Graphical User Interface for Defining Relations Among Products and Services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying at least one item in a displayable first series of items, on a display;
detecting a selection of a first item from the first series of items;
displaying at least one item in a displayable second series of items, on the display, wherein the second series of items is based on the selected first item;
detecting a selection of a second item from the second series of items; and
transmitting a signal for linking a) a first device represented by the selected first item and b) a second device represented by the selected second item, with each other, based on the detecting of;
i) the selection of the first item, andii) the selection of the second item;
wherein the selected first and second items being in spatial alignment with each other on the display provides an indication of the linking of the first and second devices.
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Abstract
A user interface is presented to a user via a computer system such as a tablet computer and enables users to create relations between selected products or services, such as those related to home automation. The graphical user interface (GUI) features a display that is analogous to that of a slot machine, with a touch-enabled screen that is operated with the user'"'"'s fingers. The display icons of the GUI, arranged in rolls as on a slot machine'"'"'s display, are representative of the products or services. The GUI presents the rolls of icons to the user, enabling the user to select an item in each roll and to define relations among the corresponding products or services. In this way, a sensor device associated with a first product/service can be linked to an actor device associated with a second product/service, so that the two devices are capable of telecommunicating with each other.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying at least one item in a displayable first series of items, on a display; detecting a selection of a first item from the first series of items; displaying at least one item in a displayable second series of items, on the display, wherein the second series of items is based on the selected first item; detecting a selection of a second item from the second series of items; and transmitting a signal for linking a) a first device represented by the selected first item and b) a second device represented by the selected second item, with each other, based on the detecting of; i) the selection of the first item, and ii) the selection of the second item; wherein the selected first and second items being in spatial alignment with each other on the display provides an indication of the linking of the first and second devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a display for; i) displaying at least one item in a displayable first series of items, and ii) displaying at least one item in a displayable second series of items, wherein the second series of items is based on a first item being selected; a processor for; i) detecting the selection of the first item from the first series of items, ii) detecting a selection of the second item from the second series of items; and a transmitter for; i) transmitting a signal for linking a first device represented by the selected first item and a second device represented by the selected second item, with each other, based on the detecting of; a) the selection of the first item, and b) the selection of the second item, wherein the selected first and second items being in spatial alignment with each other on the display provides an indication of the linking of the first and second devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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displaying at least one cause in a displayable series of causes, on a display; detecting a selection of a cause from the series of causes; displaying at least one effect in a displayable series of effects, on the display, wherein the series of effects is based on the selected cause; detecting a selection of an effect from the series of effects; and transmitting a signal for linking a) a first device that is capable of monitoring for the cause selected and b) a second device that is capable of implementing the effect selected, with each other, such that the selected effect is brought about when the selected cause occurs, wherein the linking is based on the detecting of; i) the selection of the cause, and ii) the selection of the effect. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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