Context diary application for a mobile terminal

A method for accessing context information on a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

• monitoring the mobile terminal environment to determine one or more context data;
• and
• presenting, on a mobile terminal display, a context view that provides at least one context category associated with the one or more context data and at least one context item within the at least one context category,
• wherein the at least one context item is related to a period of time.

A mobile terminal device for providing user-access to context data;

• the device comprising:
• a display;
• a processing unit in communication with the display;
• and
• a memory module in communication with the processor that stores a context diary application executed by the processor, wherein the application generates a context view and a timeline view that are displayed on the display concurrently such that the user may be provided access to context data within the context view in relation to a period of time within the timeline view.

A method for providing user-access to current context information on a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

• monitoring the current mobile terminal environment to determine one or more context data;
• presenting the current monitored context data in user-accessible form on a display of the mobile terminal;
• updating the context data on the display when there is a change in the mobile terminal environment;
• and
• accessing the monitored context data to provide user management of the context data.