GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SIZING AND ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20140082515A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Baalu, Arvin, Malhotra, Manu, Mishra, Trisha, Chavaan, Aajjay H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,542,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34

Abstract

A system for adjusting a graphical element, such as a widget, a menu, and/or an icon of a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with one or more user actions, applications, and/or electronic media. The adjusting of the graphical element may be based at least partially on data regarding frequency, duration, and/or time of the one or more actions and/or use of the applications or the electronic media by a user. Additionally or alternatively, the adjusting of the graphical element may be based on a routine of the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a processor, user input information, where the user input information includes data regarding a frequency of an action of a user, a frequency of use of an application by the user, or a frequency of use of electronic media by the user;

storing the user input information at a storage device;

changing, by the processor, configuration information of a graphical element associated with the action, the application, or the electronic media, where the changing of the configuration information is based at least partially on the stored user input information; and

transmitting, by the processor, the graphical element and the configuration information to display.

2. The method of claim 1, where the graphical element includes one or more of a shortcut icon, an executable icon, or a widget.

3. The method of claim 1, where the user input information includes data regarding an average duration of the action, an average duration of use of the application, or an average duration of use of the electronic media.

4. The method of claim 1, where the user input information includes data regarding recentness of the action, use of the application, or use of the electronic media.

5. The method of claim 1, where the user input information includes data regarding a routine of the user, the routine being associated with the action, the application, or the electronic media.

6. The method of claim 1, where the graphical element resides in a cell of an area of predefined coordinates.

7. The method of claim 1, where the graphical element is adjusted to substantially fill one or more cells of an area of predefined coordinates according to the stored user input information.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor and a memory device that includes;

instructions executable to receive and store user input;

instructions executable to change a size of a graphical element associated with an action, an application, or electronic media, based at least partially on the stored user input, where the stored user input includes data regarding a duration of the action, a duration of use of the application, or a duration of use of the electronic media; and

instructions executable to transmit the graphical element for display on a user interface.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user interface includes a touchscreen.

10. The system of claim 8, where the graphical element includes one or more of a shortcut icon, an executable icon, or a widget.

11. The system of claim 8, comprising a head unit, where the head unit includes the user interface.

12. The system of claim 8, where the graphical element resides in a cell of an area of predefined coordinates.

13. The system of claim 12, where the cell is a square, a rectangle, a diamond, a triangle, or a circle.

14. The system of claim 8, where the memory device includes instructions executable to adjust the graphical element to substantially fill one or more cells of a predefined area of coordinates.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a user input device operable to receive user input from a user;

a processor and a memory device that includes;

instructions executable to store the user input; and

instructions executable to adjust a graphical element associated with an action, an application, or electronic media, based at least partially on the stored user input, where the stored user input includes data regarding one or more routines of the user; and

a display device operable to display the graphical element on a screen.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the user input device and display device include a touchscreen, and the received user input includes one or more touches to the touchscreen.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, where the graphical element includes one or more of a shortcut icon, an executable icon, or a widget.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, where the graphical element resides in a cell of a predefined area of coordinates of the screen.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, where the cell is a square, a rectangle, a diamond, a triangle, or a circle.

20. The electronic device of claim 15, where the memory device includes instructions executable to adjust the graphical element to substantially fill one or more cells of a predefined area of coordinates of the screen.