System and method of creating and displaying messages

• US 9,189,793 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2005
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ent Services Development Corporation LP (DXC Technology Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kempanna, Raghunandan
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US11/908,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20080282155A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,868 Days
• Field of Search: 715/273, 715/255, 715/248, 715/277
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system and method of creating a message and displaying the same are described. The system includes a message composer operable on a computer system for composing and generating a message file. The message file has a content portion for containing a message content and a header portion for containing a message attribute. The system also includes a display device having a memory for storing the message file and a message management module for retrieving and rendering the message content on a screen, wherein the stored message file is assigned at least one of a time stamp and a sequential number for establishing a queue.

Claims

1. A system for creating a message and displaying the same comprising:

a message composer operable on a computer system for composing and generating a message file having a content portion for containing a message content and a header portion for containing a message attribute, said message attribute including an instruction for a display device as to how to display said message content, wherein the message composer has a first interface for creating a high priority message and a second interface for creating a low priority message, wherein the first interface provides additional message attributes; and

a display device, separate from said computer system, having a memory therein for storing the message file and a message management module for retrieving and rendering the message content on a screen in accordance with said message attribute, wherein the stored message file is assigned a sequential number for establishing a queue, wherein a display of a low priority message is interrupted by a high priority message when a scheduled time for the high priority message arrives.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the message composer comprises

a message creating interface for receiving the message content and message attribute;

and

a file generator for compiling the received message content and message attribute to provide the message file.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the message content comprises at least one of a textual message, a sound bite, a video clip, and a picture.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the message attribute comprises at least one of message color, location of display message on the screen of the display device, message priority, time of message display, duration of message display, picture format, message flashing rate, message scrolling rate, and textual message font attributes.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the message management module further provides an option to enable or disable message display based on a priority of the message.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device is at least one of an electronic projector, an LCD display system, and a television.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is one of a personal computer, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, and a host server.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising electronic transferring means for transferring the message file to the memory of the display device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the electronic transferring means is at least one of a storage device, wired connection means, and wireless connection means.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the storage device is at least one of a solid state memory device, a hard disk, a floppy diskette, and an optical storage device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the wired connection is at least one of a USB connection, a serial connection, a parallel connection, a FireWire connection, and a network communication.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the wireless connection is at least one of a WiFi connection, a Bluetooth connection, ultra-wide band connection, and an infra-red connection.

13. A method of displaying a message comprising:

with a display device mounted in a public place for displaying information, receiving a message file comprising message content and a message attribute;

storing the message file in a memory in the display device, wherein low priority messages are stored in a different location in memory from high priority messages; and

displaying the message content on a portion of said display device, while other content is being displayed on a remainder of the display device, wherein a display of a low priority message is interrupted by a high priority message when a scheduled time for the high priority message arrives.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the message content comprises at least one of textual message, a sound bite, a video clip, and a picture;

the message attribute comprises at least one of message color, location of display message on the display device, message priority, time of message display, duration of message display, picture format, message flashing rate, message scrolling rate, and text message font attributes.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein displaying the message content comprises:

rendering the message content of a message file having a first priority attribute; and

then, replacing the rendering of the message content of the message file having the first message priority attribute with the rendering of the message content of a message file having a second message priority attribute.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a message setting interface at the display device for determining whether to display the message based on a priority of the message.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the message content comprises

retrieving message files in the order of a queue;

and

sequentially rendering the message content of each message files with the display device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving the message file comprises using one of a wired connection, and a wireless connection.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the display device comprises an external data port and receiving said message file comprises transferring said message file from a memory device communicatively coupled to said external data port to said memory of said display device.

20. A method of displaying an advertising messages comprising:

providing a message composer operable on a computer system for composing and generating a message file having a content portion for containing a message content and a header portion for containing a message attribute, said message attribute including an instruction for a display device as to how to display said message content, wherein the message composer provides;

a first interface for creating a high priority message;

a second interface for creating a low priority message, wherein the first interface provides additional message attributes that are not provided in the second interface; and

an option to enable or disable message display based on a priority of the message;

with a display device mounted in a public place for displaying information, transferring a message file comprising advertising content into a memory incorporated into said mounted display device; and

with the display device, displaying the advertising content on a portion of said display device, while other content is being displayed on a remainder of the display device, wherein a display of a low priority message is interrupted by a high priority message when a scheduled time for the high priority message arrives.