Patent ID: 8005729

Claim:
A method, comprising: displaying, by an electronic device, a user interface for the electronic device, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of graphical images that corresponds to a same visual theme, wherein the visual theme is user-selectable from a plurality of visual themes; wherein one of the plurality of graphical images corresponds to usage data and includes a visual characteristic that indicates a current status of the usage data, wherein the usage data indicates transmissions to or transmissions from the electronic device, or types of applications used or launched on the electronic device by a user of the electronic device; wherein another one of the plurality of graphical images corresponds to electronic device system data and includes a visual characteristic that indicates a current status of the electronic device system data; receiving updated usage data and determining that the updated usage data meets a user-specific threshold; in response to determining that the updated usage data meets the user-specific threshold, modifying the visual characteristic of said one of the plurality of graphical images corresponding to usage data to indicate a new status for the usage data that reflects the updated usage data; receiving updated electronic device system data and determining a status change in the electronic device system data; and in response to determining the status change in the electronic device system data, modifying the visual characteristic of said other one of the plurality of graphical images corresponding to the electronic device system data to indicate a new status for the electronic device system data that reflects the updated electronic device system data; wherein modifying the visual characteristic of said one of the plurality of graphical images and modifying the visual characteristic of said other one of the plurality of graphical images are displayed as changes in said same visual theme.