Interaction interface for a composite device computing environment

• US 20030204558A1
• Filed: 04/24/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Corporate Research Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Goose, Stuart, Djennane, Safia, Schneider, Georg J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,076,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A general interaction interface system comprises a composite device access point connected to a client device, wherein the composite device is adapted to receive a request from the client device. The system further comprises a composite device gateway connected to the composite device access point, wherein the composite device gateway determines content and delivery parameters based on interaction primitives of the composite device access point, and a composite device resource, selected by the composite device gateway, for servicing the request of the client device.

Claims

1. A general interaction interface system comprising:

a composite device access point connected to a client device, wherein the composite device is adapted to receive a request from the client device;

a composite device gateway connected to the composite device access point, wherein the composite device gateway determines content and delivery parameters based on interaction primitives of the composite device access point; and

a composite device resource, selected by the composite device gateway, for servicing the request of the client device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device resource is connected to a network comprising the composite device gateway and the composite device access point.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device resource is one of a personal computer, a monitor, a telephone and a printing device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device access point comprises a system entry server connected to the client device, wherein the system entry server comprises:

a common resource repository comprising graphical user interaction resources, wherein the graphical user interaction resources are accessible by the client device; and

a mapper for mapping input of the client device to an interaction primitive.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the client device includes one of a personal digital assistant, an Internet capable telephone and a notebook computer.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises:

a graphical user interface;

a communication means for interacting with the composite device access point through the connection; and

a means for controlling the operations of the composite device resource.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the means for controlling the operations of the composite device is handled by an operating system of the client device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device gateway further comprises:

a composite device repository connected to the system entry server; and

a service and content server in parallel with the composite device repository to the system entry server.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device gateway further comprises a media-composite device manager connected to a composite device repository and a service and content server, the media-composite device manager for controlling the composite device resource for the client device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the composite device gateway further comprises:

a content adaptation module connected to a media-composite device manager;

a content delivery handler connected to a content adaptation module; and

an application manager connected to the content delivery handler for controlling an invoked application on an output device, given an interaction primitive of a system entry server.

11. A general interaction interface comprising:

a system entry server for interacting with a mobile device through a network comprising;

a server connected to the mobile device;

a common resources repository connected to the server comprising graphical user interaction resources, wherein the graphical user interaction resources are accessible by the mobile device; and

a mapper for mapping input from the mobile device to an interaction primitive.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the general interaction interface is implemented in the system entry server providing an entry point to a composite device computing environment.

13. The system of claims 12, wherein the composite device computing environment further comprises:

a composite device repository connected to the system entry server;

a service and content server in parallel with the composite device repository to the system entry server;

a media-composite device manager connected to the composite device repository and the service and content server;

a content adaptation module connected to the media-composite device manager;

a content delivery handler connected to the content adaptation module; and

an application manager connected to the content delivery handler for controlling an invoked application on an output device, given the interaction primitive of the system entry server.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the composite device repository comprises information about a composite device computing environment.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the service and content server serves content to a composite device computing environment available to service a request of the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the media-composite device manager receives information from the composite device repository and the service and content server, wherein the media-composite device manager controls a composite device computing environment for the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the content adaptation module prepares the content for a device of a composite device computing environment, wherein the device is selected by the media-composite device manager.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the content delivery handler receives adapted content.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the application manager receives the interaction primitives and controls an application invoked by the mobile device.