Abstract: An electronic device and a method of dynamically adapting a sensitivity of at least one user interface component on the electronic device. A device context corresponding to the electronic device can be identified and processed in real time to identify a potential user intent and to determine a probability that the potential user intent corresponds to an actual user intent. A user input sensitivity parameter can be selected based on the potential user intent and the determined probability. The sensitivity of the at least one user interface component can be adapted to correspond to the user input sensitivity parameter.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface 1260 may receive a query. A processor 1210 may select an initial expert from the hierarchical expert tree based upon the query and direct the query towards the initial expert. A session initiation protocol server 418 may generate a hierarchical expert tree from an expert pool.

Abstract: A method (200) and apparatus (100) for an adaptive touch screen display is disclosed. The apparatus can include a touch screen display (140) configured to display a virtual user interface input and configured to register proximity information regarding a proximity of a physical user input mechanism to the touch screen display. The apparatus can include a touch screen display module (191) coupled to the touch screen display. The touch screen display module can be configured to display, on the virtual user interface input, a predicted primary input item based on the proximity information and configured to display at least one alternate input item based on the proximity information while displaying the predicted primary input item.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying image capture opportunities. Expert photo agents (526) that process metadata extracted from a captured image are obtained (706) at a user-device (102). Metadata (214) characterizing visual content of a captured image is produced (310) by processing the visual content of the captured image. Image capture opportunities are selected (410) based upon processing of the metadata with the at least one expert photo agent. The image capture opportunity selection specifies content to capture in a subsequent image.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of dynamically adapting a sensitivity of at least one user interface component on the electronic device. A device context corresponding to the electronic device can be identified and processed in real time to identify a potential user intent and to determine a probability that the potential user intent corresponds to an actual user intent. A user input sensitivity parameter can be selected based on the potential user intent and the determined probability. The sensitivity of the at least one user interface component can be adapted to correspond to the user input sensitivity parameter.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface 1260 may receive a query. A processor 1210 may select an initial expert from the hierarchical expert tree based upon the query and direct the query towards the initial expert. A session initiation protocol server 418 may generate a hierarchical expert tree from an expert pool.

Abstract: A method (100) of electronically determining a group preference in a social network from multiple individual preferences of members of the social network is provided. One embodiment of the method (100) uses a combination of an individual's importance to a social network and a social network's importance to the individual as weighting factors when combining the individual preferences to generate a shared set of preferences. This group preference may be used to select content for broadcast to the network, including audio content and video content. A social network group preference determination apparatus (401) can determine the individual's importance to the social network by interrogating or monitoring the communication activity of portable electronic communication devices (402) belonging to the members of the social network.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface may send and receive a data task. A database may store a group of contact nodes. A processor may select a sub-group of contact nodes from the group of contact nodes based upon the data task and create a hierarchical communications tree from the sub-group of contacts based on the data task.

Abstract: A system and method (500) are disclosed for a method and apparatus for manipulating GUIs. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device (100) having a controller (108) that manages a display (110). The controller can be programmed to alter (518) a graphical user interface (GUI) (200-400) presented on the display according to a behavior model that predicts (508-510) an expectation of an end user from observations of the end user's interactions with the GUI. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A smart call list for a wireless mobile device (12) can include a storage medium (14 or 304) containing a call list having a plurality of contact entries (19) and a processor (302) coupled to the storage medium. The processor can monitor (902) the use of the call list according to a plurality of criteria to intelligently improve the chances of successfully contacting the entries on the call list. The processor can rank (903) the plurality of criteria and assign (906) relative weights to the plurality of criteria to facilitate a selection and order of the contact entries to call (904). The processor can further automatically select (908) a next best number to call if an attempt to connect with a current number is unsuccessful. In one arrangement, the smart call list can use a phone tree (30) in an attempt to contact members of the call list.