DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

• US 20130082959A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: SHIMAZU, Tomohiro, NISHIO, Sanae, OONISHI, Katsuaki, TAKEMOTO, Kazuya, TAMAI, Naoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,329,779 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen. The controller displays information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen, and displays a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a touch screen display for displaying a home screen; and

a controller configured to

display information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen, and

display a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to execute a function for using a selected service when an operation for selecting one of the communication services is detected in the second area.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to display the number of events to be notified, among events performed by the person specified by the information displayed in the first area using the communication service, in the second area for each communication service.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein,

when an operation for selecting one of the communication services is detected in the second area,

the controller is configured to

execute a first function for using the selected service in a case where the number of events to be notified corresponding to the selected service is zero, and

execute a second function for using the selected service in a case where the number of events to be notified corresponding to the selected service is one or more.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein

the first function is for making contact with the person specified by the information displayed in the first area, and

the second function is for checking the events to be notified.

6. The device according to claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to

further provide a third area for displaying information for specifying each of a plurality of persons, and

display, when an operation of selecting a person displayed in the third area is detected, information for specifying the person selected in the third area in the first area

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein

the controller is configured to change the number of communication services included in the list displayed in the second area according to the person selected in the third area.

8. A method for controlling a device including a touch screen display, the method comprising:

displaying a home screen on the touch screen display;

displaying information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen; and

displaying a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen.

9. A non-transitory storage medium storing therein a program for causing, when executed by a device including a touch screen display, the device to execute:

displaying a home screen on the touch screen display;

displaying information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen; and

displaying a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen.