Dashboards, Widgets and Devices

• US 20080168382A1
• Filed: 01/07/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Computer Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Christie, Gregory N., Forstall, Scott, Chaudhri, Imran A., Louch, John O., Borchers, Robert E.
• Application Number:
  US11/620,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20080168382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Dashboards and widgets are tailored for use with a variety of devices having different capabilities. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and a processor operatively coupled to the display. The processor is operable for generating a dashboard environment including at least one widget, and for presenting the widget on the display in response to touch input, wherein the widget presents information derived from a geographic location of the device.

Claims

1. A location-aware device, comprising:

a display; and

a processor operatively coupled to the display, the processor operable for presenting a dashboard or widget on the display.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the dashboard or widget are configurable to generate or present information based on a geographic location of the device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device uses positioning technology to determine the geographic location.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein a widget is presented on the display and the widget is configured to display a map.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the map includes one or more tags for geocoding.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the widget is from a group of widgets consisting of a stocks widget, a yellow pages widget, a weather widget, a music widget, a travel guide widget and a maps widget.

7. A method, comprising:

configuring a dashboard or one or more widgets to operate on a location-aware device; and

presenting the dashboard or one or more widgets on the device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

generating or presenting information using one or more of the widgets based on a geographic location of the device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving position information indicating a geographic location of the device, and presenting information derived from the geographic location on a flip side of the widget.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

establishing a communication link with a network device; and

transmitting the geographic location to the network device.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

presenting a map on the device, wherein the map includes one or more tags for geocoding.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the widget is from a group of widgets consisting of a stocks widget, a yellow pages widget, a weather widget, a music widget, a travel guide widget and a maps widget.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the widget presents default information associated with a current geographic location of the location-aware device.

14. A device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display; and

a processor operatively coupled to the display, the processor operable for generating a dashboard environment including at least one widget, and for presenting the widget on the display in response to touch input, wherein the widget presents information derived from a geographic location of the device.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the widget is from a group of widgets consisting of a stocks widget, a yellow pages widget, a weather widget, a music widget, a travel guide widget and a maps widget.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the device includes a global positioning system (GPS) to determine the geographic location.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the widget presents a map on the display and the map includes a tag for geocoding.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the widget presents information derived from a current geographic location as a default.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the display is a multi-touch-sensitive display.

20. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations, comprising:

configuring a dashboard or one or more widgets to operate on a location-aware device; and

presenting the dashboard or one or more widgets on the device.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, further comprising:

generating or presenting information using one or more of the widgets based on a geographic location of the device.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving position information indicating a geographic location of the device, and presenting information derived from the geographic location on a flip side of the widget.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising:

establishing a communication link with a network device; and

transmitting the geographic location to the network device.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, further comprising:

presenting a map on the display, wherein the map includes one or more tags for geocoding.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the widget is from a group of widgets consisting of a stocks widget, a yellow pages widget, a weather widget, a music widget, a travel guide widget and a maps widget.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the widget displays default information associated with a current geographic location of the device.

27. A system, comprising:

means for configuring a dashboard or one or more widgets to operate on a location-aware device; and

means for presenting the dashboard or one or more widgets on the device.