EXECUTION AND DISPLAY OF APPLICATIONS

• US 20120030627A1
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurmi, Mikko Antero, Chelaru, Andreea Ligia
• Application Number:
  US12/847,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030627A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]

Abstract

Apparatus comprises at least one processor, at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to store an identifier associated with a first application-type data item that is caused to be displayed during execution and display of a first application, and subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically to cause a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed or automatically to cause to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed.

Claims

1. Apparatus comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code,

where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least;

to store an identifier associated with a first application-type data item that is caused to be displayed during execution and display of a first application; and

subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically to cause a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed or automatically to cause to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus, subsequent to removing the first application from the display and prior to executing the second application, to display an array of user selectable icons, each of the icons being associated with a different one of a plurality of other applications.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to execute the second application in response to receiving an indication of a user selection of one of said user-selectable icons.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to store the identifier in response to receipt of a user input.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user input comprises selection of an option to remove the first application from the display.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein being configured to automatically cause the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed comprises being configured to identify the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier from a plurality of other second application-type data items.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus automatically to cause the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed in response to a determination that the identifier is stored in the at least one memory.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus:

subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically to cause to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed; and

to be responsive to selection of the selectable option to cause the second application-type data item to be displayed.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to cause the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed along with other second application-type data items, wherein the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier is displayed in a more prominent manner than the other second application-type data items.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first application-type data item and the second application-type data item is selected from a group comprising:

a contact;

a message; and

a gallery image.

11. A method comprising:

storing an identifier associated with a first application-type data item that is caused to be displayed during execution and display of a first application; and

subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed or automatically causing to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed.

12. The method of claim 11 comprising, subsequent to removing the first application from the display and prior to executing the second application, displaying an array of user selectable icons, each of the icons being associated with a different one of a plurality of other applications.

13. The method of claim 12 comprising executing the second application in response to receiving an indication of a user selection of one of said user-selectable icons.

14. The method of claim 11 comprising storing the identifier in response to receipt of a user input.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein automatically causing the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed comprises identifying the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier from a plurality of other second application-type data items.

16. The method of claim 11 comprising automatically causing the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed in response to a determination that the identifier is stored in the at least one memory.

17. The method of claim 11 comprising:

subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically causing to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed; and

responding to selection of the selectable option, by causing the second application-type data item to be displayed.

18. The method of claim 11 comprising causing the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed along with other second application-type data items, and causing the second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier is displayed in a more prominent manner than the other second application-type data items.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the first application-type data item and the second application-type data item is selected from a group comprising:

a contact;

a message; and

a gallery image.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable code, which, when executed by computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus, during a communication session with remote apparatus:

to store an identifier associated with a first application-type data item that is caused to be displayed during execution and display of a first application; and

subsequent to removing the first application from the display, when executing a second application, automatically to cause a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed or automatically to cause to be displayed a selectable option, the selectable option being for causing a second application-type data item associated with the stored identifier to be displayed.

21-22. -22. (canceled)