Auxiliary display device driver interface
    1.
    发明授权
    Auxiliary display device driver interface 有权
    辅助显示设备驱动程序接口

    公开(公告)号:US08659505B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-25

    申请号:US11410856

    申请日:2006-04-24

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: In a main computer system coupled to an auxiliary display device, described is an interface set for implementation by an auxiliary display device driver, to couple the driver to an auxiliary display platform. Commands received from the auxiliary display platform may be handled by code external to the driver, such as a class extension object. For example, the class extension object may interpret and/or translate commands received from the auxiliary display platform into a format understood by the driver code. The auxiliary display device driver may then provide corresponding command information including data to the auxiliary display device via the transport. Event data may be returned from the auxiliary display device driver via the interface set to the class extension object, such that corresponding event information, e.g., received at the auxiliary display device, may be returned to the auxiliary display platform.

    摘要翻译: 在耦合到辅助显示设备的主计算机系统中,描述了一种用于由辅助显示设备驱动器实现的接口,以将驱动器耦合到辅助显示平台。 从辅助显示平台接收的命令可以由驱动程序外部的代码来处理,例如类扩展对象。 例如,类扩展对象可以将从辅助显示平台接收的命令解释和/或转换成驱动程序代码所理解的格式。 然后,辅助显示设备驱动器可以经由传输向辅助显示设备提供包括数据的相应命令信息。 事件数据可以经由设置到类别扩展对象的接口从辅助显示设备驱动器返回,使得例如在辅助显示设备处接收的相应事件信息可以返回到辅助显示平台。

    Interface for consistent program interaction with auxiliary computing devices
    2.
    发明授权
    Interface for consistent program interaction with auxiliary computing devices 失效
    用于与辅助计算设备进行一致程序交互的界面

    公开(公告)号:US07784065B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-24

    申请号:US11053186

    申请日:2005-02-07

    摘要: Described is a system and method including an auxiliary display platform having an interface (API) set that provides a way for client applications running on a main computer system to interact with various types of auxiliary displays, irrespective of differences between various device implementations. Interaction includes displaying content and notifications provided by the application, and returning events to the application. In one implementation the API set comprises a set of COM objects that register and perform configuration checks of a client application, send content and notifications to attached devices, and return events from the attached devices. The application may send data to an endpoint corresponding to a communication destination (e.g., a particular auxiliary device application) and a contract (e.g., a format) for the data. The platform and API set thus provide an abstraction layer for applications to provide information independent of any particular auxiliary device implementation.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种系统和方法,其包括具有接口(API)集合的辅助显示平台,其提供在主计算机系统上运行的客户端应用程序与各种类型的辅助显示器交互的方式,而与各种设备实现之间的差异无关。 交互包括显示应用程序提供的内容和通知,以及将事件返回到应用程序。 在一个实现中,API集合包括一组COM对象,其注册并执行客户端应用程序的配置检查,向连接的设备发送内容和通知以及从连接的设备返回事件。 应用程序可以将数据发送到对应于通信目的地(例如,特定辅助设备应用)的端点以及数据的合同(例如,格式)。 因此,平台和API集提供了一个抽象层,用于应用程序提供独立于任何特定辅助设备实现的信息。

    Automated application configuration using device-provided data
    3.
    发明授权
    Automated application configuration using device-provided data 有权
    使用设备提供的数据进行自动应用程序配置

    公开(公告)号:US07779427B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-17

    申请号:US11335234

    申请日:2006-01-18

    CPC分类号: G06F9/44505 G06F9/4411

    摘要: Described is a technology by which a device pre-enables application programs of a computer system to work with the device when the device is connected to the computer system. A set of data is obtained from a device, such as by an installer at installation time. The set of data includes information that identifies one or more computer system application programs that the device desires to work with when each application program runs. When the data set is obtained, the application program is enabled (e.g., given appropriate permissions) such that the application program may communicate data with the device when the program is run on the computer system. In one implementation, a device driver provides an installer with access to the data set, which may also include additional information such as application configuration parameters. The installer may be automatically run on the computer system upon initial device detection.

    摘要翻译: 描述了当设备连接到计算机系统时,设备预先使计算机系统的应用程序与设备一起工作的技术。 从设备获取一组数据,例如安装人员在安装时。 该数据集包括识别当每个应用程序运行时该设备希望工作的一个或多个计算机系统应用程序的信息。 当获得数据集时,启用应用程序(例如,给定适当的许可),使得当程序在计算机系统上运行时,应用程序可以与设备通信数据。 在一个实现中,设备驱动程序向安装者提供对数据集的访问,其还可以包括附加信息,例如应用配置参数。 初始设备检测时,安装程​​序可能会在计算机系统上自动运行。

    Sending notifications to auxiliary displays
    4.
    发明授权
    Sending notifications to auxiliary displays 有权
    发送通知给辅助显示

    公开(公告)号:US07581034B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US10996371

    申请日:2004-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: G06F3/1438 G06F9/54

    摘要: Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and/or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts a notification into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the notification as desired for its particular hardware device before the notification is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output notifications on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在主计算机系统上运行的应用程序与辅助显示设备(例如手机,袖珍计算机,闹钟,电视机,数码相框等)通信的系统和方法,以提供可视信息 在设备上,远程控制功能和通知。 通过API调用,程序以相同的格式提供信息,无论设备功能和/或连接类型如何。 辅助显示平台将通知转换成设备驱动程序理解的格式,该设备驱动程序随后在通知通知之前根据需要对其特定硬件设备进行过滤。 返回通信返回数据,例如状态和用户与显示信息的交互。 因此,软件供应商可以编写一次代码以在辅助显示器上输出通知,而硬件制造商可以使其设备作为辅助显示器工作,对现有硬件几乎没有任何修改。

    Method and system for exchanging data between computer systems and auxiliary displays
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for exchanging data between computer systems and auxiliary displays 有权
    用于在计算机系统和辅助显示器之间交换数据的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07634780B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-15

    申请号:US10996557

    申请日:2004-11-23

    CPC分类号: G06F3/14 G06F3/1438 G06F9/541

    摘要: Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and/or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts the information into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the information as desired for its particular hardware device before the information is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output information on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在主计算机系统上运行的应用程序与辅助显示设备(例如手机,袖珍计算机,闹钟,电视机,数码相框等)通信的系统和方法,以提供可视信息 在设备上,远程控制功能和通知。 通过API调用,程序以相同的格式提供信息,无论设备功能和/或连接类型如何。 辅助显示平台将信息转换成设备驱动程序所理解的格式,该设备驱动程序随后在通信信息之前对其特定硬件设备的需要进行过滤。 返回通信返回数据,例如状态和用户与显示信息的交互。 因此,软件供应商可以一次写代码来输出辅助显示器上的信息,而硬件制造商可以使其设备作为辅助显示器工作,而对现有硬件几乎没有任何修改。

    Extensible architecture for auxiliary displays
    6.
    发明授权
    Extensible architecture for auxiliary displays 有权
    辅助显示器的可扩展架构

    公开(公告)号:US07549154B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-16

    申请号:US10996634

    申请日:2004-11-23

    CPC分类号: G06F9/46 G06F9/44

    摘要: Described is a system and method by which an auxiliary computing device having an auxiliary display platform that displays information corresponding to data that originated on the main computer system may be extended by a device manufacturer. Extended hardware is added to the device, such as a radio receiver and/or an audio decoder. The auxiliary display platform is layered and extensible at each layer, and includes an extensible hardware abstraction layer that is extensible to support extended hardware if needed, and a driver layer that is extensible by adding driver code for the extended hardware. A runtime layer is also extensible to support the extended hardware as needed, as are libraries, the auxiliary shell program and other managed code. The client API is also extensible to allow applications on the main computer system to communicate with extended hardware via the device runtime layer.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有辅助显示平台的辅助计算设备的系统和方法,该辅助显示平台显示对应于在主计算机系统上发起的数据的信息,该辅助显示平台可以由设备制造商来扩展。 扩展硬件被添加到设备,诸如无线电接收器和/或音频解码器。 辅助显示平台在每层都是分层和可扩展的,并且包括可扩展硬件抽象层,可扩展以支持扩展硬件(如果需要),以及通过添加用于扩展硬件的驱动程序代码可扩展的驱动程序层。 运行时层也是可扩展的,可以根据需要支持扩展硬件,库,辅助shell程序和其他托管代码也是如此。 客户端API也是可扩展的,允许主计算机系统上的应用程序通过设备运行时层与扩展硬件进行通信。

    Waking a main computer system to pre-fetch data for an auxiliary computing device
    8.
    发明授权
    Waking a main computer system to pre-fetch data for an auxiliary computing device 有权
    唤醒主计算机系统以预取辅助计算设备的数据

    公开(公告)号:US07711868B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-04

    申请号:US10996558

    申请日:2004-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F13/12

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3203

    摘要: An auxiliary computing device wakes an associated main computer system to obtain data as needed, on-demand and/or in anticipation of demand. The wakeup operation is ordinarily temporary to fetch data, whereby only a small amount of power is consumed by the main computer system. In one implementation, a control channel between the auxiliary device and the main computer system is used to signal a wakeup. A main data channel is used to obtain the data, whereby the auxiliary device has access to a larger amount of data than it can cache. Moreover, the components of the main computer system may be leveraged, such as to use the main computer system's digital rights management mechanisms. Additional data may be intelligently requested by the auxiliary device while the main computer system is powered up, e.g., to buffer media, and/or request a synchronization of calendar data, email data, and so forth.

    摘要翻译: 辅助计算设备唤醒相关联的主计算机系统以根据需要按需和/或预期的需求获得数据。 唤醒操作通常是临时的,以获取数据,由此主计算机系统仅消耗少量的电力。 在一个实现中,辅助设备和主计算机系统之间的控制信道用于发出唤醒信号。 使用主数据信道来获取数据,由此辅助设备可以访问比它可以缓存的数据量更大的数据。 此外,可以利用主计算机系统的组件,例如使用主计算机系统的数字版权管理机制。 当主计算机系统通电时,辅助设备可以智能请求附加数据,例如缓冲介质,和/或请求日历数据,电子邮件数据等的同步。

    Context-aware auxiliary display platform and applications
    9.
    发明授权
    Context-aware auxiliary display platform and applications 失效
    上下文感知辅助显示平台和应用

    公开(公告)号:US07511682B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-31

    申请号:US10837894

    申请日:2004-05-03

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: Described is a mechanism by which application programs (or plug-ins) and an auxiliary service adjust the output and/or data available for output on an auxiliary device based on changes detected in the current context of the auxiliary display. Context sensors detect and report changes in context, whereby some action is taken with respect to what information is displayed or can be displayed on the auxiliary display device. Examples of context data that can change include the physical location of the display, detected movement or motion data, presence of a particular user or others, power state, network connectivity status, privacy status and so forth. The auxiliary device can have context as to its position relative to the main display. Information sensitivity levels may be used to specify whether an application program's data can be displayed, based on the perceived sensitivity of the information and the user's current context.

    摘要翻译: 描述了应用程序(或插件)和辅助服务器根据在辅助显示器的当前上下文中检测到的改变来调整可用于在辅助设备上输出的输出和/或数据的机制。 上下文传感器检测并报告上下文中的变化,由此对于在辅助显示设备上显示或可以显示的信息采取一些动作。 可以改变的上下文数据的示例包括显示器的物理位置,检测到的移动或运动数据,特定用户或其他用户的存在,电力状态,网络连接状态,隐私状态等。 辅助设备可以具有关于其相对于主显示器的位置的上下文。 信息敏感度级别可以用于指定应用程序的数据是否可以根据信息感知的敏感性和用户的当前上下文来显示。

    Auxiliary display within a primary display system
    10.
    发明授权
    Auxiliary display within a primary display system 失效
    主显示系统中的辅助显示

    公开(公告)号:US07898500B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-01

    申请号:US11438407

    申请日:2006-05-22

    摘要: An auxiliary processing state of a computing device provides an auxiliary display within a primary display device of the computing device. As such, a computing device can switch from a primary processing state (e.g., full power, full operating system, full functionality) to an auxiliary processing state and yet still provide a user interface through the primary display device. The auxiliary processing state may employ a different processor than the primary processing state. Alternatively, auxiliary processing state and the primary processing state may employ different processing modes of the same processor. Transitions between the auxiliary display of the auxiliary processing state and the primary display of the primary processing state may be transitioned to preserve some consistency between the two displays.

    摘要翻译: 计算设备的辅助处理状态在计算设备的主显示设备内提供辅助显示。 因此,计算设备可以从初级处理状态(例如,全功率,完整操作系统,全功能)切换到辅助处理状态,并且仍然通过主显示设备提供用户界面。 辅助处理状态可以采用与主处理状态不同的处理器。 或者,辅助处理状态和主处理状态可以采用相同处理器的不同处理模式。 可以转换辅助处理状态的辅助显示和主处理状态的主显示之间的转换,以保持两个显示器之间的一致性。