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User interface and method for composing services in a ubiquitous computing environment through direction and selection operators

  • US 20070150817A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2005
  • Published: 06/28/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A user interface for composing services in a ubiquitous computing environment through direction and selection operators, comprising:

  • a display of a ubiquitous computing environment, comprising;

    host symbols to represent one or more hosts operating in the ubiquitous computing environment; and

    one or more component symbols per host symbol to represent components in the ubiquitous computing environment coupled to each of the hosts, each such component providing a service or comprising a device or aggregate component; and

    controls to navigate through the host symbols and the component symbols in response to user inputs, comprising;

    a direction operator to provide a focus in the display on either one of the host symbols or one of the component symbols; and

    a selection operator performed against either one of the host symbols or one of the component symbols to trigger a service- or device-oriented task comprising one of discovery, selection, connection, and control.

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