Methods and systems for imaging device data display

• US 8,106,922 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2006
• Issued: 01/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lum, Joey P., Stevens, Mark Liu, Yamamura, Shinichi
• Primary Examiner(s): AMINI, JAVID A
• Application Number:
  US11/465,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20060279474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,992 Days
• Field of Search: 345/619
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5087 for receiving image data
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/005 only locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32561 using a programmed control device, e.g. a microprocessor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device display standardization.

Claims

1. A method for generating display information for display on an imaging device (IDev) display, said method comprising:

receiving application menu data from a remote computing device (RCD) with a web service module on said IDev, wherein said application menu data is in the form of a markup language message, wherein said application menu data registers an application on said RCD with said IDev via a device management application programming interface (API) such that input received on an IDev user interface (UI) is routed to said application on said RCD;

obtaining and setting IDev device status settings, IDev device configuration options, IDev web page settings, IDev key operator programs, IDev job status data, IDev click counts, IDev data security settings and IDev reboot functions from said RCD via said device management application programming interface (API);

displaying said application menu data on a display of said IDev;

receiving an application selection as user input at said hardware key on said IDev UI, in response to said displaying;

sending an indication of said application selection from said web service on said IDev to a template server application (TSA) at said RCD;

receiving, at said IDev, application-specific template field data (ASTFD) and a form ID at said IDev from said application, wherein said form ID identifies at least one form stored on said IDev;

determining IDev UI display and input capability constraints; and

integrating said ASTFD with a stored form identified by said form ID, wherein said form conforms to said IDev UI display and input capability constraints, to generate integrated display information, said integrating occurring on said IDev and wherein said integrating is performed using a hardware processor.

2. A method as described in claim 1 further comprising, displaying said integrated display information at said IDev.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said sending is, at least partially, accomplished with an HTTP request.

4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said stored form resides on said IDev.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said stored form resides on said remote computing device (RCD).

6. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said application-specific template field data (ASTFD) is formatted in a markup language.

7. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said form ID is an XHTML form reference.

8. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said integrated display information is formatted in a markup language.

9. A method for generating display information for display on an imaging device (IDev) display, said method comprising:

receiving application menu data from a remote computing device (RCD) with a web service module on said IDev, wherein said application menu data is in the form of a markup language message, wherein said application menu data registers an application on said RCD with said IDev via a device management application programming interface (API) such that input received on an IDev user interface (UI) is routed to said application on said RCD;

obtaining and setting IDev device status settings, IDev device configuration options, IDev web page settings, IDev key operator programs, IDev job status data, IDev click counts, IDev data security settings and IDev reboot functions from said RCD via said device management application programming interface (API);

displaying said application menu data on a display of said IDev;

receiving an application selection as user input at said IDev UI, in response to said displaying;

sending said application selection, from said IDev to a remote template server application (TSA);

receiving, in response to said sending, application-related field data and a form ID at said IDev from said TSA, wherein said form ID identifies at least one form comprising fields that may be populated with field data;

retrieving a first form identified by said form ID, wherein said first form comprises a soft keyboard, when said IDev UI does not comprise a physical keyboard;

retrieving a second form identified by said form ID, wherein said second form enables use of an IDev UI physical keyboard, when said IDev UI comprises a physical keyboard; and

populating fields in said retrieved form identified by said form ID with said application-related field data to generate integrated display information, said populating occurring on said IDev using a hardware processor.

10. A method as described in claim 9 further comprising, displaying said integrated display information at said IDev.

11. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said sending is, at least partially, accomplished with an HTTP request.

12. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said first form and said second form reside on a remote computing device (RCD).

13. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said form ID is an XHTML form reference.

14. A method as described in claim 9 wherein said integrated display information is formatted in a markup language.

15. An apparatus for generating display information for display on an imaging device (IDev) display, said apparatus comprising:

a web service module on said IDev for receiving application menu data from an application on a remote computing device (RCD), wherein said application menu data is in the form of a markup language message;

a device management application programming interface (API) responsive to said application menu data for registering said application on said RCD with said IDev such that input received on an IDev user interface (UI) is routed to said application on said RCD, wherein said application may be activated by a UI selection on said IDev UI and wherein said device management API allows said application on said RCD to obtain and set IDev device status settings, IDev device configuration options, IDev web page settings, IDev key operator programs, IDev job status data, IDev click counts, IDev data security settings and IDev reboot functions;

an IDev display for displaying said application menu data;

an IDev user interface (UI) for receiving user input defining an application selection;

an IDev selection sender for sending said application selection from said IDev to a template server application (TSA) at a remote computing device (RCD);

an IDev receiver for receiving application-specific template field data (ASTFD) and a form ID at said IDev from said application, wherein said form ID identifies at least one form stored on said IDev; and

an integrator for integrating said ASTFD with a stored form identified by said form ID, wherein said form conforms to said IDev UI display and input capability constraints, to generate integrated display information, said integrating occurring on said IDev with a hardware processor.