Adding a contact to a home screen
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorMarcel VAN OS
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Abstract
An icon can be created for a contact (e.g., an individual(s) or an entity) and presented on a user interface of a mobile device, such as a “home screen.” The icon can be used to retrieve and display contact information. The icon can also be used to invoke one or more applications that are personalized to the contact. The icon can be modified to display information related to the contact. In one aspect, an icon associated with an entity can be temporarily displayed on the mobile device based on the proximity of the mobile device to the entity. The icon can be used to retrieve and display information related to the entity. Additionally, the icon can be removed from the display on the mobile device when the mobile device is no longer within a certain proximity of the entity.
Claims11
(canceled)
A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
- receiving, via one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request for displaying information associated with a first entity, wherein the information associated the first entity is retrieved from a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device;
- and
- in response to receiving the first input, displaying, via the display, a first user interface including a plurality of user interface objects associated with the information associated with the first entity, including:
- first information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a first application of the plurality of applications;
- and
- second information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a second application of the plurality of applications.
An electronic device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory;
- and
- one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving, via one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request for displaying information associated with a first entity, wherein the information associated the first entity is retrieved from a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device;
- and
- in response to receiving the first input, displaying, via a display, a first user interface including a plurality of user interface objects associated with the information associated with the first entity, including:
- first information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a first application of the plurality of applications;
- and
- second information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a second application of the plurality of applications.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
- receive, via one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request for displaying information associated with a first entity, wherein the information associated the first entity is retrieved from a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device;
- and
- in response to receiving the first input, display, via a display, a first user interface including a plurality of user interface objects associated with the information associated with the first entity, including:
- first information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a first application of the plurality of applications;
- and
- second information associated with the first entity that is retrieved from a second application of the plurality of applications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.