Laura K Richardson

US Patent:

20070245263, Oct 18, 2007

Filed:

Dec 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/610895

Inventors:

Mason Hale - Austin TX, US
Denise Burton - Austin TX, US
Bryan Walker - San Marcos TX, US
Erin Jacobs - Austin TX, US
Dwayne Stoltz - Austin TX, US
Laura Richardson - Austin TX, US
Scott Moody - Little Rock AR, US
Kristi Crum - Maumelle AR, US

Assignee:

ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Little Rock AR

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715810

Abstract:

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and systems for performing a variety of native and non-native tasks with a wireless device employing a user-configurable graphical user interface. In one exemplary embodiment, the graphical user interface can be envisioned as a very wide screen composed of segments, with only one segment of the very wide screen displayed on the wireless device at any given time. The user can view other segments of the very wide screen by using the device keypad to move left and right within the very wide screen. Each segment is composed of one or more independent modular interface components that are associated with tasks, both native and non-native, that can be performed by the wireless device. Related embodiments are also described.