Display configuration

• US 20050240538A1
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Ranganathan, Parthasarathy
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,474 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

A display configuration associated with displaying information from at least one source is determined using a cost metric. The cost metric is associated with a cost of displaying information from the source.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a cost metric associated with displaying information from at least one source; and

determining a display configuration for displaying the information from the at least one source based at least on the cost metric.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a display configuration comprises:

determining a plurality of display configurations for displaying the information from the at least one source;

evaluating each of the display configurations based at least on the cost metric; and

selecting one of the plurality of display configurations based on the evaluation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein evaluating each of the display configurations comprises:

evaluating each of the configurations based on a plurality of metrics, the plurality of metrics including at least some of a usage metric, a power consumption metric, a lifetime metric, and the cost metric.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining the usage metric using a usage model, wherein the usage model includes an analysis of usage patterns for a display.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining the power consumption metric using a power consumption model, wherein the power consumption model includes an analysis of power consumption data for a display.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining the lifetime metric using a lifetime model, wherein the lifetime model includes an analysis of lifetime data for a display.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining the cost metric using a cost model, wherein the cost model includes an analysis of predetermined factors associated with using the display and a relation of the factors to monetary costs.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein evaluating each of the configurations comprises:

using an algorithm weighting the plurality of metrics to evaluate each of the configurations.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein evaluating each of the configurations comprises:

evaluating each of the configurations based at least on the cost metric and source display settings received from the at least one source.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the display configuration on a display.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one source comprises a plurality of sources, the method further comprising:

receiving information from the plurality of sources; and

the step of generating the display configuration comprises generating the display configuration, wherein the display configuration includes a plurality of windows, each window being associated with one of the plurality of sources.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of determining a cost metric associated with displaying information from at least one source comprises determining a cost metric for each of the plurality of windows.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the cost metric is associated with at least one of a cost of using a display and display operating costs for displaying the information from the at least one source.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the display configuration comprises a visual representation of the information from the at least one source provided on a display.

15. A method of displaying information on a display, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of display configurations for displaying information from least one source using at least a cost metric;

evaluating each of the display configurations based at least on the cost metric;

selecting one of the plurality of display configurations based on the evaluation; and

providing the display configuration on the display.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining the cost metric, wherein the cost metric is related to one of operational costs and cost of using the display.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein determining a plurality of display configurations comprises:

determining a plurality of display configurations for displaying information from least one source using a plurality of metrics, the plurality of metrics including the cost metric and at least one of a usage metric, a power consumption metric, and a lifetime metric; and

the step of evaluating each of the display configurations comprises evaluating each of the display configurations based on the plurality of metrics.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein evaluating each of the display configurations comprises:

ranking each of the display configurations based on an algorithm weighting the plurality of metrics for each of the display configurations.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the display configuration comprises a visual representation of the information from the at least one source provided on a display.

20. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving information from at least one source;

means for determining a plurality of display configurations for displaying information from the least one source using at least a cost metric; and

means for selecting one of the plurality of display configurations based at least one the cost metric.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:

means for displaying the information from the at least one source in the selected display configuration.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for selecting comprises:

means for selecting one of the plurality of display configurations based on a plurality of metrics including the cost metric.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:

means for evaluating each of the display configurations using the plurality of metrics.

24. Computer software embedded on a computer readable medium, the computer software comprising instructions of:

determining a cost metric associated with displaying information from at least one source; and

determining a display configuration for displaying the information from the at least one source based at least on the cost metric.

25. The computer software of claim 24 wherein instructions of determining a display configuration comprise instructions of:

determining a plurality of display configurations for displaying the information from the at least one source;

evaluating each of the display configurations based at least on the cost metric; and

selecting one of the plurality of display configurations based on the evaluation.

26. The computer software of claim 24 wherein instructions of evaluating each of the display configurations comprises instructions of:

evaluating each of the configurations based on a plurality of metrics, the plurality of metrics including at least some of a usage metric, a power consumption metric, a lifetime metric, and the cost metric.

27. A computing system comprising:

at least one interface operable to receive information from at least one source;

a display operable to display a display configuration of the information, the display configuration being a visual representation of the information on the display; and

a processor operable to select the display configuration from a plurality of possible display configurations of the information based on a cost metric associated with displaying the display configuration.