening Unit, and an Application Install and Delete Unit;

in which

the Application Management Unit detects all application statuses through the Application Status Detection Unit, the detected application status is in an Update Status or a Non-Update Status condition;

when the Application Status Detection Unit detects the application status it is in the Update Status condition, and the Application Icon Management Unit auto displays this application icon on the home screen;

the Application Icon Management Unit manages all application icons, manages whether the application icons are displayed or not displayed, on which desktop they are displayed, the display position on the desktop, the display size, the display time, the display form, and the display sound;

when the user touches this application icon, the Application Opening Unit opens and runs this application;

when the Application Status Detection Unit detects the application on the home screen, the status is in the Non-Update Status condition, and the Application Icon Management Unit automatically removes that application icon from the home screen;

when the user slides left or slides right from the Update Status application icon, ignores the update status, or touches the home button to ignore the update status, the Application Icon Management Unit removes the application icon from the home screen;

when the user slides downwards or slide upwards from the Updated Status application icon, the updated content is directly read;

or when the Application Status Detection Unit detects the application, the status is in Update Status condition, and the update content is automatically displayed on the home screen;

the update content automatically disappears after a setting time;

or disappears after the user touches and reads it;

or disappears when sliding left or sliding right from the update content; and

wherein

each user individually customizes the system for each application;

if the application icon is automatically displayed on the home screen, when this application status is in the Update Status condition;

if the application icon is always displayed on the home screen;

if the application icon is automatically displayed on the home screen, for the different update content types, for the different updated content source, and for different update content objects of the Update Status condition.

3. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the Quick Slide Assistant

comprises a User Touch Path Identification Unit, and a User Touch Path Mode Library;

in which

the User Touch Path Identification Unit detects and identifies the user touch path and slide path on the touchscreen through a touch sensor;

the User Touch Path Mode Library comprises a series of specific touch and slide path modes;

the User Touch Path Mode Library comprises a single finger or multi-finger touches or double touches;

single finger or multi-finger slide straight line, arc line, broken line, circle, triangle, rectangle, symbol;

the symbol comprising letter symbols, character symbols, number symbols, mathematical symbols;

when the User Touch Path Identification Unit detects and identifies a user touch and slide path on the touchscreen, compares this touch and slide path with the User Touch Path Mode Library, then directly opens this touch and slide path corresponding application through the Application Opening Unit;

wherein

the same slide path passes different display content on the screen corresponds to opening different applications;

wherein

the same slide path having a starting point on a different application icon, corresponds to opening different applications; and

wherein

the same slide path using a different number of fingers, or placing the fingers together or apart corresponds to opening different applications.

4. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the Quick Voice Assistant comprises

a Voice Input Unit, an Application Name Voice Library, a Voice Compare Unit, and a Voice Text Conversion Unit;

in which

the Voice Input Unit provides for inputting a voice through a microphone, recording the user'"'"'s spoken voice of an application name, and using the Voice Compare Unit to compare this recording voice with the Application Name Voice Library, then directly opening the application that its name voice compared result conforms to the user spoken voice;

for the Application Name Voice Library, each time a user installs a new application, this application name'"'"'s voice is downloaded from a server;

or all user installed application name voices are downloaded from a server at one time;

for the Application Name Voice Library, when a user uninstalls an application, the system deletes this application name voice from the Application Name Voice Library;

or

the application name voice library, through Voice Text Conversion Unit, converts all user installed application name texts to voices; and

wherein

user long presses at a blank area on the home screen, and the system starts the Quick Voice Assistant.

5. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a Smart Gesture;

and wherein

the Smart Gesture comprises the Device Movement Detection Unit, the Device Environment Detection Unit, the Device Power Supply Detection Unit, and the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit;

in which

the Device Movement Detection Unit detects the device'"'"'s movement variable value in the three-dimensional space, the movement variable value comprising displacement, angular velocity, speed, acceleration, rotation vector, height, and slope angle;

the Device Environment Detection Unit detects the device'"'"'s surrounding environment variable value, the environment variable value comprising light, temperature, humidity, sound, geography location, gravity, local time, heart rate, sweat, blood pressure, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, electromyography, brain waves, and face recognition;

the Device Power Supply Detection Unit detects the device'"'"'s power supply status, the device'"'"'s power supply status comprising adapter power supply, internal battery power supply, external battery power supply, battery charging, shutdown, power on, hibernation, sleep, stand by, wake up, supply voltage, and supply current;

User Use Mode comprises the modes of;

a hand held device portrait direction, a hand held device landscape direction, a device placed horizontally on an object, a device in a vertical position (raising), a device placed in a pocket or hag;

the User Use Mode comprises these five modes and switches between these five modes;

the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit calculates three variable values;

the device movement variable value in the three-dimensional space, the device surrounding environment variable value, and the device power supply status, and then analyzes the user use mode to determine the user use mode or any switching between the five modes; and

the system calculates the User Use Mode through the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit, then the system executes an operation corresponding to the calculated User Use Mode, the system and the user set up each User Use Mode corresponding operation.

6. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein if the system detects a device height variable value with a changing value of zero, a tri-axial angle variable value with a changing value of zero, and a power supply status that is ‘

sleep’

or ‘

shutdown’

, then the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit analyzes that the User Use Mode of the device is a ‘

device placed horizontally on an object’

; and

if the system detects a device height variable value with a changing value that is less than a set value, a tri-axial angle variable value with a changing value that is greater than zero and less than a set value, a device surrounding light variable value that is less than a set value, and a power supply status that is ‘

sleep’

or ‘

shutdown’

, then the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit analyzes that the User Use Mode is a ‘

device placed in a pocket or bag’

; and

if the system detects that the angle between the device screen and the horizontal plane, is between two set values;

that the angle between device portrait direction (length direction) and the horizontal plane is greater than a set value, and that the power supply status is in the ‘

unlock’

status, then the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit analyzes that the User Use Mode is a ‘

device in hand held portrait direction’

; and

if the system detects that the angle between the device screen and the horizontal plane is between two set values, that the angle between the device landscape direction (width direction) and the horizontal plane is greater than a set value, and that the power supply status is in a ‘

unlock’

status, then the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit analyzes that the User Use Mode is a ‘

device in hand held landscape direction’

; and

if the system detects that the angle between the device screen and the horizontal plane is greater than a set value, and that the power supply status is in the ‘

unlock’

status, then the User Use Mode Analyzing Unit analyzes that the User Use Mode is a ‘

device in a vertical (holding) position’

; and

if the system detects a device height variable value with a changing value that is greater than a set value and at the same time, the device surrounding light variable value is changing to ‘

brightening’

, and the changing value is greater than a set value, the system will automatically wake-up, or the system will automatically wake-up together with an automatic unlock slide at the same time; and

if the system detects a device height variable value with a changing value that is greater than a set value and at the same time, the device surrounding light variable value is changing to ‘

darkening’

, and the changing value is greater than a set value, the system will automatically sleep; and

if the system detects a device height variable value with a changing value that is greater than a set value and at the same time, the angle between device screen and the horizontal plane is greater than a set value, the system will automatically open a camera application; and

if the system detects a User Use Mode from the ‘

device in hand held portrait direction’

or the ‘

device in hand held landscape direction’

, to the ‘

device placed horizontally on an object’

, the system will automatic sleep; and

if the system detects a User Use Mode from the ‘

device placed horizontally on an object’

to the ‘

device in hand held portrait direction’

or the ‘

device in hand held landscape direction’

, the system will automatically wake-up, or the system will automatically wake-up together with an automatic unlock slide at the same time; and

if the system detects a User Use Mode from the ‘

device in hand held portrait direction’

to the ‘

device in hand held landscape direction’

, the system automatically opens a video application, or displays all installed video class application icons on the home screen.

7. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein when the User Use Mode is a ‘

device placed horizontally on an object’

, and the system detects the device is shaking left and right, or forward and backward;

the system will automatically wake-up; and

when the User Use Mode is a ‘

device in hand held portrait direction’

, and the system detects the device is shaking left and right, or up and down, or forward and backward, the system will directly open a corresponding instant messaging (IM) application which is setup by the system and user; and

the system opens different applications according to different movement amplitudes, different movement speeds, different movement strengths, and different number of times of movement; and

for the same gesture, the system opens different applications according to different local times, and different locations; and

at night, after a set time, and overturning the phone and screen downward, the system automatically shut downs;

in the morning, after a set time, and overturning phone and screen upward, the system automatically turns power on;

between two set times, overturning the phone and screen downwards, is a mute function or closing application function; and

when on the home screen and the system detects headphones inserted into the headphone jack, the system automatically opens a music application or displays music class application icons on the home screen.

8. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the Graphical User Interface comprises a Home Screen, a Global Application Icons Interface, a Full Screen Application Interface, a File Browser Interface, and a Multi-Task Interface;

in which

the Home Screen comprises three sections;

a status bar on the top of the home screen, a dock bar at the bottom of the home screen, a desktop in the middle of the home screen, the desktop has a real-time information display area; and

wherein

the user touches with two fingers or multiple fingers on the real-time information area to open a ‘

clock’

application; and

the user touches with one finger or long presses the instruction icons on the status bar, to directly setup these instruction features; and

the user touches the status bar with multiple fingers to open the ‘

settings’

application;

a communication signal indication icon on the status bar has different colors and different flashing to illustrate the strength of the communication signal;

a green or blue display illustrates that the signal is strong, a yellow or yellow flashing display illustrates that the signal is ordinary, a red or red flashing display illustrates that the signal is weak;

the Full Screen Application Interface owns all the display area of the entire screen, there is no fixed status bar on the top of screen;

the Global Application Icons Interface comprises three sections;

a search bar on the top of the screen, an application icons display area in the middle of screen, a dock bar at the bottom of screen;

there is a trash basket icon on the dock bar;

the application icons display area shows all application icons except the applications on the dock bar;

the Global Application Icons Interface automatically adjusts the display size of the application icons according to the quantity of user installed applications;

the Global Application Icons Interface arranges application icons according to user use frequency, or arranges application icons according to user open time, or arranges application icons by application type;

the Global Application Icons Interface displays different application icons in different sizes according to user use frequency, user open time, and application type;

for the Global Application Icons Interface, a one finger double touches zooms in and zooms out the display icon;

separating or moving together two fingers zooms in and zooms out the display icon;

in the Global Application Icons Interface, when dragging an application icon to the trash basket icon, the system uninstalls this application, and long pressing the trash basket icon is choosing to recover and re-install the deleted applications;

in the Global Application Icons Interface, if an application does not open over a set time, the system auto-reminds the user whether or not to delete this application;

the File Browser Interface comprises a menu bar on the top of screen, and a file display area below the menu bar;

the menu bar arranges files according to file name, file size, file type, and file date;

wherein

on the file display area, the user touches to open a file, slides left or right to delete a file, and long presses to rename a file name;

the Multi-Task Interface comprises a menu bar on the top of the screen, and a running applications display area below the menu bar;

running applications display area shows running application cards;

the menu bar comprises a CPU item, a Memory item and a Battery item; and

wherein

on any interface, the use of three or more fingers to touch or double touch opens the Multi-Task Interface;

or

on any interface, the use of three or more fingers together to slide on the screen to open the Multi-Task Interface.

9. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a direct complete close application function:

wherein

in an interface of an application, using one or more fingers, sliding from down to up from the bottom of the screen, or sliding from up to down from the top of the screen, directly and completely closes this application;

or

in an interface of an application, sliding to open the system menu bar, there is a virtual close button on the menu bar, touching the virtual close button directly and completely closes this application;

or

in an interface of an application, long pressing the home button directly and completely closes this application;

or

in an interface or an application, clicks the power button directly and completely closes this application;

or

in an interface of an application, when the system detects the device is rotating the screen down, and the angle between the screen and horizontal plane is less than a set number, the system directly and completely closes this application; and

in an interface of an application, double touching the home button directly opens the application that was running before, thereby fast switching between applications; and

wherein

pressing the home button and volume button at the same time adjusts screen brightness.

10. The mobile operating system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises an important contacts application integrating all the information of important contacts of a user in one place;

wherein

a head portrait of the important contacts of the user is the icon of the important contacts application; and

touching the icon of the important contacts application, displays all sub-options related to the important contacts;

or

the important contacts application combines with the background photo of desktop, after the user sets an important contacts photo as a background photo of the desktop, the user click on the background photo with one or more fingers, to directly open sub-options;

or

the user slides along a specific path on the background photo to directly open specific features related to the important contacts in the background photo;

the specific features comprises making a phone call, sending a message, leaving a voice message, video calling; and

wherein

the user subscription of important contacts in social networking provides for important contacts social network personal update status to automatically display on the background photo.