Methods and systems for integrating imaging device display content

• US 8,270,003 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2006
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• 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): Zhang, Fan
• Application Number:
  US11/465,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20060279475A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,223 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• 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 imaging device (IDev) display standardization, said method comprising:

sending application menu data from a remote computing device (RCD) to 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 a remote template server application (TSA) 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 remote application on said RCD, wherein said remote application may be activated by a selection on said IDev UI and wherein said sending to said device management API allows said remote 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;

receiving an application selection from an IDev user interface (UI) at said TSA, via said IDev device management API;

matching said application selection from said IDev UI with IDev-independent display information;

sending said IDev-independent display information to said IDev, wherein said IDev-independent display information enables said IDev to integrate said IDev-independent display information with IDev-dependent formatting information residing on said IDev to form IDev display data, wherein said IDev-dependent formatting information relates to an IDev display dimension and an IDev user interface (UI) configuration such that said integrating formats said IDev-independent display information for display on said IDev display with said IDev display dimension and configures said IDev UI to receive input in relation to said IDev-independent display information; and

receiving user input from said IDev, wherein said user input was received in response to display of said IDev-independent display information.

2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said IDev-independent display information is formatted in a markup language.

3. A system for imaging device (IDev) display standardization, said system comprising:

a sender for sending application menu data from a remote computing device (RCD) to 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 a remote template server application (TSA) on said RCD with said IDev via a device management application programming interface (API) on said IDev such that input received on an IDev user interface (UI) is routed to said remote application on said RCD, wherein said remote application may be activated by a selection on said IDev UI and wherein said sending to said device management API allows said remote 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 application selection receiver for receiving an application selection from an IDev at said TSA, via said IDev device management API;

a matcher for matching said application selection from said IDev UI with IDev-independent display information;

a sender for sending said IDev-independent display information to said IDev, wherein said IDev-independent display information enables said IDev to integrate said IDev-independent display information with IDev-dependent formatting information residing on said IDev to form IDev display data, wherein said IDev-dependent formatting information relates to an IDev display dimension and an IDev user interface (UI) configuration such that said integrating formats said IDev-independent display information for display on said IDev display with said IDev display dimension and configures said IDev UI to receive input in relation to said IDev-independent display information; and

a receiver for receiving user input from said IDev, wherein said user input was received in response to display of said IDev-independent display information.

4. A system as described in claim 3 wherein said IDev-independent display information is formatted in a markup language.