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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a screen adapted to display graphic objects including graphic gadgets.
• the present invention also relates to a method implemented by this mobile terminal.
• the present invention also relates to a computer program for implementing the method and storage means storing such a computer program.
• Mobile terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant English), media players or tablet-type personal computers (tablet PC or tablet Personal Computer in English, also known as Electronic Tablet in French) multiply. These mobile devices are becoming more complex and offer more and more features. These features are accessible in the form of software modules called applications.
• this homepage is divided into a plurality of panels.
• the screen of the mobile terminal then allows the display of a panel among the plurality of panels and the mobile terminal provides a means of navigation to move from one panel to another.
• Each panel on the home page may contain icons for launching applications.
• An icon is a static graphic object that allows, when the user interacts with this icon, to launch an application, to which it corresponds, with its complete user interface. For example, it is possible to launch an application with its complete user interface by pressing with the finger on the icon corresponding to the application, when the screen of the mobile terminal is a touch screen.
• Each panel of the home page can also contain graphic gadgets (widget, contraction of window gadget, in English).
• a graphic gadget is a partial interface of an application, that is to say that a graphic gadget does not occupy the entire screen and only provides some of the functionality of the application.
• Such a graphic gadget can be arranged as an icon on a panel. It is therefore an intermediary between an icon and an application launched with its complete user interface.
• a graphic gadget is linked to a panel and allows launching an application with its full user interface, as does an icon. It also has the dynamic character of the application and allows to interact with the user by providing some of the features offered by the application.
• the invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a screen adapted to display graphic objects including graphic gadgets corresponding to respective applications, said graphic gadgets being partial interfaces of the applications to which said graphic gadgets respectively correspond.
• the mobile terminal includes means for determining the dimensions of at least one graphic gadget of variable size and / or at least one variable graphic representation of at least one graphic gadget, said means being adapted to determine the dimensions of each variable size graphic gadget and / or each variable size graphic representation according to at least one solicitation information of at least one application among those to which the displayed graphic gadgets correspond.
• the dimensions of graphic gadgets and / or graphic representations of graphic gadgets evolve according to the requests of the applications to which they correspond.
• the more an application is requested, the more the graphic gadgets corresponding to the other applications are small.
• the more a feature of an application is requested, the larger the corresponding graphical representation, and the less this functionality is solicited, the smaller the corresponding graphical representation.
• the more a function is requested, the smaller the graphic representations corresponding to the other functionalities of the same application, that is to say of the same graphic gadget.
• the more a function is requested, the larger the corresponding graphical representation, and the more the graphical representations corresponding to the other functionalities of the same application, that is to say of the same graphic gadget, are small.
• said determination means are adapted to determine the dimensions of each variable size widget according to at least one request information of the application to which said graphic gadget corresponds and / or from less a solicitation information of at least one application to which at least one other displayed widget corresponds.
• said determination means are adapted to determine the dimensions of each said variable size graphical representation as a function of at least one request for a feature to which said variable size graphical representation corresponds and / or at least one solicitation information of at least one feature to which corresponds to at least one other graphical representation of the graphic gadget to which each said variable size graphic representation belongs.
• a graphical representation whose corresponding functionality is requested is highlighted and / or a graphic representation corresponding to another feature is set back.
• At least one said solicitation information of an application is a triggering event, triggering a feature of the application.
• this event can be taken into account to determine the dimensions of the corresponding graphic gadget or another graphic gadget also displayed.
• This event may be internal to the application, i.e. intrinsic to the application, or external to the application, i.e. provided by a module or another application of the mobile terminal.
• said triggering event is an event of the following group:
• said mobile terminal including communication means via said communication network.
• the event that has detected this information to be provided is taken into account to determine the dimensions of at least one widget. For example, it is possible to magnify the graphical gadget (relative to a default size, or in relation to the size it had before the detection of the event) to indicate that such information is available.
• the event which made it possible to detect the reception of this message (s) is taken into account to determine the dimensions of at least one message.
• graphic gadget For example, it is possible to magnify the graphical gadget (relative to a default size, or compared to the size it had before detection of the event) to indicate that such a message is received. It is also possible to determine the dimensions of the graphic gadget based on a history of such events. It is for example possible to magnify (compared to a default size) a graphic gadget corresponding to an application that has received a large number of messages via the communication network over a given period.
• the mobile terminal is of the type comprising communication means via a communication network
• the determination means are adapted to determine the dimensions of at least one graphic gadget of variable size and / or of at least one graphic representation of variable size proportionally to a number of reception events relating to information originating from said communication network and which are waiting for processing.
• This information may be waiting for processing by a user of the mobile terminal, eg messages or dispatches awaiting reading, or waiting for processing by a module or an application of the mobile terminal, eg an application needs to be launched to process information queued by another application.
• the information for increasing or reducing the dimensions of the graphic gadget is transmitted to the graphic gadget (or the corresponding application) to enable it to adapt its representation and / or the means of interaction offered. to the user according to the new dimensions.
• a graphic gadget associated with a messaging application and displaying only the number of unread messages when its dimensions are reduced may additionally display the title of the last message received when the repeated request for it leads to increasing its dimensions, and it can additionally display an input field of the response text and a send button when an intense solicitation raises its dimensions to their maximum.
• the mobile terminal comprises configuration means adapted to configure, for each variable size graphic gadget and / or each variable size graphic representation, to what extent said triggering event influences the dimensions of said graphic gadget. variable size and / or said variable size graphic representation.
• configuration means adapted to configure, for each variable size graphic gadget and / or each variable size graphic representation, to what extent said triggering event influences the dimensions of said graphic gadget. variable size and / or said variable size graphic representation.
• At least one of said request solicitation information belongs to the following group:
• this solicitation can be taken into account to determine the dimensions of the corresponding graphic gadget or another displayed widget.
• this solicitation can be taken into account to determine the dimensions of the corresponding graphic gadget or another displayed widget.
• At least one of said request soliciting information belongs to the following group:
• said determination means are adapted to add or delete at least one graphical representation of at least one graphic gadget of variable size.
• the invention also relates to a method implemented by a mobile terminal comprising a screen adapted to display graphic objects including graphic gadgets corresponding to respective applications, said graphic gadgets being partial interfaces of the applications to which said graphic gadgets respectively correspond.
• the method includes a step of determining the dimensions of at least one graphical gadget of variable size and / or at least one graphical representation of variable size of at least one graphic gadget, the dimensions of each graphic gadget of variable size and / or each graphical representation of variable size being determined according to at least one solicitation information of at least one application among those to which the displayed graphical gadgets correspond.
• the invention also relates to a computer program, which can be stored on a medium and / or downloaded from a communication network, in order to be read by a computer system or a processor.
• This computer program includes instructions for implementing the method mentioned above, when said program is executed by a computer system or a processor.
• the invention also relates to storage means comprising such a computer program.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal, having a screen, and wherein the invention can be implemented
• FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the architecture of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3a schematically illustrates an icon displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3b schematically illustrates a graphic gadget displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3c schematically illustrates an application, launched with its complete user interface, displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an algorithm implemented by the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 5a schematically illustrates a plurality of graphic gadgets displayed, at a first moment, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 5b schematically illustrates a plurality of graphic gadgets displayed, at a second instant, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 5c schematically illustrates a plurality of graphic gadgets displayed, at a third moment, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 5d schematically illustrates a plurality of graphic gadgets displayed, at a fourth instant, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 6a schematically illustrates a graphical gadget displayed, at a fifth instant, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 6b schematically illustrates a graphical gadget displayed, at a sixth instant, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 6c schematically illustrates a graphical gadget displayed, at a seventh instant, on the screen of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1.
• This solicitation information may be information relating to events received by the applications concerned, and which in this sense solicit them. These events then trigger respective functionalities of the applications concerned.
• This solicitation information may be information relating to a frequency or duration of use of these applications, or to a number of times that the application has been launched with its complete user interface. The solicitation is then the fact of the user.
• the more an application receives events the more it is requested, and the more the dimensions of the corresponding graphics gadget increase. Conversely, the less it receives, so the less it is requested, and the smaller the dimensions of the corresponding graphics gadget.
• the more an application is used by the user the more it is requested, and the more the dimensions of the corresponding graphics gadget increase. Conversely, the less it receives, so the less it is requested, and the smaller the dimensions of the corresponding graphics gadget.
• the graphic gadgets whose dimensions are changed are called later variable size graphic gadgets.
• graphic gadgets are highlighted among the set of graphic objects displayed by the mobile terminal.
• the user can determine more quickly which graphic gadgets are likely to provide him with information or features that are of particular importance to him.
• Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal in which the invention can be implemented.
• a mobile terminal 1.1 conventionally comprises a screen 1.2 on which a user can display graphic elements relating to applications and interact with them. This interaction can be done directly if the screen 1.2 is touch or by means of a set of keys 1.3 or a keyboard.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 is for example a cellular mobile radio terminal, a PDA digital personal assistant, a tablet-type personal computer, etc. In a preferred embodiment, the mobile terminal 1.1 is a mobile terminal of cellular radio.
• Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the architecture of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 comprises, connected by a communication bus 2.1:
• processors a processor, microprocessor, microcontroller (denoted ⁇ ) or CPU (Central Processing Unit in English) 2.2;
• Random Access Memory RAM Random Access Memory in French
• a medium storage drive 2.5 such as an SD card reader (Secure
• - Man-machine interface means 2.7 in particular for managing the screen 1.2 and the set of keys 1.3.
• the microcontroller 2.2 is capable of executing instructions loaded in the RAM 2.3 from the ROM 2.4, an external memory (not shown), a storage medium, such as an SD card or the like, or a communication network. When the mobile terminal 1.1 is turned on, the microcontroller 2.2 is able to read RAM 2.3 instructions and execute them. These instructions form a computer program. This computer program causes the implementation, by the microcontroller 2.2, of all or part of the algorithm described below in relation to FIG. 4.
• All or part of the algorithm described below in relation with FIG. 4 can be implemented in software form by executing a set of instructions by a programmable machine, such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor in English or a Digital Signal Processing Unit in French) or a microcontroller, such as the microcontroller 2.2, or be implemented in hardware form by a machine or a dedicated component, such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gaste Array in English or French Programmable Gate Matrix) or an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit).
• a programmable machine such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor in English or a Digital Signal Processing Unit in French) or a microcontroller, such as the microcontroller 2.2
• a machine or a dedicated component such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gaste Array in English or French Programmable Gate Matrix) or an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit).
• Figs. 3a to 3c are intended to illustrate schematically the differences, in terms of display on the screen 1.2, between an icon, a graphics gadget and an application, to which they correspond, launched with its complete user interface.
• Fig. 3a schematically illustrates an icon displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1 displays a home page panel on which is placed a 3.1 icon.
• the icon 3.1 allows to launch an application, to which the icon 3.1 corresponds, with its complete user interface. It is possible to launch this application with its complete user interface by pressing with the finger on the icon 3.1, when the screen 1.2 is a touch screen. Once launched the application with its complete user interface occupies the entire screen 1.2, as shown in FIG. 3c.
• Fig. 3b schematically illustrates a graphical gadget displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1 displays a home page panel on which is placed a widget 3.2.
• the 3.2 graphical gadget is used to launch an application, to which the 3.2 graphical gadget corresponds, with its complete user interface. It is possible to launch this application with its complete user interface by pressing with a finger on a zone 3.3 of the graphical gadget 3.2, when the screen 1.2 is a touch screen. Once launched the application occupies the entire screen 1.2, as shown in FIG. 3c.
• This zone 3.4 consists, for example, of graphic representations of command buttons, such as activation buttons for playing audio content and for pausing, if the graphic widget 3.2 corresponds to an audio content player application (audio media player in English).
• the graphic gadget 3.2 may also include a zone 3.5 in which information intended for the user is displayed. As part of a graphics gadget corresponding to an audio player application, this area 3.5 may be used to indicate to the user the title of an audio content being played and / or other information about that audio content.
• Fig. 3c schematically illustrates an application launched with its complete user interface and displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• An application 3.6 is launched from the icon 3.1 of FIG. 3a or the graphic gadget of FIG. 3b.
• the 3.6 application with its full user interface occupies the entire screen 1.2. The user then has access to all the features of the 3.6 application.
• the application 3.6 may comprise graphic representations of control buttons 3.8 and 3.10. If the application 3.6 is an audio content player, these control buttons are for example activation buttons for playing audio content, pausing, repeating playback, selecting audio content, etc.
• the application 3.6 may also include areas 3.8 and 3.9 in which are displayed information for the user. If the application 3.6 is an audio player, these areas 3.8 and 3.9 can be used to indicate to the user the title of the audio content being played, the name of its interpreter, or to display an image in relation with the audio content being played.
• Fig. 4 schematically illustrates an algorithm implemented by the mobile terminal 1.1, according to one embodiment of the invention.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 configures the widget 3.2. This step is for example implemented during the installation of the widget 3.2. This configuration concerns in particular the variable character of the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 may apply a default configuration to the graphics gadget or may interact with the user to define the configuration to be applied to the graphics gadget. The user can thus indicate whether the graphic gadget 3.2 is of fixed size or of variable size.
• the 3.2 graphic gadget is then configured and displayed on the screen 1.2 with default dimensions.
• step 4.2 the mobile terminal 1.1 determines whether an event relating to the application to which the widget 3.2 corresponds is detected. If this is the case, a step 4.3 is performed, otherwise step 4.2 is repeated.
• step 4.3 the mobile terminal 1.1 determines whether the widget 3.2 is variable in size, depending on the configuration performed in step 4.1. If the widget 3.2 is variable in size, a step 4.4 is performed; otherwise we go directly to a step 4.6, during which the event is processed by the widget 3.2.
• Such an event relating to the application to which the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponds is, in a particular embodiment, an information detection event to be formatted for display on the screen 1.2. If, for example, the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponds to a calendar application, the graphic gadget 3.2 can detect that a calendar event, such as a birthday reminder or a reminder that a given task is to be performed, will occur in a given period from the present moment. The graphics gadget 3.2 may then have to display this calendar event in a dedicated area of the graphical gadget 3.2, such as the area 3.5 of FIG. 3b.
• a calendar event such as a birthday reminder or a reminder that a given task is to be performed
• Such an event relating to the application to which the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponds is, in a particular embodiment, an event for receiving information from a communication network.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 is a cellular mobile radio terminal and the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponds to an application for receiving messages or dispatches.
• the widget 3.2 may then have to display a message or a dispatch received, or provide an indication that such a message or such a dispatch has been received, in a dedicated area of the widget 3.2, such that the area 3.5 of FIG. 3b.
• step 4.4 the mobile terminal 1.1 determines the dimensions of the widget 3.2, following the detection of the event in step 4.2.
• the dimensions of the widget 3.2 are intended to potentially vary following the detection of the event, regardless of whether the event is actually displayed by the graphics gadget in step 4.6 later.
• step 4.5 the dimensions of the widget 3.2 are updated if necessary, and step 4.6 is then executed.
• the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 may vary according to a number of calendar events that have occurred and / or to occur. It is thus possible to vary the dimensions of the graphical gadget 3.2 in proportion to the number of calendar events occurring and / or to occur over a given period. Plus the number of calendar events present on this given period is large, the larger the graphical gadget 3.2 is. The smaller this number, the smaller the 3.2 graphics gadget.
• the dimensions of the graphical gadget 3.2 may vary proportionally to a number of events received during a past period and / or expected during a future period.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 is a cellular radio mobile terminal and if the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponds to an application for receiving messages or dispatches, the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 may vary according to a number of messages or dispatches waiting for reading.
• the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 may vary proportionally to a number of events waiting for processing, by the user and / or by the application to which the graphical widget 3.2 corresponds.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 therefore varies the dimensions of the graphical gadget 3.2, according to detected events and relating to the application to which the graphical gadget 3.2 corresponds.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 can vary the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 according to an event or an event history over a given period.
• the user can define which events are intended to be processed by the widget 3.2 or the application to which it corresponds, which may have an influence on its dimensions. . It is also possible that the user can define to what extent these events have an influence on its dimensions.
• the user may consider that dispatches of a certain type, such as dispatches relating to the stock exchange, have in his eyes more importance than dispatches of a second type, such as dispatches relating to sports results.
• dispatches of this first type could have a more noticeable effect, on the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 corresponding to the application of reception of mails already mentioned, than those of the second type.
• news of a third type such as news relating to film releases in the cinema, are of little importance to him, then these may have no effect on the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2.
• steps 4.2 to 4.5 are implemented periodically. The event detected in step 4.2 is then an expiry event of a predefined duration timer.
• step 4.6 is not in this case not to be executed.
• This periodic implementation makes it possible to take into account, for example, the fact that the application has not been solicited during this predefined duration and then to reduce its dimensions.
• the dimensions of the widget 3.2 whose application to which it corresponds is not used with its full user interface for a given period and / or has not processed an event during this period , can be reduced to an icon.
• the graphic gadget 3.2 may be replaced by an icon, such as the icon 3.1 of FIG. 3a.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 can vary the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 according to a frequency of use of the application, to which the graphic gadget corresponds, with its complete user interface. For example, the higher the frequency, the larger is the 3.2 graphics gadget.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 can vary the dimensions of the graphic gadget 3.2 according to a duration of use of the application, to which the graphic gadget corresponds, with its complete user interface. For example, the longer this period of use, the larger the graphic gadget 3.2.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 varies the dimensions of the widget 3.2 according to a number of times the application to which the graphics gadget corresponds was launched with its complete user interface. For example, the larger the number, the larger the 3.2 graphics gadget.
• Figs. 5a to 5c are intended to illustrate schematically a change over time in the dimensions of graphic gadgets displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Fig. 5a schematically illustrates a display of graphic gadgets, at a first moment, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Screen 1.2 displays two graphic gadgets 5.1 and 5.2. Each graphic gadget 5.1 and 5.2 is displayed according to respective default dimensions.
• the 5.1 Graphics Gadget is not a scalable graphic gadget. Its dimensions therefore remain fixed over time.
• the Graphical Gadget 5.2 is a scalable graphic gadget. Its dimensions are therefore changed over time.
• Fig. 5b schematically illustrates a display of graphic gadgets, at a second moment, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Screen 1.2 displays two graphic gadgets 5.1 and 5.3.
• the 5.1 graphic gadget corresponds to the graphic gadget with the same reference in FIG. 5a. Its dimensions have remained the same.
• the graphic gadget 5.3 corresponds to the graphic gadget 5.2 in FIG. 5a. Its dimensions have evolved, so that it is highlighted on the home page panel on which it is positioned.
• Fig. 5c schematically illustrates a display of graphic gadgets, at a third moment, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Screen 1.2 displays two graphic gadgets 5.1 and 5.4.
• the 5.1 graphic gadget corresponds to the graphic gadget with the same reference in FIG. 5a. Its dimensions have remained the same.
• the graphic gadget 5.4 corresponds to the graphic gadget 5.2 in FIG. 5a. Its dimensions have evolved, so that it is indented on the home page panel on which it is positioned. Thus, even if the graphic gadget 5.1 is not of variable size, it can be highlighted by indentation of the graphic gadget 5.2 which itself is of variable size.
• Fig. 5d schematically illustrates a display of graphic gadgets, at a fourth moment, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Screen 1.2 displays two graphic gadgets 5.3 and 5.5.
• the graphic gadget 5.3 corresponds to the graphic gadget with the same reference in FIG. 5b. Its dimensions have evolved, so that it is highlighted on the home page panel on which it is positioned.
• the graphic gadget 5.5 corresponds to the graphic gadget 5.1 in FIG. 5a. Its dimensions have also evolved, so that it is indented on the home page panel on which it is positioned. Such a situation can occur when the application to which the gadget matches graph 5.2 has been requested so that the dimensions of the graphics gadget 5.2 must increase. In order to effectively highlight the widget 5.2, the dimensions of the graphics gadget 5.1 can be decreased. Thus, the dimensions of the graphical gadget 5.1 change according to the demands of the application to which the graphical gadget 5.2 corresponds.
• the respective dimensions changes of these graphic gadgets are then for example coordinated by a centralized display management module of the mobile terminal.
• This module takes into account, for example, the total area of the home page panel, the area occupied by each of the graphic gadgets and information concerning the respective requests of the applications to which these graphic gadgets correspond.
• the centralized display management module may also preferentially coordinate respective dimensions of graphic gadgets juxtaposed or positioned at a distance less than a predefined threshold.
• the centralized display management module can also arbitrate between graphic gadgets whose dimensions must evolve due to the demands of the applications corresponding to the graphic gadgets displayed. Such arbitration may for example take into account user preferences and / or a history of requests for applications of graphic gadgets for which an arbitration is to be performed.
• the centralized display management module may also consider changing the dimensions of graphic gadgets of variable size within limits set by ceiling and / or floor values.
• a graphic gadget in order to optimize the surface of the home page panel on which is positioned, can, in addition to a variation of its dimensions, undergo a movement within this panel. Such displacement must not be disturbing for the user, and must therefore be of reduced amplitude compared to the dimensions of the panel.
• the variable size graphics gadgets, fixed-size graphics gadgets and icons maintaining the marks that the user has to access the information and applications that are important to him.
• Figs. 6a to 6c are intended to illustrate schematically a temporal evolution of the dimensions of graphical representations within a graphical gadget displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• Fig. 6a schematically illustrates a display of a graphic gadget 6.1, at a fifth instant, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the graphic gadget 6.1 has graphic representations 6.2 and 6.3.
• the graphical representations 6.2 and 6.3 are of variable size and correspond to features of the application to which the graphic gadget 6.1 corresponds.
• the graphical representations 6.2 and 6.3 represent control buttons, such as activation buttons for playing audio content and pausing, if the graphic gadget 6.1 corresponds to an audio content player application.
• the graphical representations 6.2 and 6.3 can also correspond to zones in which information intended for the user is displayed.
• Fig. 6b schematically illustrates a display of a graphic gadget 6.4, at a sixth instant, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the graphic gadget 6.4 results from a modification of the graphic gadget 6.1. At least one of the dimensions of the 6.1 graphics gadget has been changed, such as previously described, and this according to at least one solicitation information of at least one application among those to which correspond to the graphic gadgets displayed on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the graphical widget 6.4 shows the graphical representations 6.2 and 6.3 of FIG. 6a.
• the graphic gadget 6.4 also has an additional graphical representation 6.5.
• the fact that the dimensions of the graphical gadget 6.1 have increased allows the user to access, via the graphical gadget 6.4, more features of the application to which the graphics gadget 6.4 corresponds. Conversely, if the dimensions of the graphics gadget 6.4 decrease, fewer features can be provided to the user.
• a choice can be made in a pre-established way to define the functionalities to be provided via the graphic gadget when its dimensions evolve. This choice can also be made according to a level of solicitation of the features of the application to which the graphics gadget corresponds.
• Fig. 6c schematically illustrates a display of the graphic gadget 6.1, at a sixth instant, on the screen 1.2 of the mobile terminal 1.1.
• the graphic gadget 6.1 has graphical representations 6.6 and 6.7.
• the graphical representations 6.6 and 6.7 respectively correspond to the graphical representations 6.2 and 6.3 of FIG. 6a whose dimensions have evolved.
• the dimensions of the graphical representation 6.2 have evolved, so that it is highlighted in the graphical gadget 6.1.
• the dimensions of the graphical representation 6.3 have evolved, so that it is indented in the graphic gadget 6.1.
• the dimensions of a subset of the graphical representations displayed in the graphic widget 6.1 may change depending on the demands of the features of the application to which the graphics gadget 6.1 corresponds.
• step 4.4 described above in relation to FIG. 4 is modified so as to make it possible to change the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or graphic representations contained in this graphic gadget concerned.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 determines the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or graphical representations contained in this graphic gadget concerned, following the detection of the event in step 4.2.
• the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or graphic representations contained in this graphic gadget concerned are thus intended to potentially vary following the detection of the event, regardless of whether the event is actually displayed by the graphics gadget in step 4.6 later.
• step 4.5 the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or graphical representations contained in this graphic gadget concerned are updated if necessary.
• step 4.1 can be adapted to allow the configuration of graphical representations of variable size.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 configures the graphic gadget concerned and / or the graphic representations of this graphic gadget concerned. This step is for example implemented during the installation of the graphic gadget concerned. This configuration concerns in particular the variable nature of the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or the graphic representations of this graphic gadget concerned.
• the mobile terminal 1.1 may apply a default configuration to the graphics gadget and / or graphics or may interact with the user to define the configuration to be applied to the graphics gadget and / or graphics. The user can thus indicate whether the graphic gadget concerned and / or the graphic representations of this graphic gadget concerned are of fixed size or of variable size.
• step 4.1 the user can define which events, processed by the application corresponding to the graphic gadget concerned, may have an influence on the dimensions of the graphic gadget concerned and / or graphic representations of this graphic gadget concerned. It is also possible that the user can define to what extent these events have an influence on these dimensions.

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