User interface screen presentation prioritization
View Patent ↗A system and method for user interface screen presentation prioritization is provided. The display of a plurality of panes may be determined based on either priorities of each pane received in messages or based on combined weightings of each pane based on a weighting provided by a user and a weighting provided by a content source. The display of the panes may relocate the panes and/or change the size of the panes based on changed priorities of each pane or based on changed combined weighting of each pane. The panes may comprise selectable items.
1. A user interface screen presentation prioritization system, comprising:
an electronic communication device; and
an application, that when executed on the electronic communication device,
receives a first message from a user interface of the electronic communication device containing a first priority associated with a first selectable item of a display screen of the electronic communication device, a second priority associated with a second selectable item of the display screen, and a third priority associated with a third selectable item of the display screen;
positions the first selectable item, the second selectable item, and the third selectable item in the display based on the first priority, the second priority, and the third priority;
receives a second message from at least one of a provider of communications services and a content provider and a third message from a consensus provider indicating changes in the first priority,
changes the displayed size of the first selectable item based on a combination of the first message from the user interface of the electronic device, the second message from the at least one of the provider of communications services and the content provider, and the third message from the consensus provider; and
relocates the second selectable item and the third selectable item in the display to adjust for the change to the displayed size of the first selectable item,
wherein after the application relocates the second selectable item and the third selectable item in the display, the positions of the second selectable item and the third selectable item relative to the first selectable item remain as prior to the change to the displayed size of the first selectable item.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein selectable items embed electronic links to sources of periodically refreshed information and wherein selectable items are obtained from content providers and provide specifications for use in positioning in the display.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the change in the first priority is associated with a change in the information accessible via the first selectable item.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein relocation of the second selectable item causes at least one of a portion or the entirety of the second selectable item to become not visible in the display.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein when at least one of a portion or the entirety of at least one of the second selectable item becomes not visible, at least one indicator appears in the display to assist in accessing the second selectable item.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic communication device is one of a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a media player.