Cloud computing system configured for a consumer to program a smart phone and touch pad

• US 10,136,242 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2011
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: People Innovate For Economy Foundation Incorporated
• Original Assignee: People Innovate For Economy Foundation Incorporated
• Inventors: Lam, Peter Ar-Fu
• Primary Examiner(s): Everett, Christopher E.
• Application Number:
  US13/200,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20120021731A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,614 Days
• Field of Search: 700 65, 700 66, 700 78
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad.

Claims

1. A consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system provided for a consumer to build a consumer programmable assembly;

said consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system comprises;

a building kit configured for a consumer to build and to program said consumer programmable assembly;

a controller unit having a controller housing and a microprocessor;

said controller unit further comprises a communication channel/link for said controller unit to interface with one or more accessory member configured to work with said controller unit,

wherein each of said accessory member further comprises at least one of the following elements;

(1) motion transducer;

(2) position sensor;

(3) analog signal provider;

(4) digital signal provider;

(5) light transducer;

(6) optical sensor or camera image sensor;

(7) sound transducer;

(8) sound sensor;

(9) memory;

(10) dialing circuit;

(11) modem circuit or wired data communication circuit; and

(12) wi-fi or wireless data communication circuit;

and wherein said consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system further comprises a consumer supporting software having instructions configured for a consumer to program a smart phone/touch pad, and to program said consumer programmable assembly to work with said smart phone/touch pad.

2. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 1 further comprising anyone of the following characteristics (a) to (c):

(a) said consumer programmable system does not comprise a smart phone/touch pad, a smart phone/touch pad is to be provided by the consumer to work with the system;

(b) said consumer programmable system comprises a smart phone/touch pad or a proprietary cell phone/touch pad;

(c) a compiler to compile a consumer composed program into a first smart phone/touch pad code executable by a processor located in said smart phone/touch pad and a second microprocessor code executable by the microprocessor of said controller unit.

3. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 1 wherein said consumer supporting software further comprises an instruction configured for said controller unit to control any of the following functions (a) to (f):

(a) to answer or dial a smart phone or a touch pad;

(b) to transmit or receive data through a smart phone or a touch pad;

(c) to transmit or receive data representing audio signal through a smart phone or a touch pad;

(d) to transmit or receive data representing visual image or video through a smart phone or a touch pad;

(e) to interact with a developer application program;

(f) to connect with a remote computing device through a smart phone or a touch pad.

4. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 1 wherein said supporting software comprises instructions enabling a consumer to program a first smart phone/touch pad and a second smart phone/touch pad;

and for said second smart phone/touch pad to control the operation or interaction of said first smart phone/touch pad with any of said accessory members, when said first smart phone/touch pad is connected with said second smart phone/touch pad through a cell phone network.

5. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 1 further comprises

a first compiler configured for compiling a consumer composed program into codes executable by said smart phone or touch pad;

and

a second compiler configured to compile said consumer composed program into codes executable by said consumer programmable assembly.

6. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 1 wherein said consumer supporting software is represented by an Easy Format software, or derived from an Easy Format software, said Easy Format software is defined to comprise the following programming steps (a) to (e):

(a) defining m inputs for a computing device to receive data, triggers or signals, wherein m is an integer equal or greater than one;

(b) defining n outputs for said computing device to transmit data, triggers or signals, wherein n is an integer equal or greater than one;

(c) specifying x configuration states and y events, wherein each configuration state defines the configuration of at least one input and/or one output ;

wherein x and y are integers equal or greater than one;

(d) for any configuration state of step (c) provided to configure an input, said configuration state is further structured to specify a qualifying condition, and to specify an event to be executed when the signal, trigger or data received by said input satisfied said qualifying condition;

(e) enabling an event to switch from a current configuration state to another configuration state;

and wherein said Easy Format software further comprises at least one of the following steps or characteristics (f) to (i);

(f) a step to structure a programming specification into at least a first field and a second field, wherein said first field specifies the characteristics of one or more configuration states, and said second field specifies one or more events/sub-events;

(g) a step to organize at least a part of the data specified by said programming steps (a) to (e) into a table format;

(h) wherein said configuration states and events are not required to be listed in sequential relationship to each other;

(i) a step to label a configuration state or event for specifying a default condition of said consumer programmable system when it is powered up.

7. The consumer programmable smart phone/touch pad system of claim 6 further comprising a programming step of:

(j) providing at least one instruction for said Easy Format software to control the operation of a smart phone/touch pad.

8. A consumer programmable system having a consumer programmable assembly and a supporting software configured for supporting said consumer programmable assembly, wherein said consumer programmable system comprises a first device operated according to a smart phone/touch pad hosting system and wherein said supporting software comprises a first compiler configured for compiling a consumer composed program for working with said first device, wherein said supporting software further comprises a second compiler compatible with said first device and configured to compile said consumer composed program for working with said consumer programmable assembly;

and wherein said smart phone/touch pad hosting system is defined as a standardized or regulated system provided and maintained by a known hosting entity for servicing a hosted family of cell phone/touch pad products.

9. The consumer programmable system of claim 8 wherein said consumer programmable assembly is built by said consumer with a building kit comprising two or more accessory member separated from said first device, wherein each of said accessory members comprises at least one of the following element (1) to (12):

(1) motion transducer;

(2) position sensor;

(3) analog signal provider;

(4) digital signal provider;

(5) light transducer;

(6) optical sensor or camera image sensor;

(7) sound transducer;

(8) sound sensor;

(9) memory;

(10) dialing circuit;

(11) modem circuit or wired data communication circuit; and

(12) wi-fi or wireless data communication circuit.

10. The consumer programmable system of claim 8 further comprising one of the following characteristics (a) to (c):

(a) said first device is represented by a smart phone or touch pad, or a proprietary cell phone/touch pad;

(b) said first device is a smart phone/ touch pad provided by a consumer;

(c) wherein said first compiler and said second compiler are parts of a compiler to compile a consumer composed program into a first smart phone/touch pad code executable by a processor located in said smart phone/touch pad and a second microprocessor code executable by a microprocessor of said consumer programmable assembly.

11. The consumer programmable system of claim 10 further comprising a controller member and wherein said supporting software further comprises an instruction configured for said controller member to control anyone of the following functions (a) to (f):

(a) to answer, communicate or operate said smart phone or touch pad;

(b) to transmit or receive data through said smart phone or touch pad;

(c) to transmit or receive data representing audio signal through said smart phone or touch pad;

(d) to transmit or receive data representing visual image or video through said smart phone or touch pad;

(e) to interact with said first developer application program;

(f) to connect or communicate with a remote computing device through said smart phone or touch pad.

12. The controller programmable system of claim 8 wherein said first device is represented by a first smart phone/touch pad, and said supporting software further comprising instructions enabling said consumer to program said first smart phone/touch pad and a second smart phone/touch pad;

and for said second smart phone/touch pad to control the operation of said first smart phone/touch pad through a cell phone channel/network.

13. The consumer programmable system of claim 8 wherein at least one of said first compiler or said second compiler is configured to compile a program or codes representing an Easy Format software, or derived from an Easy Format software, said Easy Format software is defined to comprise the following programming steps (a) to (e):

(a) defining m inputs for a computing device to receive data, triggers or signals, wherein m is an integer equal or greater than one;

(b) defining n outputs for said computing device to transmit data, triggers or signals, wherein n is an integer equal or greater than one;

(c) specifying x configuration states and y events, wherein each configuration state defines at least one input and/or one output;

wherein x and y are integers equal or greater than one;

(d) for any configuration state of step (c) provided to configure an input, said configuration state is further structured to specify a qualifying condition and to specify an event to be executed when the signal, trigger or data received by said input satisfied said qualifying condition;

(e) enabling an event to switch from a current configuration state to another configuration state; and

wherein

said Easy Format software further comprises at least one of the following steps or characteristics (f) to (i);

(f) a step to structure a programming specification into at least a first field and a second field, wherein said first field specifies the characteristics of one or more configuration states, and said second field specifies one or more events/sub-events;

(g) a step to organize at least a part of the data specified by the steps of (a) to (e) into a table format;

(h) wherein said configuration states and events are not required to be listed in sequential relationship to each other;

(i) a step to label part of a configuration state or event for specifying a default condition of said consumer programmable system when it is powered up.

14. A consumer programmable system having a consumer programmable assembly and a consumer programmable supporting software configured for supporting said consumer programmable assembly;

said consumer programmable assembly comprising;

a decoder unit comprising a communication channel/link for said decoder unit to interface with a first device operated according to a smart phone/touch pad hosting system;

wherein said decoder unit is further configured for interfacing with one or more accessory members separated from said decoder unit and for said first device to provide controlling function to said consumer programmable system with the support of an application program,

wherein an accessory member interfaced with said decoder unit comprises at least one of the following elements (1) to (12);

(1) motion transducer;

(2) position sensor;

(3) analog signal provider;

(4) digital signal provider;

(5) light transducer;

(6) optical sensor or camera image sensor;

(7) sound transducer;

(8) sound sensor;

(9) memory;

(10) dialing circuit;

(11) modem circuit or wired data communication circuit; and

(12) wi-fi or wireless data communication circuit

wherein said consumer programmable supporting software comprises multiple consumer programmable instructions compatible with said smart phone/touch pad hosting system;

said consumer programmable instructions are also configured for said decoder unit to work with said first device; and

wherein said smart phone/touch pad hosting system is defined as a standardized or regulated system provided and maintained by a known hosting entity for servicing a hosted family of cell phone/touch pad products.

15. The consumer programmable system of claim 14 further comprising anyone of the following characteristics (a) to (c):

(a) said first device is represented by a smart phone or touch pad, or a proprietary cell phone/touch pad;

(b) said first device is a smart phone/touch pad provided by a consumer;

(c) a compiler to compile a consumer composed program into a first smart phone/touch pad code executable by a processor located in said smart phone/touch pad, and a second microprocessor code executable by a microprocessor located inside said consumer programmer assembly.

16. The consumer programmable system of claim 15 wherein said consumer programmable supporting software further comprises an instruction configured for said consumer programmable system to control any of the following functions (a) to (f):

(a) to answer, communicate or operate said smart phone/touch pad;

(b) to transmit or receive data through said smart phone/touch pad;

(c) to transmit or receive data representing audio signal through said smart phone/touch pad;

(d) to transmit or receive data representing visual image or video through said smart phone/touch pad;

(e) to interact with a developer application program;

(f) to connect or communicate with a remote computing device through said smart phone/touch pad.

17. The consumer programmable system of claim 14 wherein said consumer programmable supporting software comprises:

a first compiler configured for a developer to compile a first developer application program for working with a first smart phone or touch pad;

a second compiler configured to compile a second consumer application program for said consumer programmable assembly.

18. The consumer programmable system of claim 14 wherein said supporting software is configured to process a program or codes representing an Easy Format software, or derived from an Easy Format software, said Easy Format software is defined to comprise the following programming steps (a) to (e):

(a) defining m inputs for a computing device to receive data, triggers or signals, wherein m is an integer equal or greater than one;

(b) defining n outputs for said computing device to transmit data, triggers or signals, wherein n is an integer equal or greater than one;

(c) specify x configuration states and y events, wherein each configuration state defines at least one input and/or one output;

wherein x and y are integers equal or greater than one;

(d) for any configuration state of step (c) provided to configure an input, said configuration state is further structured to specify a qualifying condition and to specify an event to be executed when the signal, trigger or data received by said input satisfied said qualifying condition;

(e) enable an event to switch from a current configuration state to another configuration state; and

wherein

said Easy Format software further comprises at least one of the following steps or characteristics (f) to (i);

(f) a step to structure a programming specification into at least a first field and a second field, wherein said first field specifies the characteristics of one or more configuration states, and said second field specifies one or more events/sub-events;

(g) a step to organize at least a part of the data specified by the steps of (a) to (e) into a table format;

(h) wherein said configuration states and events are not required to be listed in sequential relationship to each other;

(i) a step to label part of a configuration state or event for specifying a default condition of said consumer programmable system when it is powered up.

19. The consumer programmable system of claim 18 wherein said Easy Format software further comprising an instruction to operate said first device.

20. The consumer programmable system of claim 14 wherein said supporting software comprises instructions enabling said consumer to program a first smart phone/touch pad and a second smart phone/touch pad;

and for said second smart phone/touch pad to control the operation of said first phone/touch pad linked with any of said elements, when said first phone/touch pad is connected with said second phone/touch pad through a cell phone network.