Service for generation of customizable display widgets
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1. A system for defining a visual element in a display interface, the system comprising:
- a data storage system configured to store visual element defining data, the data comprising;
image data including a base image component and other image components;
user-defined data including alphanumeric data representing information to be conveyed in the defined visual elements; and
real-time data indicative of current conditions;
a generation module configured to generate the visual element based on the defining data; and
a network interface module configured to receive client requests related to the defined visual element and send the visual element defining data that is responsive to the request.
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Abstract
A system for presenting dynamically generated images in a computing environment is provided. The system generates visual elements, such as widgets, for example, by combining image data, user-defined data which may include alphanumeric data, and real-time data indicative of current conditions. The widgets may be implemented in a purely server-side application environment which alleviates the need for any installation of client software on the client computing device.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for defining a visual element in a display interface, the system comprising:
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a data storage system configured to store visual element defining data, the data comprising;
image data including a base image component and other image components;
user-defined data including alphanumeric data representing information to be conveyed in the defined visual elements; and
real-time data indicative of current conditions;
a generation module configured to generate the visual element based on the defining data; and
a network interface module configured to receive client requests related to the defined visual element and send the visual element defining data that is responsive to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of defining a visual element in a display interface, the method comprising:
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storing visual element defining data, the data comprising;
image data including a base image component and other image components;
user-defined data including alphanumeric data representing information to be conveyed in the defined visual elements; and
real-time data indicative of current conditions;
generating the visual element based on the defining data; and
receiving client requests related to the defined visual element; and
sending the visual element defining data that is responsive to the request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of controlling a peripheral device utilizing a widget, the method comprising:
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receiving data from the peripheral device indicative of a state related to the peripheral device;
comparing the data received from the peripheral device to data in a network database;
if the data in the peripheral device is different from the data in the database, updating the data in the network database;
receiving a request from a client device for the data;
sending the updated data to the client device; and
displaying the updated data within a display element on a web page.
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42. A method for providing user-customized display elements in a network environment, the method comprising:
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receiving pre-defined image data, the pre-defined image data comprising an image for display;
receiving alphanumeric data, the alphanumeric data including information to be presented with the image;
combining the image data and the alphanumeric data into a visual image component;
receiving a request from a requester for the visual image component; and
sending the visual image component to the requester.
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