Telecommunications terminal with multiple display modes

• US 20070055685A1
• Filed: 08/18/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Technology Corporation Miami Lakes FLA US
• Inventors: Sinha, Rituraj, Abramson, Sandra, Illuzzi, Vincent, Nguyen-Van-Duong, Eric, Soltes, John
• Application Number:
  US11/207,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20070055685A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

An apparatus and a method are disclosed for handling multiple display modes, such as column-first and row-first display modes. In particular, a telecommunications terminal receives a computer file (e.g., an HTML-encoded file, etc.) from a content server. The computer file comprises a data-ordering tag, in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, along with one or more displayable data items. Based on the data-ordering tag, the terminal with its browser first maps the data items into an N-row by M-column array of display cells in accordance with the illustrative embodiment, wherein N and M are positive integers. The terminal then displays the mapped data items in the array of display cells. The telecommunications terminal further comprises a two-dimensional array of buttons. Each cell in the array of display cells is associated with one or more buttons in the array of buttons.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a network interface for receiving a computer file that comprises a data-ordering tag, a first data item, a second data item, and a third data item;

a display that is capable of displaying said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item in an N-row by M-column array of cells, wherein N and M are integers, and wherein N≧

2, and wherein M≧

2; and

a processor for mapping said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item into said array of cells in column-first order unless;

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item should be mapped into said array of cells in row-first order.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a two-dimensional array of buttons, wherein each of said cells in said array of cells is associated with one or more buttons in said array of buttons.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said computer file further comprises:

(i) a first link that is associated with said first data item,

(ii) a second link that is associated with said second data item, and

(iii) a third link that is associated with said third data item;

wherein said processor is also for mapping said first link, said second link, and said third link into said array of buttons in column-first order unless;

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first link, said second link, and said third link should be mapped into said array of buttons in row-first order.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein actuating a button in said array of buttons initiates a telecommunications session to the link mapped to said button.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said computer file is encoded in the Hypertext Markup Language.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a network interface for receiving a computer file that comprises a data-ordering tag, a first data item, a second data item, and a third data item;

a display that is capable of displaying said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item in an N-row by M-column array of cells, wherein N and M are positive integers;

a two-dimensional array of buttons, wherein each of said cells in said array of cells is associated with one or more buttons in said array of buttons; and

a processor for mapping said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item into said array of cells in column-first order unless;

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item should be mapped into said array of cells in row-first order.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein N≧

2 and wherein M≧

2.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said computer file further comprises:

(i) a first link that is associated with said first data item,

(ii) a second link that is associated with said second data item, and

(iii) a third link that is associated with said third data item;

wherein said processor is also for mapping said first link, said second link, and said third link into said array of buttons in column-first order unless;

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first link, said second link, and said third link should be mapped into said array of buttons in row-first order.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein actuating a button in said array of buttons initiates a telecommunications session to the link mapped to said button.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said computer file is encoded in the Hypertext Markup Language.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a computer file that comprises a data-ordering tag, a first data item, a second data item, and a third data item;

displaying said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item in an N-row by M-column array of cells, wherein N and M are integers, and wherein N≧

2, and wherein M≧

2; and

mapping said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item into said array of cells in column-first order unless;

(i) said data-ordering tag is recognized as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item should be mapped into said array of cells in row-first order.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein each of said cells in said array of cells is associated with one or more buttons in a two-dimensional array of buttons.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising mapping (i) a first link that is associated with said first data item, (ii) a second link that is associated with said second data item, and (iii) a third link that is associated with said third data item, to said array of buttons in column-first order unless:

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first link, said second link, and said third link should be mapped onto said display in row-first order;

wherein said computer file further comprises said first link, said second link, and said third link.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

sensing a button being actuated in said array of buttons; and

initiating a telecommunications session to the link mapped to said button, based on the sensing of said button being actuated.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting, from a telecommunications terminal, a request that comprises a display capability indication of said telecommunications terminal;

wherein said computer file is based on said display capability indication.

16. A method comprising:

receiving a computer file that comprises a data-ordering tag, a first data item, a second data item, and a third data item;

displaying said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item in an N-row by M-column array of cells, wherein N and M are positive integers, wherein each of said cells in said array of cells is associated with one or more buttons in a two-dimensional array of buttons; and

mapping said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item into said array of cells in column-first order unless;

(i) said data-ordering tag is recognized as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first data item, said second data item, and said third data item should be mapped into said array of cells in row-first order.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein N≧

2 and wherein M≧

2.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising mapping (i) a first link that is associated with said first data item, (ii) a second link that is associated with said second data item, and (iii) a third link that is associated with said third data item, to said array of buttons in column-first order unless:

(i) said processor recognizes said data-ordering tag as a valid tag and (ii) said data-ordering tag indicates that said first link, said second link, and said third link should be mapped onto said display in row-first order;

wherein said computer file further comprises said first link, said second link, and said third link.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

sensing a button being actuated in said array of buttons; and

initiating a telecommunications session to the link mapped to said button, based on the sensing of said button being actuated.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising transmitting, from a telecommunications terminal, a request that comprises a display capability indication of said telecommunications terminal;

wherein said computer file is based on said display capability indication.