Mobile device dynamic background
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorStephanie E. Teng
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Abstract
A mobile device dynamic background is described. In embodiment(s), a mobile device includes selectable controls via which a selectable input can be received to initiate activation of an operational state of the mobile device. A background image that corresponds to the operational state of the mobile device can be determined, and a current display on the mobile device can be changed to display the background image that is determined to correspond to the operational state when the selectable input is received.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a selectable input to initiate activation of an operational state of a mobile device and unlock one or more functions of the mobile device;
- determining a background image associated with a user of the mobile device and that corresponds to the operational state of the mobile device, the background image determined from a plurality of images that includes at least one image associated with the user of the mobile device based on a tag that corresponds to the user at a social networking site, the at least one image communicated to the mobile device from a phone content service that provides media content from the social networking site to the mobile device;
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- changing a current display on the mobile device to display the background image that is associated with the user of the mobile device and corresponds to the operational state when the selectable input is received.
A mobile device, comprising:
- selectable controls configured for a selectable input to initiate activation of an operational state of the mobile device;
- a display service configured to:
- determine a background image that corresponds to the operational state of the mobile device, the background image determinable from multiple background images that are associated with a user of the mobile device, at least one of the multiple background images including an image associated with the user of the mobile device based on an image tag that corresponds to the user at a social networking site, the image communicated to the mobile device from a networked service that provides media content from the social networking site responsive to a determination that the image is associated with the user of the mobile device;
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- initiate a change of a current display on the mobile device to display the background image that is associated with the user of the mobile device and corresponds to the operational state when the selectable input is received.
One or more computer-readable storage media devices storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, initiate a display service to:
- determine a background image associated with a user of a mobile device and that corresponds to an operational state of the mobile device when a selectable input is received to turn on the mobile device and initiate activation of the operational state, the background image determinable from a plurality of images associated with the user of the mobile device, the plurality of images including at least one image from a social networking site communicated to the mobile device and associated with the user based on an image tag that corresponds to the user at the social networking site;
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- change a current display on the mobile device to display the background image that is associated with the user of the mobile device and corresponds to the operational state when the selectable input is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.