Text based markup language resource interface

• US 20070061697A1
• Filed: 11/10/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ovonyx Memory Technology, LLC (Micron Technology, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: James Mckeeth
• Inventors: McKeeth, James
• Granted Patent: US 7,523,400 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

A software control method and apparatus for displaying a text based markup language interface. The interface can interact with a computer to provide reference documents, install system drivers and perform various system utilities. The interface can reference optical drivers, hard disk drives or other storage medium and files available over a network, such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) including the Internet. A graphical user interface using a text markup language such as hypertext markup language (HTML) can allow for activation for a user interactive control such as an icon or a hyperlink. Activation of an interactive control can hook onto a hypertext link target associated with the activated user interactive control result in the performance of an initial action responsive to variables including the control, a uniform resource locator associated with the interactive control and the hypertext link target.

Claims

1. A user interface written in a text markup language and invocable on a computer system, the interface comprising:

a driver icon representing a grouping of drivers and associated with a driver URL and a driver target, wherein if the driver icon is selected, the computer system examines the driver URL and the driver target, and determines whether to automatically access online system drivers and installation routines;

a vendor icon for vendor contact associated with a vendor URL and a vendor target, wherein if the vendor icon is selected, the computer system examines the vendor URL and the vendor target, and determines whether to automatically effectuate electronic communications with support personnel; and

a home icon to display an interface home page.

2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the operating system of the computer system.

3. The user interface of claim 1, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the hardware installed in the computer system.

4. The user interface of claim 1, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the system configurations of the computer system.

5. The user interface of claim 1, wherein if the driver icon is selected, the computer system automatically removes existing drivers to avoid conflict on the computer system.

6. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising an online books icon representing a grouping of online documentation and associated with an online books URL and an online books target, wherein if the online books icon is selected, the computer system examines the online books URL and the online books target, and determines whether to automatically invoke a display of online documentation.

7. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising a FAQ icon representing a grouping of online FAQ'"'"'s and associated with a FAQ URL and a FAQ target, wherein if the FAQ icon is selected, the computer system examines the FAQ URL and the FAQ target, and determines whether to automatically invoke an online display of frequently asked questions.

8. A user interface written in a text markup language and invocable on a computer system, the interface comprising:

means for representing a grouping of drivers, the means for representing a grouping of drivers associated with a driver URL and a driver target, wherein if the means for representing a grouping of drivers is selected, the computer system examines the driver URL and the driver target, and determines whether to automatically access online system drivers and installation routines;

means for representing vendor contact, the means for representing vendor contact associated with a vendor URL and a vendor target, wherein if the means for representing vendor contact is selected, the computer system examines the vendor URL and the vendor target, and determines whether to automatically effectuate electronic communication with support personnel; and

means for displaying an interface home page.

9. The user interface of claim 8, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the operating system of the computer system.

10. The user interface of claim 8, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the hardware installed in the computer system.

11. The user interface of claim 8, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the system configurations of the computer system.

12. The user interface of claim 8, wherein if the means for representing a grouping of drivers is selected, the computer system automatically removes existing drivers to avoid conflict on the computer system.

13. The user interface of claim 8, further comprising means for representing a grouping of online documentation, the means for representing a grouping of online documentation associated with an online books URL and an online target, wherein if the means for representing a grouping of online documentation is selected, the computer system examines the online books URL and the online books target, and determines whether to automatically invoke a display of online documentation.

14. The user interface of claim 8, further comprising means for representing a grouping of online FAQ'"'"'s, the means for representing a grouping of online FAQ'"'"'s associated with a FAQ URL and a FAQ target, wherein if the means for representing a grouping of online FAQ'"'"'s is selected, the computer system examines the FAQ URL and the FAQ target, and determines whether to automatically invoke an online display of frequently asked questions.

15. A computer program written in a text markup language residing on computer readable media and invocable on a computer system, the computer program comprising:

computer code configured to display a driver icon representing a grouping of drivers and associated with a driver URL and a driver target, wherein if the driver icon is selected, the computer code is configured to examine the driver URL and the driver target, and configured to determine whether to automatically access online system drivers and installation routines;

computer code configured to display a vendor contact icon and associated with a vendor URL and a vendor target, wherein if the vendor contact icon is selected, the computer code is configured to examine the vendor URL and the vendor target, and configured to determine whether to automatically effectuate electronic communication with support personnel; and

computer code configured to display an interface home page.

16. The computer program of claim 15, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the operating system of the computer system.

17. The computer program of claim 15, wherein accessing system drivers and effectuating communication with support personnel is based at least in part on the hardware installed in the computer system.

18. The computer program of claim 15, wherein if the driver icon is selected, the computer code is configured to automatically remove existing drivers to avoid conflict on the computer system.

19. The computer program of claim 15, further comprising computer code configured to display an online books icon representing a grouping of online documentation and associated with an online books URL and an online target, wherein if the online books icon is selected, the computer code is configured to examine the online books URL and the online books target, and configured to determine whether to automatically invoke a display of online documentation.

20. The computer program of claim 15, further comprising computer code configured to display a FAQ icon representing a grouping of online FAQ'"'"'s and associated with a FAQ URL and a FAQ target, wherein if the FAQ icon is selected, the computer code is configured to examine the FAQ URL and the FAQ target, and configured to determine whether to automatically invoke an online display of frequently asked questions.