Methods and systems for receiving content at an imaging device

• US 20060077119A1
• Filed: 07/29/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lovat, David J., Zhang, Hanzhong
• Application Number:
  US11/193,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20060077119A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00464 using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for sending content to an imaging device display using a browser and an embedded application.

Claims

1. A method for displaying content on an imaging device display, said method comprising:

a) receiving a display request at an embedded application on an imaging device, said display request comprising browser content;

b) pushing said browser content to a browser on said imaging device; and

c) displaying said content on an imaging device display with said imaging device browser.

2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said embedded application is a Web Service.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said display request is a Web Service method call.

4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said display request is a ShowScreen Web Service method call.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said display request is received from a remote computing device.

6. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said pushing said browser content is an interruptive process the interrupts any ongoing browser processes.

7. A method for displaying content on an imaging device display, said method comprising:

a) Sending a condition notification from an imaging device to a remote application;

b) receiving a display request from said remote application at an embedded application on said imaging device, said display request comprising browser content;

c) sending said browser content to a browser on said imaging device; and

d) displaying said content on an imaging device display with said imaging device browser.

8. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said embedded application is a Web Service.

9. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said display request is a Web Service method call.

10. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said display request is a ShowScreen Web Service method call.

11. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said condition notification is an error notification.

12. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said condition notification is an emergency alert.

13. A method as described in claim 7 wherein said sending said browser content interrupts any ongoing browser process.

14. An imaging device, said device comprising:

a) an embedded application;

b) a browser; and

c) a display;

d) wherein said embedded application is configured to receive a display request comprising browser content from a remote application;

e) wherein said embedded application is further configured to push said browser content to said browser; and

f) wherein said browser is further configured to display said browser content on said display.

15. A device as described in claim 14 wherein said embedded application is further configured to send a condition notification, which prompts a remote application to send said display request.

16. A device as described in claim 14 wherein said embedded application is a Web Service.

17. A method as described in claim 14 wherein said display request is a Web Service method call.

18. A device as described in claim 14 wherein said push of browser content is interruptive of an ongoing browser process.