PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT OF THE SAME

• US 20120185803A1
• Filed: 11/18/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Hui-Wen, Kao, Yih-Feng
• Application Number:
  US13/299,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/847
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

A portable electronic device, a control method and a computer program product of the same are provided for providing a shortcut on a lock screen of the portable electronic device. The control method includes the following steps. An application usage history of a number of applications of the portable electronic device is stored. At least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device is obtained. A most-likely-used application is determined from the applications according to the application usage history and at least one of the current time and the current location. A shortcut icon of the most-likely-used application is displayed on the lock screen of the portable electronic device. The most-likely-used application is opened when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via a shortcut icon.

Claims

1. A control method for providing a shortcut on a lock screen of a portable electronic device, comprising:

storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device;

obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device;

selecting, from the applications, an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location;

displaying a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on the lock screen of the portable electronic device; and

activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of selecting, from the applications, the application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location comprises:

generating execution probabilities for the applications according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location; and

selecting, from the applications, the application that has a highest execution probability as the application that is most possible to be requested for execution.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the application usage history is recorded during a predetermined period.

4. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the application usage history comprises at least one of time information and location information of at least one predetermined event related to the applications.

5. The control method according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined events comprise an event that an application is activated.

6. The control method according to claim 4, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event that an application is activated and another event that the application is terminated.

7. The control method according to claim 4, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event that an application is in use.

8. The control method according to claim 4, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event where an application is switched from being executed in background to being executed in foreground.

9. The control method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon comprises:

performing, at the portable electronic device, a security verification procedure;

activating, when the security verification procedure at the portable electronic device is passed, the selected application.

10. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the current location of the portable electronic device comprises at least one of information of a cell identity (cell-ID) corresponding to the location of the portable electronic device, positioning information of a global positioning system, and address information of a wireless access point.

19. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via shortcut icon, the portable electronic device performs a security verification procedure, and activates the selected application when the security verification of the portable electronic device is passed.

11. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit used for storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device;

a detection unit used for obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device; and

a control unit for selecting from the applications an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location, wherein the control unit is further used for controlling the portable electronic device to display a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on a lock screen and further used for activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the control unit generates execution probabilities for the applications according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location, and selects from the applications the application that has a highest execution probability as the application that is most possible to be requested for execution.

13. The portable electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the application usage history is recorded during a predetermined period.

14. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the application usage history comprises at least one of time information and location information of at least one predetermined event related to the applications.

15. The portable electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event that an application is activated.

16. The portable electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event that an application is activated and another event that the application is terminated.

17. The portable electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event that an application is in use.

18. The portable electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the at least one predetermined event comprises an event where an application is switched from being executed in background to being executed in foreground.

20. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein, the detection unit comprises at least one of the following elements or a combination thereof:

a cell identity (cell-ID) detector used for providing cell-ID information as the current location of the portable electronic device;

a global positioning system (GPS) used for providing GPS positioning information as the current location of the portable electronic device; and

a wireless network connector used for providing address information of a wireless access point as the current location of the portable electronic device.

21. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium having computer program code, that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

storing an application usage history indicative of execution histories of a plurality of applications installed on the portable electronic device;

obtaining at least one of a current time and a current location of the portable electronic device;

selecting, from the applications, an application that is most possible to be requested for execution according to the application usage history and the at least one of the current time and the current location;

displaying a shortcut icon used to activate the selected application on the lock screen of the portable electronic device; and

activating the selected application when the portable electronic device is unlocked from the lock screen via the shortcut icon.