A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of input object types, and transmitting said identifier and its respective input object type to said device, wherein said plurality of object types includes at least two of the object types choice, entry, text, and image. view more

A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, and providing at said device a second datum that is a function of said first datum. view more