System and method for utilizing idle mode on an electronic device

• US 20060168545A1
• Filed: 01/25/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tolonen, Ari, Niittynen, Anu
• Application Number:
  US11/042,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20060168545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/848
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

A system and method for providing a three-dimensional object on a display of an electronic device when the electronic device is in an idle mode. The three-dimensional object enables a user to both view and manipulate more material than would otherwise be available while the device is in an idle mode. The three-dimensional object can be customized by the user so that material of particular interest to the user appears when the device is in the idle mode.

Claims

1. A method of arranging a view on an electronic device, comprising:

presenting a three-dimensional object on a display of the electronic device while the electronic device is in an idle mode, the three-dimensional object including a view being viewable to a user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling the user to modify the shape of the three-dimensional object.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling the user to modify the view appearing on the three-dimensional object.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling the user to modify the size of the three-dimensional object.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing an indication on the display to the user of an event while the electronic device remains in idle mode.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein content related to the view is selected from the group consisting of text documents, clocks, calendars, spreadsheets, graphic images, video clips, animations, application-in-progress screens for firewall, anti-virus, anti-spy-ware and anti-spam applications, distributed computing project screens, electronic mailboxes, instant message-related screens, weather information, financial information, the user'"'"'s “

to do”

list, contact information, service advertisements, product advertisements, sponsor advertisements, user interface components, views and combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically altering the position of the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically modifying the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

9. A computer program product for arranging a view on an electronic device, comprising:

computer code for presenting a three-dimensional object on a display of the electronic device while the electronic device is in an idle mode, the three-dimensional object including a view being viewable to a user.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for enabling the user to modify the shape of the three-dimensional object.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for enabling the user to modify the view appearing on the three-dimensional object.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for enabling the user to modify the size of the three-dimensional object.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for providing an indication on the display to the user of an event while the electronic device remains in idle mode.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein content related to the view is selected from the group consisting of text documents, clocks, calendars, spreadsheets, graphic images, video clips, animations, application-in-progress screens for firewall, anti-virus, anti-spy-ware and anti-spam applications, distributed computing project screens, electronic mailboxes, instant message-related screens, weather information, financial information, the user'"'"'s “

to do”

list, contact information, service advertisements, product advertisements, sponsor advertisements user interface components, views and combinations thereof.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for automatically altering the position of the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising computer code for automatically modifying the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

a display for exhibiting information;

a processor for processing information to be exhibited by the display; and

a memory unit for storing information to be processed by the processor,

wherein the memory unit includes a computer program product for arranging a view on the display, comprising;

computer code for presenting a three-dimensional object on the display while the electronic device is in an idle mode, the three-dimensional object including the view being viewable to a user.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for enabling the user to modify the shape of the three-dimensional object.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for enabling the user to modify the view appearing on the three-dimensional object.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for enabling the user to modify the size of the three-dimensional object.

21. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein content related to the view is selected from the group consisting of text documents, clocks, calendars, spreadsheets, graphic images, video clips, animations, application-in-progress screens for firewall, anti-virus, anti-spy-ware and anti-spam applications, distributed computing project screens, electronic mailboxes, instant message-related screens, weather information, financial information, the user'"'"'s “

to do”

list, contact information, service advertisements, product advertisements, sponsor advertisements, user interface components, views and combinations thereof.

22. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for automatically altering the position of the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

23. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for automatically modifying the three-dimensional object in response to an activity.

24. A user interface for a device for providing information to a user, comprising:

a display for providing information to a user,

wherein the display is adapted for presenting a three-dimensional object on the display while the device is in an idle mode, the three-dimensional object including a view being viewable to the user