AUTOMATIC WALLPAPER IMAGE CHANGER FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20150205498A1
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Southern Telecom Inc. (Southern Company)
• Original Assignee: Southern Telecom Inc. (Southern Company)
• Inventors: Levi, Alan I.
• Application Number:
  US14/598,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Abstract

A method and computing device provide support for automatically changing wallpaper images that are displayed via a user interface of a computing device. A single icon is displayed via the user interface that is associated with automatically changing the wallpaper displayed by the user interface. A single input from the user is received when the user engages the single icon displayed via the user interface to automatically change the wallpaper displayed by the user interface. A current wallpaper image that is displayed by the user interface is replaced with an updated wallpaper image when the input from the user is received.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a user interface configured to display a single icon that is associated with automatically changing a wallpaper image displayed by the user interface;

at least one processor; and

program code configured for execution by the at least one processor to;

receive a single input from a user when the user engages the single icon displayed via the user interface to automatically change the wallpaper image displayed by the user interface, and

replace a current wallpaper image that is displayed by the user interface with a updated wallpaper image when the single input from the user is received.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein program code is further configured to select the updated wallpaper image from a plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device when the single input from the user is received.

3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the program code is further configured to randomly select the updated wallpaper image from the plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the program code is further configured to randomly select the updated wallpaper image from the plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device based on a number associated with the updated wallpaper image that is generated by a random number generator.

5. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of wallpaper images is stored in a wallpaper image database.

6. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the user interface is further configured to display at least a subset of the plurality of wallpaper images stored in the wallpaper image database when an access input from the user and directed to the single icon is received requesting to access the plurality of wallpaper images.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the program code is further configured to:

after displaying wallpaper images in response to the access input, add an image to the wallpaper image database when an add input from the user is received such that the image is available to be selected when the single input from the user is received.

8. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the program code is further configured to differentiate the single input from the access input based on how the user engaged the single icon when the user generated the single input as opposed to when the user engaged the single icon to generate the access input.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the program code is further configured to associate a single input engagement generated by the user when engaging the single icon with the single input and associate an access input engagement generated by the user when engaging the single icon with the access input.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the single input comprises a short touch directed to the single icon and the access input comprises a long touch directed to the single icon.

11. A method of automatically changing a wallpaper image that is displayed via a user interface of a computing device, comprising:

displaying a single icon via the user interface that is associated with automatically changing the wallpaper image displayed by the user interface;

receiving a single input from a user when the user engages the single icon displayed via the user interface to automatically change the wallpaper image displayed by the user interface; and

replacing a current wallpaper image that is displayed by the user interface with an updated wallpaper image when the single input from the user is received.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

selecting the updated wallpaper image from a plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device when the single input from the user is received.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

randomly selecting the updated wallpaper image from the plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

randomly selecting the updated wallpaper image from the plurality of wallpaper images previously installed on the computing device based on a number associated with the updated wallpaper image that is generated by a random number generator.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of wallpaper images is stored in a wallpaper image database.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying at least a subset of the plurality of wallpaper images stored in the wallpaper image database when an access input from the user and directed to the single icon is received requesting to access the plurality of wallpaper images.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

after displaying wallpaper images in response to the access input, adding an image to the wallpaper image database when an add input from the user is received such that the image is available to be selected when the single input from the user is received.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

differentiating the single input from the access input based on how the user engaged the single icon when the user generated the single input as opposed to when the user engaged the single icon to generate the access input.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

associating a single input engagement generated by the user when engaging the single icon with the single input; and

associating an access input engagement generated by the user when engaging the single icon with the access input.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the single input comprises a short touch directed to the single icon and the access input comprises a long touch directed to the single icon.

21. A program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and

program code stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium and configured for execution by at least one processor to automatically change a wallpaper image that is displayed via a user interface of a computing device by;

displaying a single icon via the user interface that is associated with automatically changing the wallpaper image displayed by the user interface;

receiving a single input from a user when the user engages the single icon displayed via the user interface to automatically change the wallpaper image displayed by the user interface; and

replacing a current wallpaper image that is displayed by the user interface with an updated wallpaper image when the single input from the user is received.