METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING CONTENT ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES USING A MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

• US 20100179981A1
• Filed: 01/14/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Movidilo SL (Ydilo Advanced Voice Solutions SA)
• Original Assignee: Movidilo SL (Ydilo Advanced Voice Solutions SA)
• Inventors: Montesdeoca, Domingo Lopez
• Application Number:
  US12/353,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20100179981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Abstract

A method is provided for presenting user interface content on a mobile device. The method includes: providing an editable text file in accordance with a markup layout definition language defining the user interface content to be presented on the mobile device and providing presentation instructions for the user interface content; and transmitting the text file over a wireless communications network to the mobile device to be interpreted by a client on the mobile device such that the user interface content can be displayed on the mobile device in accordance with the presentation instructions.

Claims

1. A method of presenting user interface content on a mobile device, comprising:

providing an editable text file in accordance with a markup layout definition language defining the user interface content to be presented on the mobile device and providing presentation instructions for the user interface content; and

transmitting the text file over a wireless communications network to the mobile device to be interpreted by a client on the mobile device such that the user interface content can be displayed on the mobile device in accordance with the presentation instructions.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the markup layout definition language is an XML-based layout definition language.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the editable text file includes a nested structure of clips and elements within said clips representing portions of images to be displayed on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein each of the clips has a timeline comprising a plurality of ordered frames, wherein frames containing elements are key-frames, and wherein elements of one key-frame can have different attributes and properties than elements of another key-frame.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a clip can have a stopped or play status independent of another clip using scripting instructions.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein each of said clips has a timeline, and when a clip has a play status, a header successively advances from one frame to another at a given rate.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the markup layout definition language enables defining interpolations between key-frames.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein elements are rendered over other elements in accordance with a convention defined by the markup layout definition language.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the markup layout definition language includes a bitmap typeface format to specify a plurality of typefaces for rendering text on the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 3 wherein the markup layout definition language defines clips to selectively gain and lose focus in accordance with gaining focus events and losing focus events, respectively.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the markup layout definition language uses cascaded style sheets to separate the definition of the user interface content from the presentation instructions.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the markup layout definition language can specify script routines downloaded on the mobile device to be executed when referenced in the text file.

13. A system of presenting user interface content on mobile devices, comprising:

a server computer providing an editable text file in accordance with a markup layout definition language defining the user interface content to be presented on mobile devices and providing presentation instructions for the user interface content; and

a plurality of mobile devices, each operated by a user communicating with the server computer over a wireless communications network for receiving the text file over the wireless communications network, each of said mobile devices interpreting the text file using a client on the mobile device such that the user interface content is displayed on the mobile device in accordance with the presentation instructions.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the markup layout definition language is an XML-based layout definition language.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the editable text file includes a nested structure of clips and elements within said clips representing portions of images to be displayed on the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein each of the clips has a timeline comprising a plurality of ordered frames, wherein frames containing elements are key-frames, and wherein elements of one key-frame can have different attributes and properties than elements of another key-frame.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein a clip can have a stopped or play status independent of another clip using scripting instructions.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein each of said clips has a timeline, and when a clip has a play status, a header successively advances from one frame to another at a given rate.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the markup layout definition language enables defining interpolations between key-frames.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein elements are rendered over other elements in accordance with a convention defined by the markup layout definition language.

21. The system of claim 13 wherein the markup layout definition language includes a bitmap typeface format to specify a plurality of typefaces for rendering text on the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 16 wherein the markup layout definition language defines clips to selectively gain and lose focus in accordance with gaining focus events and losing focus events, respectively.

23. The system of claim 13 wherein the markup layout definition language uses cascaded style sheets to separate the definition of the user interface content from the presentation instructions.

24. The system of claim 13 wherein the markup layout definition language can specify script routines stored on the mobile device to be executed when referenced in the text file.