Method for generating an object-processing platform between two computers by joining screens

• US 8,190,998 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2004
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Bitterlich, Jean-Yves
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US10/571,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20060284785A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,842 Days
• Field of Search: 345/157, 345/475, 345/629, 345/619, 361/686, 715/748
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay

Abstract

A method for generating an object processing platform between an object computer and a processing computer, where an ad hoc assembly of screens is performed by the object computer with the processing computer in order to couple their input and/or output device. The invention includes generating an object processing platform between an object computer and a processing computer. An ad hoc screen assembly is performed by the object computer with the processing computer in order to couple their input and/or output device with at least one display.

Claims

1. A method for generating an object processing platform between an object computer and a processing computer, wherein the object computer is configured to generate a local object computer graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by the object computer, wherein the processing computer is configured to generate a local processing computer GUI displayed by the processing computer, and wherein an ad hoc screen assembly is performed by the object computer with the processing computer to couple a respective input and/or output device, the method comprising:

the object computer initiating a generation of an assembled display combining (a) an object computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the object computer and (b) a processing computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the processing computer, the assembled display having a display interface defined by a boundary of the object computer portion and a boundary of the processing computer portion, the interface of the assembled display allowing a displayed object to be dragged by a user across the display interface from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, wherein the displayed object dragged across the display interface crosses the boundary of the object computer portion such that it is no longer displayed on the object computer portion and crosses the boundary of the processing computer portion such that it appears on the processing computer portion,

in response to a user dragging the displayed object across the display interface of the assembled display from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, and further dragging the displayed object to an interaction area of the processing computer portion, automatically causing the display belonging to the processing computer to switch from displaying the processing computer portion of the assembled display to displaying the local processing computer GUI and automatically generating an object processing platform, and

activating a local file processing function by means of a local coupling of the object to the interaction area.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an application-specific processing of the object is started by a further coupling of the object to an application icon on the display belonging to the processing computer.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the object-computer-specific data of the object is converted into application-specific data.

4. A system comprising:

a processing computer configured to generate a local processing computer graphical user, interface (GUI) displayed by the processing computer,

object computer configured to generate a local object computer GUI displayed by the object computer, and further configured to initiate a process for generating an assembled display combining (a) an object computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the object computer and (b) a processing computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the processing computer, the assembled display having a display interface defined by a boundary of the object computer portion and a boundary of the processing computer portion, the interface of the assembled display allowing a displayed object to be dragged by a user across the display interface from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, wherein the displayed object dragged across the display interface crosses the boundary of the object computer portion such that it is no longer displayed on the object computer portion and crosses the boundary of the processing computer portion such that it appears on the processing computer portion,

a user input device for dragging the displayed object across the display interface of the assembled display from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, and further dragging the displayed object to an interaction area of the processing computer portion, which causes the display belonging to the processing computer to automatically switch from displaying the processing computer portion of the assembled display to displaying the local processing computer GUI and automatically generating an object processing platform.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising an application-specific processing of the object is started by a further coupling of the object to an application icon on the display belonging to the processing computer.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the object-computer-specific data of the object is converted into application-specific data.

7. A system comprising:

a combination of an object computer and a processing computer that define an assembled display combining (a) an object computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the object computer and (b) a processing computer portion displayed on at least a portion of a display belonging to the processing computer,

wherein the object computer is configured to generate a local object computer graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by the object computer,

wherein the processing computer is configured to generate a local processing computer GUI displayed by the processing computer,

wherein the combination defining the assembled display is initiated by the object computer, the assembled display having a display interface defined by a boundary of the object computer portion and a boundary of the processing computer portion, the interface of the assembled display allowing a displayed object to be dragged by a user across the display interface from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, wherein the displayed object dragged across the display interface crosses the boundary of the object computer portion such that it is no longer displayed on the object computer portion and crosses the boundary of the processing computer portion such that it appears on the processing computer portion,

wherein by dragging the displayed object across the display interface of the assembled display from the object computer portion to the processing computer portion, and further dragging the displayed object to an interaction area of the processing computer portion, an object processing platform is generated and the display belonging to the processing computer automatically switches from displaying the processing computer portion of the assembled display to displaying the local processing computer GUI, and

wherein a local file processing function is activated by means of a local coupling of the object to the interaction area.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising an application-specific processing of the object is started by a further coupling of the object to an application icon on the display belonging to the processing computer.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the object-computer-specific data of the object is converted into application-specific data.