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US 2014/0195972 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for managing programs or icons
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsSeung-Hwan LEE, Junho LEE
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Abstract
A terminal is provided. The terminal includes a memory, and a processor for managing icons of programs installed in the memory. The processor determines a criterion for icon arrangement, arranges the icons according to the criterion for icon arrangement, and displays all or some of the arranged icons on a screen. The criterion for icon arrangement comprises at least one of most recently/frequently used, time, place, pattern of program use, and category.
Claims20
A method for managing icons of programs installed in a terminal, the method comprising:
- determining a criterion for icon arrangement;
- arranging the icons according to the criterion for icon arrangement;
- and
- displaying all or some of the arranged icons on a screen,
- wherein the criterion for icon arrangement comprises at least one of most recently/frequently used, time, place, pattern of program use, and category.
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A terminal comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor for managing icons of programs installed in the memory,
- wherein the processor determines a criterion for icon arrangement, arranges the icons according to the criterion for icon arrangement, and displays all or some of the arranged icons on a screen, and
- the criterion for icon arrangement comprises at least one of most recently/frequently used, time, place, pattern of program use, and category.
2 more elements
A terminal comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor for managing icons of programs installed in the memory,
- wherein the processor determines whether there is a first program that have been used less than a threshold for a statistical period among the programs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.