Method and system for customization of a graphical user interface (GUI) of a communication device in a communication network

• US 8,055,602 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tirpak, Thomas M., Miller, Trent J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes; Michael B
• Application Number:
  US12/142,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20090319462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,237 Days
• Field of Search: 706/47
• US Class Current: 706/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method and system is provided for customization of a graphical user interface (GUI) of a communication device in a communication network. The method includes customization of the GUI of the communication device based on one or more of user preferences and user interaction patterns pertaining to a plurality of services accessed by a user of the communication device. The method further comprises customization of the GUI of the communication device based on a predefined set of rules.

Claims

1. A method for customization of a Graphical user interface (GUI) of a communication device in a communication network, the method comprising:

analyzing, by a communication service provider in the communication network, a usage history corresponding to a plurality of services accessed from the communication service provider by an user of the communication device, wherein the usage history comprises at least one of a plurality of user interaction patterns corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user and a plurality of user preferences corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user; and

generating a customized GUI based on the analyzing of the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device, wherein the customized GUI comprises placement of the plurality of services in a priority order defined by analyzing the usage history.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises:

modifying the customized GUI based on a predefined set of rules.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predefined set of rules comprises at least one of a set of rules specified by the manufacturer of the communication device, a set of rules specified by a communication service provider, a set of rules specified by the plurality of services and a set of rules specified by the user of the communication device.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising tracking the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein tracking comprises:

storing the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device in at least one database corresponding to the plurality of services.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing comprises:

aggregating the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device stored in at least one database corresponding to the plurality of services; and

evaluating the usage history in response to the aggregating of the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising periodically updating the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device stored in the at least one database corresponding to the plurality of services.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the customized GUI to the communication device of the user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the customized GUI is transmitted to the communication device in response to a user request.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising transmitting the customized GUI to the communication device using Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) for Device Management (DM) standard.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating comprises:

receiving a user feedback corresponding to the customized GUI; and

altering the customized GUI based on the user feedback.

12. A system for customization of a graphical user interface (GUI) of a communication device in a communication network, the system comprising:

an analyzing module, in a communication service provider in the communication network, for analyzing a usage history corresponding to a plurality of services accessed from the communication service provider by an user of the communication device, wherein the usage history comprises at least one of a plurality of user interaction patterns corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user and a plurality of user preferences corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user; and

a generating module for generating a customized GUI based on the analyzing of the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user, wherein the customized GUI comprises placement of the plurality of services in a priority order defined by analyzing the usage history.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the generating module further comprises:

a modifying module for modifying the customized GUI based on a predefined set of rules.

14. The system of claim 12 further comprising a tracking module for tracking the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the tracking module comprises:

a storage module for storing the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device in at least one database corresponding to the plurality of services.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the analyzing module comprises:

an aggregating module for aggregating the usage pattern corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device stored in at least one database corresponding to the plurality of services; and

an evaluating module for evaluating the usage history in response to the aggregating of the usage history corresponding to the plurality of services accessed by the user of the communication device.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising a transmitter module for transmitting the customized GUI to the communication device of the user.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the generating module comprises:

a receiving module for receiving a user feedback corresponding to the customized GUI; and

an altering module for altering the customized GUI based on the user feedback.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the communication device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a landline phone, a laptop and a personal computer.