专利汇可以提供Graphic entries for interactive directory专利检索,专利查询,专利分析的服务。并且The present invention provides an apparatus (800) and method (700) for a communication device (100) having a display for graphically organizing communication patterns (602) of the user. Visual attributes of the images associated with specific parties are varied dynamically as the communication patterns of the user with specific parties change.,下面是Graphic entries for interactive directory专利的具体信息内容。
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for a communication device having a display. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for graphically organizing communication patterns of a user.
Associating user-entered data, such as address book information, to an image on a display is known. For example, some existing devices display a plurality of images in which each image is associated with a specific entry such as an application. Other devices highlight a selected image on the display. However, these images are static and do not visually change other than being highlighted when selected. Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus and a method for graphically organizing the images representing specific entries such as applications and calling parties. There is a further need to dynamically adjust the visual attributes of those images based upon the usages of the specific entries associated with the images.
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for a communication device having a display. The present invention describes an apparatus and a method for graphically organizing communication patterns of a user such as, but not limited to the lengths and frequency of communication of the user with a specific party. The images corresponding to specific communication parties are varied based upon communication patterns of the user with the specific party. Visual attributes, such as but not limited to the size and location, of the images displayed corresponding to communicating parties are varied based upon the communication pattern of the user with the specific party. The visual attributes are varied dynamically as the communication patterns change.
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for a communication device having a display. The present invention describes an apparatus and a method for graphically organizing communication patterns of a user. The images corresponding to specific communication parties are varied based upon communication patterns of the user with the specific party. Visual attributes, such as but not limited to the size and location, of the images displayed corresponding to communicating parties are varied based upon the communication pattern of the user with the specific party.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a display apparatus for a communication device, preferably a portable radiotelephone, to graphically organize the communication patterns of the user. Because many electronic devices have a capability to communicate, any device having a capability to communicate is considered to be a communication device, such as, but not limited to, a personal computer, personal digital assistant (“PDA”), a cellular telephone, and a cordless telephone.
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The communication device (100) also comprises a processor (104) coupled to the transceiver (102), a memory device (106) coupled to the processor, a display (108) coupled to the processor, and a user interface (110) coupled to the display and the processor. The processor (104) provides central operation of the communication device (100), such as providing outgoing data to and receiving incoming data from the transceiver (102), storing data to and accessing data from the memory device (106), and providing output data to and receiving input data from the display (108) and the user interface (110). The memory device (106) provides volatile memory and/or non-volatile memory for storage of various types of data. For the preferred embodiment, contact information of various parties, including images corresponding to the parties, is stored in the memory device (106). The display (108) provides a visual representation of the contact information, such as the images corresponding to the parties. The display (108) may also provide input data to the processor (104) from an input device (not shown) such as a touch screen associated with a surface of the display. The user interface (110) provides a user of the communication device (100) with a means for interacting with the device such as a keypad, selection/menu keys, speaker, microphone, activation switches, light indicators, and the like.
As stated above, each image (202, 204) is preferably a representation of the associated party. For example, if the associated party is a friend, then the user may use a photograph of that person, or if the party is a business, then the logo of the business may be used. The relevant information associated with each image comprises contact information such as, but not limited to, the name of the party, telephone number, fax number, address, and e-mail address. Each image also has a communication pattern indicative of the pattern of communications between the user and each party within a predetermined time, and is updated as communication is initiated to or received from the party. The communication pattern may be based upon the total length of time that the user has communicated with the party within the predetermined time, for example within last ten days. For example, if a first party is the user's girlfriend, the user might, in the past ten days, communicate with her for the total of 300 minutes, while within the same time period, the user may communicate with a second party who is the user's brother for only 100 minutes. The communication pattern may also be based upon the total number of calls, both initiating and receiving, that the user has with a certain party within the same time period. Using the same example as above, the user may have only five calls with his girlfriend totaling 300 minutes while calling his brother ten times totaling 100 minutes. Other parameters, such as the proximity of the parties to the users, availability of other parties (“presence”), the content of the communication, and the time of day and the day of the week the calls are initiated and/or received, may be used as the communication patterns. The images are varied according to the variance in the communication patterns relative to each other, and may be varied dynamically as the communication patterns are updated.
The images may be varied in size relative to each other proportional to the variance of the communication patterns between the first and the second parties. If the communication pattern is based upon the total number of minutes of communication between the user and the party, using the numbers from the previous example, the first image (202) will be shown larger than the second image (204) as shown in
The images may also be varied in size relative to each other inversely proportional to the variance of the communication patterns between the first and the second party. Using the total number of minutes in communication from the previous example, the second image having 100 minutes will be displayed larger than the first image having 300 minutes. The larger and more prominent image may remind the user to call the party associated with the image and speak to that party more at length. If the total number of calls between the user and the party from the previous example is used, the first image will be shown larger than the first image. The larger and more prominent image may remind the user to call the party associated with the image more often.
The prominence of one image over the other may be shown by other means such as, but not limited to, varying the contrast or brightness of the images, varying the colors, animating the images, varying the rate of the images flashing, and varying the resolution of the images.
The display has a first and second areas (510, 512). The first group (402) is associated with the first area (510), and is displayed within the first area with the first group name (404), such as, by example, “FAMILY”. The second group (502) is associated with the second area (512), and is displayed in the second area with the second group name (514), such as, by example, “WORK”. The relative prominence of the images within the group is based upon the variance among the communication patterns within the same group, and the images may be sized proportional to or inversely proportional to the variance. The areas occupied by the first group (402) relative to the second group (502) may be fixed, or be varied based upon the variance between the groups, such as, but not limited to the average communication pattern of each group, and the highest communication pattern of each group. The areas (510, 512) may be sized proportional to or inversely proportional to the variance. The user is then able to easily identify groups that are more active as well as parties that are more active within the group.
Each party may belong to more than one group, allowing the user to organize the parties in various groups. For example, one icon representing a party A in the WORK group may also belong to the FAMILY group, allowing the user to easily access A under either WORK or FAMILY group. The communication device (100) is capable of establishing communication with a desired party by selecting an image associated with the desired party. The communication device (100) is also capable of establishing communication with a desired group by selecting the group name.
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In step 710, the communication device monitors the activity of the historical use pattern of the images while the application program is running, and in step 712, determines if the historical use pattern has changed for at least one of the images displayed. If it is determined that no change in the historical pattern has occurred, then the communication device continues to monitor the historical use pattern. If it is determined that the historical pattern for at least one of the images has changed, then the communication device varies the visual attribute of the image which has experienced a change in the historical use pattern according to the change in step 714. For example, the historical use pattern indicates that the user has been in communication with the first party for a total of 100 minutes in the last ten days, but in communication with the second party over the same time period for 50 minutes. If the images are displayed proportional to the historical use pattern, then the first image representing the first party at first will be displayed larger than the second image representing the second party. But as the user establishes communication with the second party and the total communication time increases, the size of the second image is increased relative to the size of the first image to reflect the current variance of the historical use patterns between the first and second parties.
In step 716, the communication device determines whether or not to terminate the application program. If the application is determined to continue, then the communication device continues to monitor the historical use pattern as in step 710. Otherwise, the application is terminated in step 718.
The visual attribute of each image may be varied based upon the proximity of the corresponding device responding to the communication device. For example, if the first party is located 100 yards from the user, and the second party is located three miles from the user, then the first image corresponding to the first user may displayed much larger than the second image corresponding to the second user. The plurality of images may be grouped and displayed as one or more groups based on the data entries of the application program. The plurality of images may also be grouped and displayed as one or more groups based on the time of day, and day of week.
The plurality of images may be dynamically updated by varying an arrangement of each of the plurality of images as the historical use pattern changes. For example, as the historical use pattern of the images varies, the images are rearranged such that images having higher historical use pattern, such as more frequently called numbers, are displayed according to the historical use pattern ranking from the top of the display in a descending order. The ranking may also be shown by rearranging the images such that more frequently communicated parties are more centrally located on the display, and the less frequently communicated parties are located towards the edge of the display. The images associated with the parties who have never been in communication with the user within a predetermined period may be displaced from the display.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the invention is not so limited. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions and equivalents will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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