Patent ID: 8701015

Claim:
A method for device interaction, the method comprising: in a mobile device comprising a customizable graphical user interface having at least a first geometric region configurable by a user of the mobile device to be responsive or non-responsive to a first mode of user input and a second geometric region separate from the first geometric region, the second geometric region configurable by the user to be responsive or non-responsive to a second mode of user input different from the first mode of user input and to be non-responsive to the first mode of user input: receiving from a second device and/or from within said mobile device, data to be utilized for customization of said graphical user interface; modifying said graphical user interface utilizing said received data and user input, wherein said modification comprises: associating said received data with media content that is retrievable by said mobile device from a content source that is external to said mobile device, wherein said associated received data is operable to function as at least a portion of said graphical user interface of said mobile device and/or another device to which said associated data is transferred; controlling via said at least a portion of said graphical user interface, consumption of said media content on said mobile device; and transmitting said graphical user interface to a second electronic device for use on said second electronic device.