Application access to cellular telephone settings

• US 20070155426A1
• Filed: 12/31/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Balakrishnan, Govind, Thilgen, Chris, Davis, Angus
• Application Number:
  US11/323,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20070155426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• 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

In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes presenting a user interface to a user on a cellular telephone by operating a media player with a content file. The method also includes receiving user commands. The method further includes translating the user commands to device specific commands in the media player responsive to the content file.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting a user interface to a user on a cellular telephone by operating a media player with a content file;

receiving user commands;

and

translating the user commands to device specific commands in the media player responsive to the content file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a function of the cellular telephone responsive to a user command.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

accessing local information of the cellular telephone responsive to a user command.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

operating the cellular telephone in conjunction with presenting the user interface.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

operating the cellular telephone includes initiating communication.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein:

operating the cellular telephone includes receiving communication.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein:

accessing local information includes accessing a local phone book of the cellular telephone.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein:

accessing local information includes accessing local settings of the cellular telephone.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

accessing local settings further includes changing a ring tone of the cellular telephone.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein:

accessing local settings further includes changing a backlight time of the cellular telephone.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein:

accessing local settings further includes changing a volume setting of the cellular telephone.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

accessing local settings further includes changing a background of the cellular telephone.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein:

accessing local information includes storing local information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

storing local information includes one or more of the group consisting of;

storing phone numbers,

storing names,

and

storing calendar data.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the method is executed by a processor responsive to instructions embodied in a machine-readable medium.

16. A system, comprising:

a cellular telephone including;

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor;

a network interface coupled to the processor;

a local storage medium coupled to the processor;

a media player embodied in the local storage medium;

an operating system embodied in the local storage medium;

and

a user interface embodied as a content file for the media player in the local storage medium, the user interface to receive commands from a user, the media player to translate the commands from the user into commands to the cellular telephone.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the user interface is to access settings of the cellular telephone and update settings of the cellular telephone responsive to user commands.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the user interface is to access local information of the cellular telephone responsive to user commands.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the user interface is to update local information of the cellular telephone responsive to user commands.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a user input module coupled to the processor.

21. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

means for providing user input to the user interface.

22. A method, comprising:

presenting a user interface to a user on a cellular telephone by operating a media player with a content file;

receiving user commands;

and

translating the user commands to device specific commands in the media player responsive to the content file;

accessing a function of the cellular telephone responsive to a user command;

accessing local information of the cellular telephone responsive to a user command.

and

storing local information.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

initiating communication.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising

receiving communication.