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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Michael Shenfield, Richmond Hill, CA;
Richard Anthony Pito, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Michael Shenfield, Richmond Hill, CA;
Richard Anthony Pito, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4443 (2013.01); G06F 17/30864 (2013.01);
Abstract
Predicting user actions and preemptively modifying a device in such a way as to make performing those actions easier. More specifically, a dynamic ribbon (DR) which comprises a ribbon whose contents and attributes can be changed dynamically based on anticipated user actions. The anticipated user action is facilitated by modifying the DR according to a preference to make some information available and/or make some action easier to perform.