Apparatus control method and device

• US 20030093469A1
• Filed: 10/09/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nagatomo, Yasunori, Ohta, Akihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,568,159 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for solving the problem that re-drawing of a screen is instantaneously switched to and makes the screen hard to view when repeating the same operation or the like in the case of remote control of an apparatus using a browser, a server installed in a household electrical appliance or other apparatus, and applications thereof. The method and system of the present invention (1) have the server prepare by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout on the display screen of the browser programmed by HTML, (2) have the server set a dummy frame page of a region zero not containing content in the prepared frame, (3) have the server set a desired page to be displayed in a remaining region, (4) have the server set the frame lines not to be displayed, (5) have the server set a response frame for a request from the browser in the dummy frame, and (6) have the browser display processing results from the server and not appear to update the inside of the desired frame of the browser screen for any response.

Claims

1. A method for control of an apparatus which controls the operation of an apparatus based on a request from a browser and/or responds to the browser from a server relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said method for control of an apparatus including:

having said server prepare by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page,

having said server set a dummy frame of a region zero not containing content in the prepared frame,

having said server set a desired page having a means for controlling said apparatus and/or making a request relating to the state of the apparatus to be displayed in a remaining region other than the dummy frame,

having said server set a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said dummy frame, and

having said browser display processing results based on a response from said server to a request from said browser according to the setting in the server and not appear to update the inside of the frame.

2. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said predetermined protocol comprises the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page comprises the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

3. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said server sets the frame prepared including the dummy frame so that the border lines of the frame are not displayed.

4. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said apparatus carries said server and is controlled based on a command generated in said server due to a request from said browser.

5. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that said apparatus realized by a client computer.

6. A system for control of an apparatus comprising a server which controls the operation of an apparatus based on a request from a browser and/or responds to the browser from a server relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said system for control of an apparatus comprising:

having said server prepare by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page,

having said server set a dummy frame of a region zero not containing content in the prepared frame,

having said server set a desired page having a means for controlling said apparatus and/or making a request relating to the state of the apparatus to be displayed in a remaining region other than the dummy frame,

having said server set a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said dummy frame, and

having said browser display processing results based on a response from said server to a request from said browser according to the setting in the server and not appear to update the inside of the frame.

7. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 6, characterized in that said predetermined communication protocol comprises the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page comprises the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

8. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 6, characterized in that said server sets the frame prepared including the dummy frame so that the border lines of the frame are not displayed.

9. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 6, characterized in that said server is carried in said apparatus and controls said apparatus based on a command generated in said server due to a request from said browser.

10. An electronic apparatus provided with a server which responds to the browser based on a request from a browser through a network using a predetermined protocol and a control means for controlling the inside based on a command generated in said server by a request from said browser,

said electronic apparatus characterized in that:

said server prepares by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page,

said server sets a dummy frame of a region zero not containing content in the prepared frame,

said server sets a desired page having a means for making a request for control of the inside to be displayed in a remaining region other than the dummy frame,

said server sets a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said dummy frame, and

said browser displays processing results based on a response from said server to a request from said browser according to the setting in the server and does not appear to update the inside of the frame.

11. An electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 10, characterized in that said predetermined communication protocol comprises the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page comprises the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

12. An electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 10, characterized in that said server sets the frame prepared including the dummy frame so that the border lines of the frame are not displayed.

13. A method for control of an apparatus which controls the operation of an apparatus based on a request from a browser and/or responds to the browser from a server relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said method for control of an apparatus comprises:

having said server divide by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page so as to surround only a variable page requiring a change of the content of the display based on a response to said server,

having said server set a background color of said variable page to be standardized with the surface color,

having said server set a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said variable frame, and

having said browser display processing results based on a response from said server according to the setting in the server and thereby change only the frame including said variable page in said frame and not change other frames.

14. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 13, characterized in that said predetermined communication protocol comprises the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page comprises the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

15. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 13, characterized in that said server is set so that the border lines of the divided frame are not displayed.

16. A method for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 13, characterized in that said apparatus carries said server and is controlled based on a command generated in said server due to a request from said browser.

17. A system for control of an apparatus comprised of a server which controls the operation of an apparatus based on a request from a browser and/or responds to the browser from a server relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said system for control of an apparatus including:

having said server divide by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page so as to surround only a variable page requiring a change of the content of the display based on a response to said server,

having said server set a background color of said variable page to be standardized with the surface color,

having said server set a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said variable frame, and

having said browser display processing results based on a response from said server according to the setting in the server and thereby change only the frame including said variable page in said frame and not change other frames.

18. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 17, characterized in that said predetermined communication protocol comprises the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page comprises the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

19. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 17, characterized in that said server is set so that the border lines of the divided frame are not displayed.

20. A system for control of an apparatus as set forth in claim 17, characterized in that said server is carried in said apparatus and controls said apparatus based on a command generated in said server due to a request from said browser.

21. An electronic apparatus provided with a server which responds to the browser based on a request from a browser through a network using a predetermined communication protocol and control means for controlling the inside based on a command produced in said server due to a request from said browser,

said electronic apparatus characterized in that:

said server divides by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout to be displayed by the above browser programmed by a programming language of a Web page so as to surround only a variable page requiring a change of the content of the display based on a response to said server,

said server sets a background color of said variable page to be standardized with the surface color,

said server sets a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating the frame in said variable frame, and

said browser displays processing results based on a response from said server according to the setting in the server and thereby changes only the frame including said variable page in said frame and not change other frames.

22. An electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 21, characterized in that said predetermined communication protocol is the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the programming language on the Web page is the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

23. An electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 21, characterized in that said server is set so that the border lines of the divided frame are not displayed.

24. A method for control of an apparatus which controls an apparatus using a server which controls the operation of an apparatus based on an instruction from a browser displayed on a display screen and/or reports to the browser relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said method for control of an apparatus including the following steps:

having said server prepare by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout of said browser programmed by a predetermined programming language,

having said server set a dummy frame page of a region zero not containing content in the frame,

having said server set a desired page having a means for generating a control request of said apparatus to be displayed in a remaining region other than the dummy frame page,

having said server set a frame line so as not to be displayed,

having said server set a response frame for responding to said request from said browser and updating the frame in said dummy frame, and

having said browser display processing results from said server generated based on instructions from said browser corresponding to said request.

25. A system for control of an apparatus in which a browser and server are connected through a network, said server is carried in an apparatus controlled by an instruction from said browser, and the operation of the apparatus in which the server is carried is controlled based on an instruction from the browser displayed on a display screen and/or a report made to said browser relating to a state of said apparatus between said browser and said server through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said system for control of an apparatus characterized in that

said server (a) prepares by a frame structure a higher page forming a burial origin for a page of a desired layout of said browser programmed by a predetermined programming language, (b) sets a dummy frame page of a region zero not containing content in the frame, (c) sets a desired page having a means for generating a control request of said apparatus to be displayed in a remaining region other than the dummy frame page, (d) sets a frame line so as not to be displayed, and (e) sets a response frame for responding to said request from said browser and updating the frame in said dummy frame, and

said browser displays processing results from said server generated based on instructions from said browser corresponding to said request.

26. A method for control of an apparatus which controls an apparatus using a server, carried in said apparatus, which controls the operation of an apparatus based on an instruction from a browser displayed on a display screen and/or reports to the browser relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said method for control of an apparatus including following steps:

having said server divide by a frame structure a page of a desired layout programmed by a predetermined programming language so as to surround only a portion requiring updating in said server,

having said server set a frame line so as not to be displayed,

having said server set frame positions and files of a predetermined text language displayed by the frames to give a desired layout,

having said server standardize the background color of the page in a frame requiring updating of the display due to a response with a surface most color, having said server set a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating a frame only for frames requiring re-drawing due to a response, and

having said browser display processing results from said server generated based on instructions from said browser corresponding to said request.

27. A system for control of an apparatus which controls an apparatus using a server, carried in said apparatus, which controls the operation of an apparatus based on an instruction from a browser displayed on a display screen and/or reports to the browser relating to the state of the apparatus through a network using a predetermined communication protocol,

said system for control of an apparatus characterized in that:

said server (a) divides by a frame structure a page of a desired layout programmed by a predetermined programming language so as to surround only a portion requiring updating in said server, (b) sets a frame line so as not to be displayed, (c) sets frame positions and files of a predetermined text language displayed by the frames to give a desired layout, (d) standardizes the background color of the page in a frame requiring updating of the display due to a response with a surface most color, and (e) sets a response frame for responding to a request from said browser and updating a frame only for frames requiring re-drawing due to a response and

said browser displays processing results from said server generated based on instructions from said browser corresponding to said request.