Apparatus and method for dynamically configuring application component tiles

1. A server, comprising:

a tile construction module with instructions executed by a processor to:

collect communication threads associated with a user, wherein the communication threads form a social media application comprising conversation tiles and camera tiles that are automatically deleted after a specified viewing period unless a user overrides automatic deletion by applying a gesture to a text entry so that the text entry is preserved;

dynamically configure the conversation tiles and the camera tiles in accordance with specified policies to form a tile configuration, wherein the specified policies include a parameter to specify a distribution of conversation tiles and camera tiles in proportion to the respective number of conversation tiles and camera tiles associated with the user; and

supply the tile configuration to a mobile device associated with the user.

2. The server of claim 1 wherein the specified policies include a parameter to include an application setting tile.

3. The server of claim 1 wherein the specified policies include a parameter to include at least one application modality tile.

4. The server of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to coordinate manipulation of the tile configuration with an application controller on a client device.

5. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller monitors signals from a touch controller to coordinate invocation of application component tiles.

6. The server of claim 5 wherein the touch controller is responsive to haptic signals applied to a display.

7. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller monitors signals from a touch controller to coordinate reconfiguration of application component tiles.

8. The server of claim 4 wherein the application controller processes tile commands.

9. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile configuration includes notification indicia.

10. The server of claim 1 wherein the conversation tiles are text threads.

11. The server of claim 1 wherein the camera tiles are photographs.

12. The server of claim 1 wherein the camera tiles are videos.

13. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile construction module processes tile commands.

14. The server of claim 1 wherein the tile construction module updates a tile configuration in response to a screen swipe.