Visually identifiable features for applications installed on electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017205988-A1
Application number	US-201615395812-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2016
Priority date	Jan 14, 2016
Publication date	Jul 20, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device for running an application can include a display to visually present a user interface corresponding to the application. The electronic device can also include a processor to determine whether the application is an originally-installed application and cause the display to include a visually identifiable feature in the user interface indicating that the application is not an originally-installed application responsive to a determination that the application is not an originally-installed application.

First claim

1 . An electronic device for running a first application, the electronic device comprising:
a display configured to visually present a user interface, the user interface corresponding to the first application; and a processor configured to determine whether the first application is an originally-installed application and, responsive to a determination that the first application is not an originally-installed application, cause the display to include a visually identifiable feature in the user interface, the visually identifiable feature indicating that the first application is not an originally-installed application.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a title bar having a color.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the visually identifiable feature includes a change to the color of the title bar.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to include another visually identifiable feature corresponding to the first application.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the first application is an approved application.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to include another visually identifiable feature corresponding to the first application responsive to a determination that the application is an approved application, the other visually identifiable feature indicating that the first application is an approved application.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the other visually identifiable feature is an icon.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further including a physical component configured to indicate that the application is not an originally-installed application.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the physical component is a light-emitting diode (LED).

10 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further including a physical component configured to indicate that the application is an approved application responsive to a determination that the application is an approved application.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the physical component is a light-emitting diode (LED).

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a test and measurement instrument.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes text having a font, a color, and a placement.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the visually identifiable feature includes a change to the color of the text.

15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the visually identifiable feature includes a change to the font of the text.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the visually identifiable feature includes a change to the placement of the text.

17 . A method, comprising:
visually presenting a user interface corresponding to an application running on an electronic device; determining whether the application is an originally-installed application; and responsive to a determination that the application is not an originally-installed application, causing the user interface to include a visually identifiable feature indicating that the application is not an originally installed application.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein causing the user interface to include a visually identifiable feature includes at least one selected from a group consisting of: changing a color of a title bar corresponding to the application, changing a color of text corresponding to the application, changing a font of the text, changing a placement of the text, and visually presenting an icon.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
determining whether the application is an approved application; and responsive to a determination that the application is an approved application, causing the user interface to include another visually identifiable feature indicating that the application is an approved application.

20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising causing a physical component to indicate that the application is not an originally-installed application.

Assignees

• Keithley Instruments

Inventors

• Polly George J
• Frackelton Brian P

Classifications

• G05B19/0423

  Input/output · CPC title

• G05B2219/23258

  GUI graphical user interface, icon, function bloc editor, labview · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G01R1/025

  concerning dedicated user interfaces, e.g. GUI, or dedicated keyboards (G01R31/31912 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title