Methods of dynamically changing information provided on a display of a cellular telephone and related cellular telephones
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorAnders Bertram Eibye
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Abstract
Methods of displaying information on a display of a cellular telephone are provided in which information from at least a first of a plurality of standby screen applications is displayed on the display of the cellular telephone while the cellular telephone is in a standby mode. A second of the plurality of applications is then automatically selected based on a set of pre-defined rules. Thereafter, the displayed information from the first of the plurality of applications is replaced with information from the second of the plurality of applications while the cellular telephone remains in the standby mode. Related cellular telephones and computer program products are also provided.
Claims20
A method of displaying information on a display associated with a cellular telephone, the method comprising:
- displaying information from at least a first of a plurality of applications on the display while the cellular telephone is in a standby mode;
- and then
- automatically selecting a second of the plurality of applications based on a set of pre-defined rules;
- and then
- automatically replacing the displayed information from the first of the plurality of applications with information from the second of the plurality of applications while the cellular telephone remains in the standby mode.
A cellular telephone, comprising:
- a processor;
- a transceiver coupled to the processor;
- a user interface that includes a first display coupled to the processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a plurality of applications that are configured to run on the processor, wherein each of the plurality of applications generate information that may be displayed on the first display when the cellular telephone is in standby mode;
- and
- a control application that is configured to automatically adjust what of the information generated by the plurality of applications is displayed on the first display while the cellular telephone is in standby mode based on at least one of a time of day criteria, a day of the week criteria and/or criteria involving a location of the cellular telephone being satisfied.
A method of displaying information on a display associated with a cellular telephone, the method comprising:
- displaying information from at least a first of a plurality of applications on the display while the cellular telephone is in a standby mode;
- and then
- automatically selecting a second of the plurality of applications based on at least one of a temporal parameter and/or a location of the cellular telephone;
- and then
- automatically displaying information from the second of the plurality of applications while the cellular telephone remains in the standby mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.