SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A RUN TIME CONFIGURABLE USER INTERFACE CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A method for reskinning a user interface of a consumer electronics device, the method comprising:
- intercepting data between at least one of an application, an operating system and an output driver of the consumer electronics device, wherein the output driver includes input and output drivers for at least one of video, audio and tactile interfaces;
determining an indicator is present, wherein the indicator includes at least one of the status of the consumer electronics device and content within the data, and wherein the indicator specifies that the data should be modified; and
modifying the data according to a theme, wherein the theme includes a plurality of limited scripts to generate a customized interface causing at least one of the animations and alterations to move based upon timers, battery levels change and signal strength varies, and outputting the modified data to the original destination.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to interface control systems and methods, for use with consumer electronic devices. User Interfaces, which are normally predefined at the time of manufacture, are entirely specific to the appliance by virtue of the underlying kernel or operating system. The present system includes means for providing information to and receiving information from a user to establish control over the user interface. The means for providing and receiving the information may be controlled, at least in part, by an alterable database that is separate from both the operating system and applications. This allows the database to be changed without making any changes to the underlying operating system or applications. The alterable database may be in a script form, and may be configured by the user at any time during normal operation of the apparatus. The system may invoke or modify the information contained in the alterable database in response to stimuli external to the alterable database. The alterable database may also cause flags to be set. These flags may result in a limit to the operation of the apparatus, a limit to the operation of the applications, or an alteration of information referenced by the alterable database.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for reskinning a user interface of a consumer electronics device, the method comprising:
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intercepting data between at least one of an application, an operating system and an output driver of the consumer electronics device, wherein the output driver includes input and output drivers for at least one of video, audio and tactile interfaces; determining an indicator is present, wherein the indicator includes at least one of the status of the consumer electronics device and content within the data, and wherein the indicator specifies that the data should be modified; and modifying the data according to a theme, wherein the theme includes a plurality of limited scripts to generate a customized interface causing at least one of the animations and alterations to move based upon timers, battery levels change and signal strength varies, and outputting the modified data to the original destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for reskinning a user interface of a consumer electronics device, the apparatus comprising:
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an application program for intercepting data between at least one of an application, an operating system and an output driver of the consumer electronics device, wherein the output driver includes input and output drivers for at least one of video, audio and tactile interfaces; and a configuration engine for determining an indicator is present, wherein the indicator includes at least one of the status of the consumer electronics device and content within the data, and wherein the indicator specifies that the data should be modified, and modifying the data according to a theme, wherein the theme includes a plurality of limited scripts to generate a customized interface causing at least one of the animations and alterations to move based upon timers, battery levels change and signal strength varies, and outputting the modified data to the original destination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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