Visualisation of Buddylist with Localisation Information
First Claim
1. A method (600) for visualizing information including at least one localization attribute of a user device (100) and a contact list (105) thereof comprising the steps of:
- maintaining at least one visualizable attribute comprising at least one localization attribute for each entry of the contact list (105) and for the device (100) in an on-board persistent memory (606) of the device (100);
associating a different visual cue with each said at least one maintained attribute; and
visualizing the associated visual cue of the maintained at least one visualizable attribute on a screen of the device whenever the contact list is displayed thereon.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system (800), apparatus (700) and method (600) are provided to visualize attributes associated with a mobile or stationary user device (100) and a list of contacts (105) contacted via a mobile or stationary contact device, the attributes being stored in an on board persistent memory (606) and presented to the user on a screen of the device in an intuitive manner. More specifically, at least the location, and in an alternative embodiment the orientation, relative to the user of the device, of the various contacts in the contact list is represented visually using (among others) an icon, icon size, and icon color, on the screen of the user device (100).
14 Citations
28 Claims
-
1. A method (600) for visualizing information including at least one localization attribute of a user device (100) and a contact list (105) thereof comprising the steps of:
-
maintaining at least one visualizable attribute comprising at least one localization attribute for each entry of the contact list (105) and for the device (100) in an on-board persistent memory (606) of the device (100); associating a different visual cue with each said at least one maintained attribute; and visualizing the associated visual cue of the maintained at least one visualizable attribute on a screen of the device whenever the contact list is displayed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. An apparatus (700) for visualization of at least one localization attribute of a user device (100) and a contact list (105) thereof comprising:
-
a persistent memory (606) that stores said at least one visualizable localization attribute for an entry of the contact list (105) and for the device (100); and a processor that associates a different visual cue with each said attribute of a contact and the device, stores the attribute and associated visual cue for each contact and the device in the persistent memory, and visualizes the cue in association with the contact whenever the contact list is displayed on a screen of the device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
-
Specification