METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE MENU
First Claim
1. A method of customizing a user interface menu to display beneficial applications available on a mobile device, comprising:
- generating an activity record including a measure of use for each application used by a user of the mobile device;
mapping the activity record to applications available on the mobile device to generate a priority order of applications;
determining whether any high priority applications are not included in a current user interface menu displaying a number of applications less than the applications available on the mobile device; and
modifying the user interface menu to display a high priority application if it is determined that the high priority application is not included in the current user interface menu.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus enable a mobile device to suggest available applications or features in which a user may be interested to the user based upon the user'"'"'s past and current mobile device usage patterns. The mobile device may monitor the specific application/features used and their frequency of use. The mobile device may determine other available applications/features that the user may be interested in using based upon the frequency of use of applications or features and information which indicates a likelihood of user interest in one application or feature based upon usage of another application or feature. Applications or features determined to be potentially of interest to the user may be presented to the user in the form of suggestions to be added to the user interface menu so that the user can elect to accept or rejection the suggestion to modify the menu.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of customizing a user interface menu to display beneficial applications available on a mobile device, comprising:
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generating an activity record including a measure of use for each application used by a user of the mobile device; mapping the activity record to applications available on the mobile device to generate a priority order of applications; determining whether any high priority applications are not included in a current user interface menu displaying a number of applications less than the applications available on the mobile device; and modifying the user interface menu to display a high priority application if it is determined that the high priority application is not included in the current user interface menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of customizing a user interface menu in a second mobile device to match a customized user interface menu implemented in a first mobile device, comprising:
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receiving a first mobile device activity record from the first mobile device; modifying a stored activity record to reflect identified applications and measures of use values contained in the received first mobile device activity record; mapping the modified activity record to applications available on the second mobile device to generate a priority order of applications; determining whether any high priority applications are not included in a current user interface menu displaying a number of applications less than the applications available on the second mobile device; and modifying the user interface menu to display a high priority application if it is determined that the high priority application is not included in the current user interface menu. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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