System for setting image intent using markup language structures

• US 6,643,665 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2001
• Issued: 11/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kimbell, Benjamin D., Geer, Lisa M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): Black, Linh
• Application Number:
  US09/853,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• Field of Search: 707/100-104, 707/1-10, 345/618-619, 345/63.4, 345/65.6, 345/667
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

An intent file describes an intent that is set on an image acquisition device, a computer, or web site. The image intent file is capable of storage in a storage device of an information handling system. The intent file complies with a markup language grammar structure that emulates the image acquisition device'"'"'s physical structure. The image intent file associates an image with the image acquisition device and associates an intent with the image. The structure of the intent file specifies the physical structure of the image acquisition device and allows for distributed intent execution. A profile describes and creates a base architecture for creating and executing intent on the image acquisition device. The image intent file specifies intent specific to a particular image contained in the image acquisition device memory.

Claims

1. A system for setting intent on an image acquisition device comprising:

a image intent file capable of execution on a processor and compliant with a markup language grammar structure, the image intent file being capable of distributed intent execution on multiple types of devices and further comprising;

one or more elements that specify a physical structure of an image acquisition device;

one or more elements that associate an image with the image acquisition device; and

one or more elements that associate an intent with the image.

2. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

one or more elements that emulate the physical structure of an image acquisition device selected from among cameras and scanners.

3. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a profile that describes and creates a base architecture for creating and executing distributed intent on the image acquisition device, the profile being created on the image acquisition device, computer, or web site and being executable on a image acquisition device processor and defining and creating icons for one or more groups, the groups specifying image destinations, the image intent file being executable on the image acquisition device processor and other processors in a communication stream.

4. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

an image acquisition device;

a memory coupled to the image acquisition device and capable of storing images acquired by the image acquisition device;

a processor coupled to the image acquisition device and coupled to the memory, the processor capable of controlling the image acquisition device and accessing images from the memory; and

one or more elements that define intent specific to a particular image contained in the memory.

5. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

an image acquisition device;

a memory coupled to the image acquisition device and capable of storing images acquired by the image acquisition device;

a processor coupled to the image acquisition device and coupled to the memory, the processor capable of controlling the image acquisition device and accessing images from the memory;

an information handling system coupled to the processor; and

a storage device coupled to the information handling system, the storage device being capable of storing the image intent file.

6. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a profile that operates in combination with the image intent file to map the physical structure of an image acquisition device using data structures that are easily extensible and modular.

7. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a image intent file capable of execution on a processor and compliant with eXtensible markup language (XML) standards that are widely used on the Internet so that the intent file can be parsed by devices compliant with industry standard.

8. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a profile that operates in combination with the image intent file to map the physical structure of an image acquisition device using data structures that are easily extensible and modular; and

one or more attributes associated with the elements, the attributes for specifying a characteristic of the element, the one or more attributes including share options that can be used for extensibility to future technologies.

9. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

one or more elements that mark images or files with a distribution destination so that the intent is distributed independently among destinations with a portion of the intent being fulfilled while maintaining any unfulfilled intent.

10. A system according to claim 1 further comprising:

one or more elements that define an intent that is fulfilled by a specific service and medium while not affecting other remaining intents specified in the image intent file, the intent being executed through multiple media and services independently.

11. A method of setting intent on an image acquisition device comprising:

defining a image acquisition device intent capable of execution on a processor and compliant with a markup language grammar structure;

specifying a physical structure of an image acquisition device by one or more elements of the image acquisition device intent;

associating an image with the image acquisition device by one or more elements of the image acquisition device intent; and

associating an intent with the image by one or more elements of the image acquisition device intent.

12. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

describing a base architecture by a profile;

creating and executing intent on the image acquisition device using the base architecture;

executing the profile on an image acquisition device processor;

defining one or more groups to specify image destinations;

creating icons for the one or more groups; and

executing the image intent file on the image acquisition device processor and other processors in a communication stream.

13. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

operating a profile in combination with a image intent file; and

mapping the physical structure of an image acquisition device using data structures defined in the profile and image intent file that are easily extensible and modular.

14. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

applying a image intent file capable of execution on a processor and compliant with eXtensible markup language (XML) standards that are widely used on the Internet; and

parsing the intent file by devices compliant with industry standard.

15. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

operating a profile in combination with a image intent file;

mapping the physical structure of an image acquisition device using data structures in the profile and image intent file that are easily extensible and modular;

specifying one or more attributes associated with the elements; and

specifying a characteristic of the element by one or more attributes, the one or more attributes including share options that can be used for extensibility to future technologies.

16. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

distributing intent using one or more elements that mark images or files with a distribution destination.

17. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

defining an intent that is fulfilled by a specific service and medium while not affecting other remaining intents specified in the image intent file; and

executing the intent through multiple media and services independently.

18. A computer program product for usage with a digital image acquisition device and an information handling system, the computer program product comprising:

a computable and transferable set of commands and instructions configured as a image intent file capable of execution on a processor and compliant with a markup language grammar structure, the image intent file further comprising;

one or more elements that specify a physical structure of an image acquisition device;

one or more elements that associate an image with the image acquisition device; and

one or more elements that associate an intent with the image.

19. A computer program product according to claim 18 further comprising:

a computable and transferable set of commands and instructions configured as a profile that describes a base architecture, the profile being executable on an image acquisition device processor and defining and creating icons for one or more groups, the groups specifying image destinations, the image intent file being executable on the image acquisition device processor and other processors in a communication stream.

20. A computer program product according to claim 18 further comprising:

a computable and transferable set of commands and instructions configured as a image intent file capable of execution on a processor and compliant with eXtensible markup language (XML) standards that are widely used on the Internet so that the intent file can be parsed by devices compliant with industry standard.