UI content creating method, UI content creating apparatus and UI content creating system

• US 7,245,906 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2005
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hirata, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US11/107,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/420, 455/186.1, 455/412.1, 455/550.1, 709/225, 709/223, 709/246, 709/204
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

In this UI content creating system, when the user controls an AV appliance 50 using a cellular phone 60, the user requests UI content creation server 10 to create the UI content for the items the user wishes to control via cellular phone 60. A UI content creation server 10, in response to the creation request, obtains information from an information server 30 and creates UI content and delivers the UI content to cellular phone 60. The user controls the AV appliance 50 by cellular phone 60 following the control procedures of the UI content. In this way, it is possible to create various kinds of UI content for presenting control of appliances, by taking in information provided from various network services.

Claims

1. A UI content creating method for providing UI content presenting a series of control procedures for a user terminal, comprising:

a step of receiving the input of UI content creation request data via a communication means;

a step of interpreting the UI content creation data presenting the positions to be substituted with data and the resource locations of the data for substitution, based on the received UI content creation request data, in order to create UI content;

a step of creating UI content data by acquiring data by the communication means and entering the data into the positions to be substituted in the UI content creation data, in accordance with the interpreted positions to be substituted and the indication of the data resource locations;

a step of outputting the UI content data to the terminal by way of the communication means;

a step of selecting UI content creation data from a UI content creation data storage means that stores the UI content creation data, based on the creation request data;

a step of storing all items of created UI content after creation of UI content data; and

a step of selecting the necessary items of UI content from the UI content storage means, in accordance with the creation request data.

2. A UI content creating method for providing UI content presenting a series of control procedures for a digital electrical appliance by a user on a user terminal, comprising:

a step of receiving the input of UI content creation request data via a communication means;

a step of interpreting the UI content creation data presenting the positions to be substituted with data and the resource locations of the data for substitution, based on the received UI content creation request data, in order to create UI content;

a step of creating UI content data by acquiring data by the communication means and entering the data into the positions to be substituted in the UI content creation data, in accordance with the interpreted positions to be substituted and the indication of the data resource locations; and

a step of outputting the UI content data to the terminal by way of the communication means.

3. A UI content creating apparatus for providing UI content presenting a series of control procedures for a digital electrical appliance by a user on a user terminal, comprising:

a communication means for implementing data communication with the outside;

an input means for receiving the input of UI content creation request data via the communication means;

a UI content creation data interpreting means for interpreting the UI content creation data presenting the positions to be substituted with data and the resource locations of the data for substitution, based on the received UI content creation request data;

a UI content creation data substituting means for creating UI content data by acquiring data by the communication means and entering the data into the positions to be substituted in the UI content creation data, in accordance with the interpreted positions to be substituted and the indication of the data resource locations; and

a UI content data output means for outputting the UI content data to the terminal by way of the communication means.

4. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 3;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

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an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the terminal outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs the created UI content to the terminal.

5. UI content creating system according to claim 4, wherein when the user selects an operation that needs a Previously Presented UI content, the terminal outputs data for a creation request of the UI content.

6. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 3;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

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an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs the created UI content to the terminal.

7. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 3;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

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an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus and outputs the created UI content to the terminal, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs created UI content to the information server.

8. The UI content creating system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal establishes connection with the information server by means of the UI content and obtains the necessary information therefrom.

9. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 3;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

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an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net,

the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus and outputs the created UI content to the terminal, the UI content creating apparatus outputs created UI content to the information server, and the terminal outputs the information that is prepared on the terminal in accordance with the UI content, to the information server.

10. The UI content creating system according to claim 9, wherein the information server is able to disclose the information prepared by the terminal to other terminals and outputs a UI content that allows for reading of the terminal-created information to each terminal.

11. A UI content creating apparatus for providing UI content presenting a series of control procedures for a user terminal, comprising:

a communication means for implementing data communication with the outside;

an input means for receiving the input of UI content creation request data via the communication means;

a UI content creation data interpreting means for interpreting the UI content creation data presenting the positions to be substituted with data and the resource locations of the data for substitution, based on the received UI content creation recluest data;

a UI content creation data substituting means for creating UI content data by acquiring data by the communication means and entering the data into the positions to be substituted in the UI content creation data, in accordance with the interpreted positions to be substituted and the indication of the data resource locations;

a UI content data output means for outputting the UI content data to the terminal by way of the communication means;

a UI content creation data storage means for storing the UI content creation data;

a UI content creation data selecting means for selecting UI content creation data from the UI content creation data storage means, based on the input UI content creation request data;

a UI content storage means for storing all items of created UI content; and

a UI content selecting means for selecting the necessary items of UI content from the UI content storage means, in accordance with the creation request data.

12. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 11;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

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an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the terminal outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs the created UI content to the terminal.

13. UI content creating system according to claim 12, wherein when the user selects an operation that needs a Previously Presented UI content, the terminal outputs data for a creation request of the UI content.

14. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 11;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

,

an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs the created UI content to the terminal.

15. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 11;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

,

an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus and outputs the created UI content to the terminal, and the UI content creating apparatus outputs created UI content to the information server.

16. The UI content creating system according to claim 15, wherein the terminal establishes connection with the information server by means of the UI content and obtains the necessary information therefrom.

17. A UI content creating system comprising:

a UI content creating apparatus according to claim 11;

a terminal for receiving provision of UI content; and

,

an information server for providing data for creating UI content to the UI content creating apparatus, all the components being connected through a network or communications net, the system characterized in that the information server outputs UI content creation request data to the UI content creating apparatus and outputs the created UI content to the terminal, the UI content creating apparatus outputs created UI content to the information server, and the terminal outputs the information that is prepared on the terminal in accordance with the UI content, to the information server.

18. The UI content creating system according to claim 17, wherein the information server is able to disclose the information prepared by the terminal to other terminals and outputs a UI content that allows for reading of the terminal-created information to each terminal.