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Context aware application manager

US10282451B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Grant dateMay 7, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/909
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of managing a display of applications on a computing device can include identifying a plurality of contexts in which the computing device is used, each context being associated with (i) one or more signals and (ii) a plurality of applications. The method can also include detecting at least a subset of the signals during usage of the computing device and determining, based on the detected signals, that the computing devices is being used within a first context. The method can further include ranking, based on usage of the computing device, the applications associated with the first context. The method can still further include displaying, based on the ranking, representations of a first subset of the applications associated with the first context on a display of the computing device.

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