Methods and systems for imaging device display coordination

• US 20060077443A1
• Filed: 09/22/2005
• 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: Yamamura, Shinichi, Lum, Joey P., Stevens, Mark Liu
• Application Number:
  US11/233,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20060077443A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5075 Remote control machines, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• 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 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32561 using a programmed control device, e.g. a microprocessor
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device (IDev) display coordination. Some embodiments comprise methods and systems for tracking a position on a web page with an imaging device (IDev) and relaying the position information to an application.

Claims

1. A method for tracking a position in a web page with an imaging device (IDev), said method comprising:

a) receiving a web page from an application at an IDev UI;

b) navigating to a position on said web page with said IDev UI;

c) automatically communicating said position to said application from said IDev.

2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said communicating is at least partially accomplished by sending a form position attribute.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said page comprises multiple screens and said navigating comprises moving between screens.

4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said application resides on said IDev.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said application resides on a remote computing device (RCD).

6. A method as described in claim 2 wherein said form position attribute is sent with an HTTP request.

7. A method as described in claim 2 wherein said form position attribute is attached to a URL string.

8. A method for tracking a position in a web page with an imaging device (IDev), said method comprising:

a) receiving a web page comprising data for multiple screens from an application at an IDev;

b) formatting said data into multiple screens; and

c) automatically communicating to said application a last position, within said multiple screens, from which a user selects another page.

9. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said communicating is at least partially accomplished by sending a form position attribute.

10. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said application resides on said IDev.

11. A method as described in claim 8 wherein said application resides on a remote computing device (RCD).

12. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said form position attribute is sent with an HTTP request.

13. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said form position attribute is attached to a URL string.

14. A method for navigating a web page with an imaging device (IDev), said method comprising:

a) receiving, from an application, a first web page comprising multiple screens of data at said IDev;

b) converting said first web page to a table at said IDev;

c) reading said table to obtain data for a first screen of said web page;

d) displaying said first screen of said first page on said IDev UI with a navigation function;

e) accepting a navigation selection;

f) reading said table to obtain data for a second screen of said first page corresponding to said navigation selection;

g) displaying said second screen wherein said second screen comprises a link to a second web page;

h) accepting a selection of said link on said second page; and

i) sending a form position attribute to said application, said attribute indicating the screen from which said link to said second page was made.

15. A method as described in claim 14 wherein said form position attribute is part of a form tag.

16. A method as described in claim 14 further comprising using said form position attribute to return to said screen from which said link to said second page was made.

17. A method as described in claim 14 further comprising inserting said form position attribute into the code for said first page.

18. A method as described in claim 14 further comprising sending said first web page and said form position attribute to said IDev the next time said first web page is requested to allow said IDev to return to said screen from which said link to said second page was made.

19. A method as described in claim 14 wherein said first web page initially comprises a form position attribute that is set to a first screen and updated to indicate the position of a screen from which a link to another page is selected.

20. A method as described in claim 14 wherein said first web page is formatted to a template that defines a syntactic profile matched to a form that is configured to a display on said IDev.