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Home screen user interface for electronic device display

US8843853B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2007
Grant dateSep 23, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72469
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Providing a user interface overlay to a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device is described herein. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.

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