Mobile device with desktop screen indicators
View Patent ↗A mobile device includes a user interface that has a plurality of non-password-protected desktop screens and at least one password protected desktop screen. The mobile device includes a touch sensitive display device that accepts gestures used to navigate between the desktop screens. Applications may be installed to password protected desktop screens.
1. A mobile device comprising:
a secure element; and
a touch sensitive display device that allows a user to navigate between desktop screens using gestures, the desktop screens displaying icons used to launch applications, wherein a first plurality of the desktop screens are password protected and a second plurality of the desktop screens are non-password protected, wherein the mobile device analyzes each application being installed on the mobile device, and installs the application to a password protected desktop screen when the application uses services provided by the secure element when running, and wherein the mobile device prompts for user authentication when detecting a gesture to navigate to a password protected desktop screen from a non-password protected desktop screen, the desktop screens further displaying at least one row of desktop screen indicators to indicate a logical orientation of the desktop screens and whether the desktop screen currently displayed is one of the first plurality of password protected desktop screens.
2. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the at least one row of desktop indicators includes a multiple row indicator.
3. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators indicates that the desktop screen currently displayed is a mobile wallet desktop screen.
4. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators includes multiple rows of indicators.
5. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators includes a single row of indicators with at least one additional icon to indicate a current row.
6. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators includes a single row of indicators with at least one additional icon to indicate a scroll direction.
7. A mobile device comprising:
a processor;
a secure element;
a touch sensitive display device;
a memory; and
a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions for:
analyzing an application to be installed on the mobile device;
installing the application to one of a plurality of password protected desktop screens when the application uses services provided by the secure element when running, wherein the plurality of password protected desktop screens are part of a user interface that also includes a plurality of non-password-protected desktop screens;
navigating between the plurality of non-password protected desktop screens using a first gesture;
navigating from one of the plurality of non-password protected desktop screens to one of the plurality of password protected desktop screens using a second gesture; and
displaying at least one row of desktop screen indicators to indicate a logical orientation of the desktop screens and whether the desktop screen currently displayed is one of the plurality of password protected desktop screens.
8. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators includes a lock icon.
9. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein the at least one row of desktop indicators includes a multiple row indicator.
10. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators includes a dollar sign icon.
11. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein the at least one row of desktop screen indicators indicates that the desktop screen currently displayed is a mobile wallet desktop screen.