Group based information displays

• US 9,355,382 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2009
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Vance, Michael Steffen, Benson, Jared T., Robertson, Christian, Shah, Shilpa R., White, Gabriel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JUSTIN YE
• Application Number:
  US12/412,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20100248701A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,622 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Group-based information displays correspond to the collection of display objects representative of either contacts associated with a user or applications or executable components executable, or otherwise accessible, via the telecommunication device. The group-based information displays can be logically organized according to organizational criteria. The organizational criteria can include, for example, organization or other affiliates criteria, event-based or activity based criteria, topic-based criteria and the like. Through group-based information displays, telecommunication device users can initiate one or more actions corresponding to the selection of display objects. Additionally, as applicable, the user can limit, or otherwise apply, the initiated actions to contacts identified, or otherwise associated, with specific group-based information displays.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, implemented by executing instructions on a processor associated with a telecommunication device, the computer-executable component comprising:

a group information management component operative to;

cause generation of a first group-based information display, the first group-based information display including a first subset of contacts formed in accordance with first identified organizational criteria, the first identified organizational criteria defined by a user of the telecommunication device, wherein the first subset of user contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunication device;

determine a first subset of applications or other executable components accessible by the telecommunication device to be included in the first group-based information display based, at least in part, on the first organizational criteria, wherein the first subset of applications and other executable components are configured to incorporate the first subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the first subset of contacts via the telecommunication device in a context corresponding to the first organizational criteria;

cause generation of a second group-based information display, the second group-based information display including a second subset of contacts formed in accordance with second identified organizational criteria, the second identified organizational criteria defined by the user of the telecommunication device, wherein the second subset of user contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the telecommunication device; and

determine a second subset of applications or other executable components accessible by the telecommunication device to be included in the second group-based information display based, at least in part, on the second organizational criteria, wherein the second subset of applications and other executable components are configured to incorporate the second subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the second subset of contacts via the telecommunication device in a context corresponding to the second organization criteria;

wherein at least one application or other executable component included in the first group-based information display is included in the second group-based information display and wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the first group-based information display and the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the second group-based information display.

2. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein individual contacts in the first and second subset of contacts are selected by the user of the communication device.

3. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second organizational criteria correspond to at least one of organization criteria, event-based criteria or topic based criteria.

4. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the group information management component is further operative to transition the display of the first group-based information display and the second group-based information display.

5. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 4, wherein the transition of the display of the first group-based information display and the second group-based information display emulates a linear path.

6. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the first subset of contacts from the first group-based information display is the same as the second subset of contacts from the second group-based information display.

7. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one application or other executable component in the first group-based information display is configured as a function of the first organizational criteria.

8. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one application or other executable component in the first group-based information display is configured as a function of at least one of the first subset of contacts in the first group-based information display.

9. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one application or other executable component included in the first group-based information display is excluded from the second group-based information display.

10. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the first subset of applications or other executable components from the first group-based information display is the same as the second subset of applications or other executable components from the second group-based information display.

11. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein first subset of applications or other executable components includes one or more applications or other executable components, wherein the one or more applications or other executable components are excluded from the second subset of applications or other executable components.

12. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between its respective inclusion in the first group-based information display and its respective inclusion in the second group-based information display in accordance with at least one of a difference between the first subset of contacts and the second subset of contacts or a difference between the first organizational criteria and the second organizational criteria.

13. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a first subset of contacts selected by a user of a communication device based on first organizational criteria, the first organizational criteria defined by the user of the communication device, wherein the first subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the communication device and wherein the first subset of contacts are associated with the first organizational criteria;

identifying a first subset of applications or other executable components accessible by the telecommunication device based, at least in part, on the first organizational criteria wherein the first subset of applications or other executable components are configured to incorporate the first subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the first subset of contacts via the communication device in a context corresponding to the first organizational criteria;

causing display of a first group-based information incorporating the first subset of contacts and the first subset of applications or other executable components;

identifying a second subset of contacts selected by a user of a communication device based on second organizational criteria, the second organizational criteria defined by the user of the communication device, wherein the second subset of contacts includes a portion of the user'"'"'s contacts accessible by the communication device and wherein the second subset of contacts are associated with the second organizational criteria;

identifying a second subset of applications or other executable components accessible by the telecommunication device based, at least in part, on the first organizational criteria wherein the second subset of applications or other executable components are configured to incorporate the second subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the second subset of contacts via the communication device in a context corresponding to the second organizational criteria; and

causing display of a second group-based information incorporating the second subset of contacts and the second subset of applications or other executable components, wherein at least one application or other executable component included in the first group-based information is included in the second group-based information and wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the first group-based information and the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the second group-based information;

wherein the method is implemented by a computing system.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein each contact in the first subset of contacts is selected by the user of the communication device.

15. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first organizational criteria include at least one of organization criteria, event-based criteria or topic based criteria.

16. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first subset of the applications or other executable components correspond to at least one of an application or other executable component for sharing information or posting information to a network resource.

17. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first subset of the applications or other executable components correspond to at least one application or other executable component for providing calendaring information.

18. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first subset of the applications or other executable components correspond to at least one of an application or other executable component for interacting with at least one application accessible on the communication device.

19. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first subset of the applications or other executable components correspond to at least one application or other executable component for interacting with at least one application hosted on a communication network.

20. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising configuring the first subset of applications or executable components based on the first organizational criteria.

21. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising configuring the first subset of applications based on at least one contact in the first subset of contacts.

22. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one of the first subset of applications or executable components is configured based on at least one criterion of the first organizational criteria and at least one contact in the first subset of contacts.

23. The method as recited in claim 13 further comprising transitioning the display of the first group-based information to the display of the second group-based information.

24. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second subset of contacts includes at least one contact in the first subset of contacts.

25. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second subset of applications or other executable components excludes at least one application or other executable component in the first subset of applications or other executable applications.

26. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between its respective inclusion in the first group-based information and its respective inclusion in the second group-based information in accordance with at least one of a difference between the first subset of contacts and the second subset of contacts or a difference between the first organizational criteria and the second organizational criteria.

27. A method comprising:

causing a display of first group-based information incorporating an identified first subset of contacts and first subset of applications or other executable components, wherein the first subset of contacts and the first subset of applications or other executable components are identified in accordance with first organizational criteria, the first organizational criteria defined by a user of a telecommunication device, and wherein the first subset of applications or other executable components are configured to incorporate the first subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the first subset of contacts via the telecommunication device in a context corresponding to the first organizational criteria; and

causing a display of a second group-based information incorporating an identified second subset of contacts and second subset of applications or other executable components, wherein the second subset of contacts and the second subset of applications or other executable components are identified in accordance with second organizational criteria, the second organizational criteria defined by the user of the telecommunication device, and wherein the second subset of applications or other executable components are configured to incorporate the second subset of contacts and to enable the user to communicate with the second subset of contacts via the telecommunication device in a context corresponding to the second organizational criteria; and

wherein the first and second group-based information have at least one application or other executable component in common and wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the first group-based information and the at least one application or other executable component'"'"'s respective inclusion in the second group-based information; and

wherein the method is implemented by at least one computing device.

28. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein individual contacts in the first and second subset of contacts are selected by the user of the communication device.

29. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the organizational criteria include at least one of organization criteria, event-based criteria or topic based criteria.

30. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein causing display of a first group-based information incorporating the first identified subset of contacts and the first subset of applications or other executable components and causing display of a second group-based information incorporating the second identified subset of contacts and the second subset of applications or other executable components includes causing the display of the first and second group-based information without a desktop metaphor.

31. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the first and second organizational criteria are the same.

32. The method as recited in claim 27 further comprising causing a transition between the display of the first group-based information and the display of the second group-based information.

33. The method as recited in claim 32, wherein the transition corresponds to emulating a circular path.

34. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the at least one application or other executable component is configured differently between its respective inclusion in the first group-based information and its respective inclusion in the second group-based information in accordance with at least one of a difference between the first subset of contacts and the second subset of contacts or a difference between the first organizational criteria and the second organizational criteria.