Controlling an auxiliary display user interface based on usage context
    1.
    发明授权
    Controlling an auxiliary display user interface based on usage context 有权
    根据使用情况控制辅助显示用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US07523226B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:US11371660

    申请日:2006-03-09

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G08C17/02 G08C2201/33

    摘要: An auxiliary computing device normally used for remotely controlling a primary device may change its functionality and extend its usefulness based on a usage context. An auxiliary device may change its usage context by connecting differently to a primary device depending on any number of parameters including distance from the device, battery life, connection method, and proximity to other devices. The device may change its usage context by interfacing with a primary device service that communicates with various applications to feed the auxiliary device different information in different usage contexts. Further, the device may control different functions of the primary device based on the usage context.

    摘要翻译: 通常用于远程控制主设备的辅助计算设备可以改变其功能并且基于使用上下文来扩展其有用性。 辅助设备可以根据包括与设备的距离,电池寿命,连接方法以及与其他设备的接近度的任何数量的参数而不同地连接到主设备来改变其使用上下文。 该设备可以通过与与各种应用通信的主设备服务接口来改变其使用上下文,以将辅助设备馈送到不同使用环境中的不同信息。 此外,设备可以基于使用上下文来控制主设备的不同功能。

    Auxiliary display within a primary display system
    2.
    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。

    Sending notifications to auxiliary displays
    3.
    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。

    Context-aware auxiliary display platform and applications
    4.
    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 sidebar integration
    5.
    发明申请
    Auxiliary display sidebar integration 有权
    辅助显示边栏集成

    公开(公告)号:US20070198946A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-23

    申请号:US11446493

    申请日:2006-06-01

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06F8/60 G06F9/451

    摘要: Described is a technology by which an application program such as a gadget may communicate with a sidebar program to output content for consumption by an auxiliary display device. The gadget may communicate with the sidebar program via sidebar APIs, and in turn the sidebar program communicates with an auxiliary display device platform via auxiliary display device APIs. Among its capabilities, the sidebar program may install gadgets on a host computer system, and upon detecting that the host computer system is configured to operate with an auxiliary display device, may install the gadget such that the gadget is configured to work with an auxiliary display device. The installation may be accomplished by having the sidebar program write information to a system registry.

    摘要翻译: 描述了诸如小工具的应用程序可以与侧边栏程序通信以输出辅助显示设备消费的内容的技术。 小工具可以通过边栏API与侧边栏程序进行通信,而侧边栏程序又通过辅助显示设备API与辅助显示设备平台进行通信。 其功能中,边栏程序可以在主计算机系统上安装小工具,并且在检测到主计算机系统被配置为与辅助显示设备一起操作时,可以安装小工具,使得小工具被配置为与辅助显示器一起工作 设备。 可以通过让侧边栏程序向系统注册表写入信息来实现安装。

    Interface for consistent program interaction with auxiliary computing devices
    6.
    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。

    Method and system for exchanging data between computer systems and auxiliary displays
    7.
    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。

    Auxiliary display sidebar integration
    8.
    发明授权
    Auxiliary display sidebar integration 有权
    辅助显示边栏集成

    公开(公告)号:US07631267B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-08

    申请号:US11446493

    申请日:2006-06-01

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F9/00 G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: G06F8/60 G06F9/451

    摘要: Described is a technology by which an application program such as a gadget may communicate with a sidebar program to output content for consumption by an auxiliary display device. The gadget may communicate with the sidebar program via sidebar APIs, and in turn the sidebar program communicates with an auxiliary display device platform via auxiliary display device APIs. Among its capabilities, the sidebar program may install gadgets on a host computer system, and upon detecting that the host computer system is configured to operate with an auxiliary display device, may install the gadget such that the gadget is configured to work with an auxiliary display device. The installation may be accomplished by having the sidebar program write information to a system registry.

    摘要翻译: 描述了诸如小工具的应用程序可以与侧边栏程序通信以输出辅助显示设备消费的内容的技术。 小工具可以通过边栏API与侧边栏程序进行通信,而侧边栏程序又通过辅助显示设备API与辅助显示设备平台进行通信。 其功能中,边栏程序可以在主计算机系统上安装小工具,并且在检测到主计算机系统被配置为与辅助显示设备一起操作时,可以安装小工具,使得小工具被配置为与辅助显示器一起工作 设备。 可以通过让侧边栏程序向系统注册表写入信息来实现安装。

    Context aware auxiliary display platform and applications
    9.
    发明授权
    Context aware auxiliary display platform and applications 有权
    上下文意识辅助显示平台和应用

    公开(公告)号:US08188936B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-29

    申请号:US12415979

    申请日:2009-03-31

    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。

    Automated application configuration using device-provided data
    10.
    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。