FRAMEWORKS, DEVICES AND METHODS CONFIGURED FOR ENABLING TOUCH/GESTURE CONTROLLED DISPLAY FOR FACILITY INFORMATION AND CONTENT WITH RESOLUTION DEPENDENT DISPLAY AND PERSISTENT CONTENT POSITIONING

• US 20140365942A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Morrison, John D., Laycock, Graeme, Rasane, Shailesh, Cockburn, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,537 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

Described herein are frameworks, devices and methods configured for enabling display for facility information and content, in some cases via touch/gesture controlled interfaces. Embodiments of the invention have been particularly developed for allowing an operator to conveniently access a wide range of information relating to a facility via, for example, one or more wall mounted displays. While some embodiments will be described herein with particular reference to that application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for sharing content, the method including:

displaying a touch/gesture driven user interface that is rendered on a display screen coupled to a first terminal, wherein the user interface includes;

a map layer including image data representative of a facility, wherein the user interface is navigated by way of pan and zoom operations defined with respect to the map layer; and

one or more content control objects superimposed on the map layer, wherein each content control object is configured to enable launching of a content display object, wherein the content display object associated with a building resource;

wherein the user interface is configured to enable persistent display of launched content display objects at a launch location, such that following navigation away from a map position, such that a given content display object is no longer on-screen, and return to that map position, which requires re-loading of map image data for that position, the given content display object remains in its launch location.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein in response to a user command via a content display object to launch a content item, storing context information for the launched content item, thereby to enable management of persistent display.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein streaming of content by the given content display object is ceased when the given content item is not displayed on-screen.

4. A method according to claim 1 including providing mechanism for the user to, by way of a single command, close all persistently displayed content display objects.

5. A method according to claim 1 including providing, via the user interface, functionality for a user to select whether a given content display object is to be persistently displayed or, alternately, is to automatically close following navigation that causes the content item to no-longer be on-screen.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein each content display object remains at a content sized and position relative to the map layer independent of pan and zoom navigation.

7. A computer implemented method for sharing content, the method including:

displaying a touch/gesture driven user interface that is rendered on a display screen coupled to a first terminal, wherein the user interface includes;

a map layer including image data representative of a facility, wherein the user interface is navigated by way of pan and zoom operations defined with respect to the map layer; and

one or more content control objects superimposed on the map layer, wherein each content control object is configured to enable launching of a content display object, wherein the content display object associated with a building resource;

wherein the user interface is configured to enable zoom-level dependent display of content control objects, such each content display object is viewable only when navigation is at greater than a defined threshold zoom level for that content control object;

wherein, for a given content control object, the defined threshold zoom level is overridden in the case that a predefined condition is present for the associated building resource, such that in the case of the predefined condition being satisfied for the associated building resource the content control object is visible without the threshold zoom level being met.

8. A method according to claim 7 wherein the predefined condition is an alarm condition.

9. A method according to claim 8 wherein, when the map layer is displayed in a fully zoomed out configuration, all content control objects associated with building resources having current alarm conditions satisfied are visible.

10. A method according to claim 7 wherein the building resources include surveillance cameras.

11. A computer system configured to perform a method for sharing content, the method including:

displaying a touch/gesture driven user interface that is rendered on a display screen coupled to a first terminal, wherein the user interface includes;

a map layer including image data representative of a facility, wherein the user interface is navigated by way of pan and zoom operations defined with respect to the map layer; and

one or more content control objects superimposed on the map layer, wherein each content control object is configured to enable launching of a content display object, wherein the content display object associated with a building resource;

wherein the user interface is configured to enable persistent display of launched content display objects at a launch location, such that following navigation away from a map position, such that a given content display object is no longer on-screen, and return to that map position, which requires re-loading of map image data for that position, the given content display object remains in its launch location.

12. A system according to claim 11 wherein in response to a user command via a content display object to launch a content item, storing context information for the launched content item, thereby to enable management of persistent display.

13. A system according to claim 11 wherein streaming of content by the given content display object is ceased when the given content item is not displayed on-screen.

14. A system according to claim 11, the method including providing mechanism for the user to, by way of a single command, close all persistently displayed content display objects.

15. A system according to claim 11, the method including providing, via the user interface, functionality for a user to select whether a given content display object is to be persistently displayed or, alternately, is to automatically close following navigation that causes the content item to no-longer be on-screen.

16. A system according to claim 11 wherein each content display object remains at a content sized and position relative to the map layer independent of pan and zoom navigation.

17. A computer system configured to perform a method for sharing content, the method including:

displaying a touch/gesture driven user interface that is rendered on a display screen coupled to a first terminal, wherein the user interface includes;

a map layer including image data representative of a facility, wherein the user interface is navigated by way of pan and zoom operations defined with respect to the map layer; and

one or more content control objects superimposed on the map layer, wherein each content control object is configured to enable launching of a content display object, wherein the content display object associated with a building resource;

wherein the user interface is configured to enable zoom-level dependent display of content control objects, such each content display object is viewable only when navigation is at greater than a defined threshold zoom level for that content control object;

wherein, for a given content control object, the defined threshold zoom level is overridden in the case that a predefined condition is present for the associated building resource, such that in the case of the predefined condition being satisfied for the associated building resource the content control object is visible without the threshold zoom level being met.

18. A system according to claim 17 wherein the predefined condition is an alarm condition.

19. A system according to claim 18 wherein, when the map layer is displayed in a fully zoomed out configuration, all content control objects associated with building resources having current alarm conditions satisfied are visible.

20. A system according to claim 17 wherein the building resources include surveillance cameras.