METHOD TO EXCHANGE VISUAL ELEMENTS AND POPULATE INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED DISPLAYS WITH INTERACTIVE CONTENT

• US 20190026063A1
• Filed: 12/23/2016
• Published: 01/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
• Original Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
• Inventors: Mabey, Michael Howatt, de la Fuente, Alfonso fabian, Samanani, Nashirali
• Granted Patent: US 10,620,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/00 Digital computers in general details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00; Data processing equipment in general
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 : Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 : Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 : Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 : Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 : Multimedia information

Abstract

In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for propagating content. The method includes detecting, from a user, an input on a device, interpreting the input to identify a command, and displaying, in response the command, updated content on the device. The method further includes making a determination, based on the command, that content displayed on at least one other device is to be updated. The method further includes, in response to the first determination, generating a command message based at least in part on the command, and transmitting the command message to a workspace management system (WMS), where the at least one other device is operatively connected to the WMS.

Claims

1. A method for propagating content, comprising:

detecting, from a user, an input on a device;

interpreting the input to identify a command;

displaying, in response to the command, updated content on the device;

making a first determination, based on the command, that content displayed on at least one other device is to be updated;

in response to the first determination, generating a command message based at least in part on the command; and

transmitting the command message to a workspace management system (WMS), wherein the at least one other device is operatively connected to the WMS.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to detecting the input on the device;

setting a display mode of the device,

wherein displaying the updated content on the device comprises using the display mode to determine the updated content to display on the device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display mode is one selected from a group consisting of cascade, snap view, and big screen mode.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second command message from a second device; and

displaying, in response to the second command message, second updated content on the device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second command message specified a second command, wherein displaying the second updated content on the device comprises using the second command and a display mode associated with the device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the device and the second device are part of a multi-device workspace.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second command message specifies that the second device is displaying a first portion of a file and the second update content corresponds to a second portion of the file.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the command message specifies a command to be executed on the at least one other device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the command is one from the group of a cascade command, a snap view command or a big screen command.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the command message specifies a command to be executed on the at least one other device and content identification information that identifies which content is to be displayed on the least one other device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the command message specifies that the device is displaying the updated content.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the workspace management system (WMS), a second command message;

in response to receiving the second command message;

notifying the user of the receipt of the second command message;

receiving from the user, in response to the notification, an acceptance of the second command message; and

in response to the acceptance, displaying second updated content on the device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the notification is a visual notification on at least a portion of a display on the current device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the visual notification comprises at least a portion of the second updated content.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises one selected from a group consisting of a touch screen finger gesture, a digital pen gesture, and a direct manipulation of a user interface (UI) control component.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the command comprises:

identifying a sequence of gesture strokes;

accessing a repository of gesture stroke sequences;

matching the identified sequence of gesture strokes with one of the gesture stroke sequences; and

identifying, based on the matching, the command.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is one selected from a group consisting of a smart interactive white board, a computer tablet, a smartphone, an electronic book reader, a computer integrated monitor, e-flipchart apparatus and a smart television.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the command, comprises:

detecting a direct manipulation of a user interface (UI) control component; and

identifying, based on the detecting, the command.

19. A method for propagating content, comprising:

detecting, from a user, an input on a device;

interpreting the input to identify a command;

generating a command message based at least in part on the command;

transmitting the command message to a workspace management system (WMS);

after transmitting the command message to the WMS, receiving a second command message from the WMS; and

displaying updated content on the device in response to processing the second command message, wherein the second message comprises content identification information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the device is one selected from a group consisting of a smart interactive white board, a computer tablet, a smartphone, an electronic book reader, a computer integrated monitor, e-flipchart apparatus and a smart television.