Remote Operation Of Computing Device Patents (Class 715/740)
  • Adaptive content delivery
    Patent number: 7671869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that provides adaptation in the content delivered to a palmtop computer. Connections between a palmtop computer and the Internet can vary from low speed dial-up to very high speed. Also, a palmtop computer's display, memory and processing power can vary considerably. Communication with the Internet is generally through a proxy server that can deduce these considerations from the palmtop computer's serial number and/or other information specified by user. The proxy server can then adapt the content based upon these considerations (e.g. only send two bit gray scale images to non-color palmtop computer, only send first frame of animated gif to low processing power palmtop computer, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: PalmSource Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Arnold, Fermin Soriano
  • Method for photographing on board of a flying rotating body and system for carrying out said method
    Patent number: 7672480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for photographing on board of a flying rotating body and system for carrying out said method. According to said invention, pictures (V0, V90, V180, V270) are taken at predetermined angular positions of said flying body by a device which is rigidly fixed to the front thereof and are exposed to an image geometrical transformation required for the display thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: MBDA France
    Inventors: Bernard Longuet, Bernard Teneze
  • Visual administrator providing java management bean support
    Patent number: 7661066
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for a visual administrator providing Java management bean (MBean) support. According to one embodiment, a representation of a plurality of MBeans is displayed on a graphical user interface of a computing device. One of the plurality of MBeans may be selected with the graphical user interface. In an embodiment, an attribute of the selected MBean is accessed with the graphical user interface. In an embodiment, an operation of the selected MBean is invoked with the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Miroslav R Petrov, Georgi Z. Shirkov, Gregor Karl Frey, Reinhold Kautzleben
  • REMOTE AUDIO
    Publication number: 20100023869
    Abstract: Various embodiments for remote presentation of an interface of a computing device, such as a PC, are described herein. In particular, in various illustrated embodiments, a local device such as a Digital Media Adapter (DMA), mobile device, cellular telephone, etc. may be used to receive input from a remote control, where the local device provides human perceptible feedback, such as a sound, visual response, etc., responsive to use of the remote control. In some embodiments, the local device may contain a memory or cache for locally storing particular feedback data for human perceptible feedback. In various embodiments, a communication protocol is provided for storing, triggering, deleting, etc. feedback data in the memory or cache. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Ylian Saint-Hilaire, Bryan Y. Roe, Nelson F. Kidd
  • Interactivity with a Mixed Reality
    Publication number: 20100017722
    Abstract: Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Ronald Cohen
  • Method and apparatus for performing a transaction
    Publication number: 20100017721
    Abstract: A system and method for performing a transaction can allow a user to perform a multi-step process on a single web page. The system can receive an initiate-application command from a user at an application server and, in response, initiate an application for facilitating a transaction. The system can present a parameter-request panel, including a set of parameter-request fields, to the user at a client. The system can receive transaction parameters from the user via the set of parameter-request fields. In response to receiving the transaction parameters, the system can present a transaction-options panel, including a set of transaction options associated with the transaction parameters, to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel. The system can receive from the user a transaction-option selection associated with the set of transaction options and, in response, present a transaction-completion panel to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel or the transaction-options panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: American International Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Williams, Riddhish S. Trivedi, Shekhar P. Bagawde, Varun Shetty
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCING A USER INTERFACE ON A SERVER DEVICE TO A USER INTERFACE ON A CLIENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100011299
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for method for syncing a user interface on a server device to a user interface on a client device are disclosed. The method includes broadcasting a signal from a server device to a client device when the server device presents an active user input interface on a display screen, wherein the active user input interface illustrates input from a user via a remote control that is separate from the client device, wherein the remote control requires multiple steps for inputting a character. The method next includes establishing a connection between the server device and the client device if certain pre-defined criteria are met. Next the method includes transmitting parameters for displaying a client user input interface on the connected client device that is associated with the active user input interface, including loading existing data in an input field of the active user input interface into a client input field on the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rainer BRODERSEN, Amandeep JAWA, Alan CANNISTRARO, Daniel DAVIS, Jeffrey L. ROBBIN
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100005395
    Abstract: An information processing terminal is capable of switching between a thin client mode in which a screen generated by executing an application program in a remote server is received from the remote server and displayed in a display unit, and a local mode in which a screen generated by executing an operation of the application program is displayed in the display unit. The information processing terminal is configured such that the execution of the application program in the local mode is started from the execution state of the application program at a certain time point in the thin client mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Takahisa SHIRAKAWA
  • Image data processing system
    Patent number: 7643065
    Abstract: In a system having a server and a client apparatus, the client apparatus edits image data by using a representative image of the image data stored in the server, generates play list data indicating the order of reproducing the image data, in accordance with the editing results, and the server stores the image data sent from the client apparatus, reproduces the stored image data in accordance with the play list data sent from the client, and transmits the reproduced image data to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuma Mikawa
  • Alternative user-interface
    Patent number: 7644362
    Abstract: A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for a portable memory medium has an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device, a portable memory medium, and a downloading mechanism for transferring the created program to the portable memory medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc.
    Inventor: R. Cameron Marcus
  • Method and apparatus for generating images of a document with interaction
    Patent number: 7640508
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system and method for generating images of a document with interaction of a primary user with the document in an interaction session. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises an image capture means adapted to capture an initial image of the document without interaction by a user and to subsequently capture at least one additional image of the document during an interaction session including interaction from the user during that session, and a processing means adapted to generate a data set representing the interaction session from the initial image and the additional image, the data set containing at least the initial image along with information indicative of the interaction of the user during the session obtained from the additional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Bernard Pollard, Stephen Philip Cheatle, David Arthur Grosvenor
  • Data Transfer Systems, Switches, and Method of Providing the Same
    Publication number: 20090319909
    Abstract: A method of transferring data among computers coupled to a switch device is described. The switch device is configured to switch an access between the computers. In this method, data is received from a first computer and transferred to each clipboard of the computers by the switch device by a first user command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Hsuan HSUEH, Yu-Ting LIANG
  • CONFIGURABLE WELDING INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATED WELDING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20090313549
    Abstract: A welding power source including an embedded web server provides access to an operator at a remote web browser. From the remote web browser, the user is provided access to weld functions, and can selectively choose between weld functions that can be displayed and controlled from the remote web browser. The weld functions that can be accessed include control functions, which allow an operator to activate welding functions such as a jog or purge function; a command function, which allows an operator to provide a command level for a voltage, wire feed speed, or other parameter; and a display function, which provides access for an operator to display welding command and actual feedback values. The operator can also selectively view diagnostic data, including weld state data, error data, and operational voltage and current levels within the power source, such as motor voltage and input voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Casner, Daniel Thomas Duckert Casner
  • System and method for remotely controlling character avatar image using mobile phone
    Patent number: 7634731
    Abstract: A system and a method can remotely control an avatar image using a mobile phone. A calling party can remotely control an avatar image included in data transmitted to a called party using a mobile phone. Preferred embodiments of systems and methods according to the present invention can include joint-key button controllers that make buttons corresponding to joints of an avatar image remotely control movements of the joints, respectively. Accordingly, an avatar image received by a called party can be respectively controlled. Since the calling party can remotely control the avatar image transmitted to the called party, it is possible to deliver emotions and messages of the calling party through movements of a visual avatar image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hae Pyoung Lee
  • System and Method for Effecting Control of Remote Computers
    Publication number: 20090307600
    Abstract: The invention describes a system and methodology for controlling multiple devices simultaneously from one control device. The control device is provided with a display having a plurality of windows, each having a visual representation related to the activity of the multiple devices. By relaying commands effected at the control device through a intermediary server, it is possible to simultaneously effect a corresponding processing of the same commands at each of the multiple devices. On effecting a command the multiple devices relay back, through the server, an image representative of the result of the processing of that command to the control device for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: BRANDT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kieran Arthur, Mark Ward, Dermot Hannan
  • DESKTOP ACCESS FROM WITHIN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE
    Publication number: 20090306998
    Abstract: An approach that provides desktop access from within a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is a desktop invocation component configured to invoke a client computer desktop from within a virtual universe in response to receiving a request to access the client computer desktop from within the virtual universe. A rendering component is configured to generate a rendition of the client computer desktop in the virtual universe in response to the invoking thereof. An interaction component is configured to permit interaction with the client computer desktop from the rendition in the virtual universe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell, Clifford A. Pickover, Keith R. Walker
  • Function specific graphical program property nodes
    Patent number: 7631295
    Abstract: System and method for accessing properties of a pre-defined object in a graphical program (GP) operable to perform first functionality. A node icon is displayed in the GP and coupled to the pre-defined object in response to user input, and is associated with program instructions executable to only provide access to a plurality of properties corresponding to the object, and specifying configuration of the object, where the object is associated with a subset of the first functionality. Available properties of the object are displayed, and user input indicating the plurality of properties received. The GP is executed, including executing the property node to: receive input specifying modification of a property, and modify the property to configure the object to perform the subset of the first functionality; and/or to read the property from the pre-defined object, and provide the property to a graphical program element of the GP, e.g., for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Makowski, Rajesh Vaidya, Deborah E. Bryant, Brian M. Johnson, Stephen C. Thorne
  • System and method for configuring and loading a user interface
    Patent number: 7631265
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and a method for configuring and loading a user interface. The method for configuring the user interface includes receiving user interface data from a remote device describing one or more user interface functions on the remote device. This user interface data is compared with a user interface template. A display of one or more representations is configured based on the user interface data, with each representation corresponding to one of the user interface functions on the remote device. The user is then able to interact with the display of the representations in order to utilize the user interface functions available on the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley J. Quinn
  • Simultaneous remote and local control of computer desktop
    Publication number: 20090300510
    Abstract: A method for computing includes running a desktop sharing program on a local computer so as to permit a remote user to view, on a remote computer, which is connected to communicate with the local computer via a network, an image of an entire area of a display screen of the local computer and to operate the local computer by remote input via the remote computer. A local window is defined within the display screen of the local computer for running an application under control of a local user. Local inputs made via a local input device of the local computer by the local user are intercepted so that the local inputs do not interfere with operation of the local computer by the remote user. The intercepted inputs are directed to the local window so as to permit the local user to interact with the application independently of the operation of the local computer by the remote user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: SupportSpace Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Gantman, Anatoly Gutnick
  • DESKTOP SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090292999
    Abstract: In a distributed computer network where displayed information is shared between at least two computers, a method of enabling remote control of a host computer having a display region that is to be shared with at least one client computer. The method includes tracking time lapsed since a local user input event has occurred while the host computer is under local control and in the event that the time lapsed exceeds a threshold, enabling remote control of the host computer by a client computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: David LaBine, Mark Altosaar, Daniel Mitchell, Wojtek Quibell
  • Framework for user interaction with multiple network devices
    Patent number: 7624192
    Abstract: A framework for providing user interaction with one or more networked devices. The invention allows for user configuration of networked computers such that each of the networked computer input and output devices interact with one another in a prescribed manner. The configuration associates relative geographic relationships for each networked computer using agent modules located on each networked computer that keeps track of the current location of a cursor based upon the geographic relationships. If the current cursor position corresponds to another networked computer, an agent module blocks incoming input streams so that they are not processed by the local computer, and transmits the input device signals to a remote agent module corresponding to the remote networked computer. The remote computer agent module injects the input device instructions into the remote system, which causes the remote computer to process the input stream from the local computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian R. Meyers, Gregory R. Smith
  • MULTIPLE CLIENT CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090287832
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multiple client control are provided. In an aspect of the disclosure, a multiple client system is provided. The multiple client system comprises a master client and one or more slave clients. The master client comprises a remote access module configured to receive session data from a server via a remote access connection and a multi-client control module configured to deliver all or a portion of the session data received from the server to the one or more slave clients. Each of the one or more slave clients comprises a remote access module configured to connect to the master client via a communication network connection that is separate from the remote access connection between the master client and the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: WYSE TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Mike Chih-Kang Liang, Tom Yutian Tang
  • Windows display synchronization
    Patent number: 7620899
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention, are directed to synchronizing the presentation of windows between two computing systems. A client computing system participates in a terminal server session with a server computing system. Both computing systems identifying their own windows display information (e.g., client-side for local windows and server-side for remote windows respectively). The server computing system transmits its windows display information to the client computing system. The client computing system accesses the windows display information of the server computing system. The client computing system formulates combined ordering applicable to the presentation of both local and remote windows at the client computing system. The combined ordering is based on both the client side and the server-side windows display information. The client computing system presents windows in accordance with the formulated combined ordering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nadim Y. Abdo, Ivan Brugiolo, Ivan J. Leichtling, Rajneesh Mahajan
  • Method and system for generating a user interface for distributing devices
    Patent number: 7617453
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a user interface for controlling software components through a user control point device. The user interface system provides multiple software components that each can provide a user interface component. Each user interface component provides a user interface for the corresponding software component. A user control point component requests each software component to provide its user interface component. The user control point component then displays an indication of each software component. In response to the selection of a software component, the user control point component requests the user interface component for that software component to display its user interface through the control point device. When a user interacts with that user interface, the user interface component notifies the corresponding software component of the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Hasha, Harry S. Pyle
  • INTEGRATED DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE PROJECTS
    Publication number: 20090276717
    Abstract: A single integrated software project deployment platform is provided that allows administrators to easily and effectively deploy software projects to remote computers. This allows business users with no Information Technology background or capabilities to develop and deploy sophisticated applications for execution on remote systems, such as mobile computers. Mobile workers can connect to backend enterprise systems in real-time to capture rich data types such as digital signatures, photos, speech recognition, bar code scans, etc. while in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: MOBILEFRAME LLC
    Inventor: Lonny Lee OSWALT
  • Method and system for protecting internet users' privacy by evaluating web site platform for privacy preferences policy
    Patent number: 7614002
    Abstract: A system and method that evaluates privacy policies from web sites to determine whether each site is permitted to perform operations (e.g., store, retrieve or delete) directed to cookies on a user's computer. Various properties of each cookie and the context in which it is being used are evaluated against a user's privacy preference settings to make the determination. An evaluation engine accomplishes the evaluation and determination via a number of criteria and considerations, including the cookie properties, its current context, the site, the zone that contains the site, and any P3P data (compact policy) provided with the site's response. The user privacy preferences are evaluated against these criteria to determine whether a requested cookie operation is allowed, denied or modified. A formalized distinction between first-party cookies versus third-party cookies may be used in the determination, along with whether the cookie is a persistent cookie or a session cookie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron R. Goldfeder, Cem Paya, Frank M. Schwieterman, Darren Mitchell, Rajeev Dujari, Stephen J. Purpura
  • Navigable telepresence method and systems utilizing an array of cameras
    Patent number: 7613999
    Abstract: A telepresence system for providing first and second users with displays of an environment. The system includes an array of cameras, and the array includes multiple camera paths. A first user interface device is associated with first user inputs and movement along a first path, and a second user interface device is associated with second user inputs and a second path. The user interface devices are coupled to at least one processing element that receives and interprets the user inputs. The processing element is configured to allow the first user and the second user to navigate simultaneously and independently and also configured to link the users and provide the same path in response to an indication or input to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kewazinga Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Weber, David C. Worley, Scott Soroken
  • Thematic response to a computer user's context, such as by a wearable personal computer
    Patent number: 7614001
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for creating, modifying, categorizing, modeling, distributing, purchasing, selling, and otherwise using themes and theme-related information. Themes can represent various types of contextual aspects or situations, and can model high-level concepts of activities or states not reflected in individual contextual attributes that each model a single aspect of the state of a user, their computing device, the surrounding physical environment, and/or the current cyber-environment. Such themes specify inter-relationships among a set of contextual attributes, and can have associated theme-related information such as theme-specific attributes, theme layouts used to present information and functionality, CSes that provide theme attribute values, and CCs that process theme information. Disclosed techniques can identify one or more themes that currently match the modeled context, select one of the matching themes as a current theme, and provide an appropriate response (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Tangis Corporation Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Abbott, Joshua M. Freedman, Dan Newell, James O. Robarts, Johnson Apacible
  • Remote On-Screen Display Control
    Publication number: 20090271710
    Abstract: A remote control of an on-screen display is provided. One example embodiment includes a method for receiving a first command from a user input device and converting the first command from the user input device to a second command, wherein the second command is in a display device format that the display device can use to control an on-screen display, then sending the second command to the display device to remotely control an on-screen display in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: INFOCUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dan Montz, Randy Nash, Kurt Fankhauser
  • Device customized home network top-level information architecture
    Patent number: 7610559
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a user interface in a plurality of multiple devices connected to the network system for controlling devices that are currently connected to a network. A network system includes a physical layer, wherein the physical layer provides a communication medium than can be used by devices to communicate with each other, and multiple devices connected to the physical layer, one or more of the multiple devices storing information including device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Humpleman, Dongyan Wang
  • Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface
    Patent number: 7610555
    Abstract: A user interface for displaying information to a user of a universal remote control. The user interface displays to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or more devices that can be controlled using the remote control and, in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of items from the list, the remote control is caused to access at least one command code for transmission to at least one device setup within the remote control as being associated with the user selected one of the plurality of items and, simultaneously, retrieve Web content which has also been associated within the remote control to the user selected one of the plurality of items from a Web content server which retrieved Web content is displayed in a display of the remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Universal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandro David Klein, Ingvald Alain Smith-Kielland, Alex Louie, Cheryl Scott, Wayne Scott
  • Integration of heterogeneous applications
    Patent number: 7607137
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for integrating heterogeneous applications. A method includes distributing an event from a first application of a first system to a second application of a second system. The event specifies at least one of an object and an operation in the second system. Distributing the event causes the second system to handle the event using the at least one of the object and the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hauser, Pranav Bihari, Bernd Schmitt, Laszlo Szervaczius
  • Remote support for computer or other electronic device
    Patent number: 7603625
    Abstract: A technique for supporting a user of a first device coupled to a second device of a support agent. A current screen image of the first device is sent to the second device. The second device displays the current screen image of the first device. The agent device determines the position of an input icon to be displayed on the current screen image, and the position is sent to the first device. The first device displays an input icon on the current screen image on the first device based on the position. The second device also determines how the user should operate the input icon on the first device. Corresponding operation information is transferred to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Amodeo Ojeda Guillermo, Gavin Munro Cameron, Colin David McCall, David William Morton, David Robert Skeen Rogers, Andrew Wyllie
  • Providing a Shared Buffer Between Multiple Computer Terminals
    Publication number: 20090249214
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and computer-readable medium with executable code for controlling the operation of multiple client terminals from a single keyboard and mouse of a server terminal. A buffer sharing logic of the server terminal and the client terminals is used to transmit and receive user input between the computers. The server terminal may use buffer sharing logic to cycle between desktop views or program windows of processes running on the connected client terminals. A user may use an ALT-TAB command to select a desktop view or program window of a connected client terminal. Once a screen or desktop is chosen, the user of the server terminal give focus of the selected application on a display connected to the server terminal. Additionally, the buffer sharing logic allows the user to dynamically copy and move data between the computer terminals at will.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Steven F. Best, Robert J. Eggers, JR., Janice M. Girouard, Brian P. Sobocinski
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ON MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERALS
    Publication number: 20090249215
    Abstract: The invention relates to multifunction peripherals (MFPs). More particularly, the invention relates to remote application configuration management of MFPs. A remote application configuration manager may extract configuration information from custom applications, organize a user interface based on the respective configuration information, and receive and store parameter values with which the respective custom applications may be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeanette Y. Paek
  • Configuration diagram with context sensitive connectivity
    Patent number: 7594220
    Abstract: A system and method for creating and using configuration diagrams for configuring distributed systems. The methods described herein may be used for various types of operations in configuring distributed systems, including creating programs, managing programs in the distributed system, deploying programs to various distributed devices, configuring remote execution or inter-operation of distributed programs, and executing distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention utilize graphical iconic-based techniques for performing the above operations. The configuration diagram may include device icons which represent devices and program icons which represent programs. Device icons and program icons may be associated with each other to accomplish various program creation and deployment operations. Device icons and program icons may also interact with graphical program nodes or icons. Context sensitive device connections and/or program connections are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kodosky, Darshan Shah, Steven W. Rogers
  • MULTI-MONITOR REMOTE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20090235177
    Abstract: Representation of multiple displays of a remote computing system within a local display of a local computing system. This permits a user at the local computing system to interface with the remote computing system through the representation of the remote displays that are represented at the local display. The local computer receives representation of the display state or content for multiple remote displays associated with the remote computing system. The local computer then causes representations of those remote displays to be rendered on the local display. The content of the active display of the remote computing system is caused to be emphasized in some manner at the local display, while the content of the inactive display(s) of the remote computing system is rendered in a deemphasized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Elton Saul, Casey J. Dvorak
  • Controller with configurable connections between data processing components
    Patent number: 7587250
    Abstract: A controller with configurable connections between data processing components is provided. In one embodiment, the controller includes a number of configurable inputs and outputs that may be used with digital and/or analog signals. The controller includes a data processor with a plurality of data processing components. The inputs and outputs are configurable to the plurality of data processing components and transfer of processed data between the plurality of data processing components is also configurable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Coogan, Virgil Seribo
  • PRIVACY MODES IN A REMOTE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20090222739
    Abstract: Techniques described maintain privacy of a remote desktop client when the remote client interacts with and displays the desktop of the host device. The described techniques enable such privacy and control even when the host computing device does not run an operating system with session support. The host includes a virtual display driver, which is not associated with a physical display, and a physical display driver, which is associated with a physical display. The techniques associate the virtual display driver with a mirror driver of the host, while disassociating the physical display driver from the mirror driver. The mirror thus driver provides contents of the virtual display to the remote client. Additionally, because the virtual display driver is not associated with a physical display, the contents of the virtual display (and hence the interactions of the remote client) are not displayed at the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wilhelm R. Schmieder, Jeson Patel
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • Integrated deployment of software projects
    Patent number: 7577911
    Abstract: A single integrated software project deployment platform is provided that allows administrators to easily and effectively deploy software projects to remote computers. This allows business users with no Information Technology background or capabilities to develop and deploy sophisticated applications for execution on remote systems, such as mobile computers. Mobile workers can connect to backend enterprise systems in real-time to capture rich data types such as digital signatures, photos, speech recognition, bar code scans, etc. while in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: MobileFrame, LLC
    Inventor: Lonny Lee Oswalt
  • Link system
    Publication number: 20090190165
    Abstract: In a link system in which a plurality of MFPs and a server apparatus is connected so as to enable data communication over a network, a remote connection driver of the MFP starts an application on the server apparatus by remote control and at the time, on the basis of an operation start signal transmitted from the MFP, a device setting manager of the server apparatus identifies as a remote operation host apparatus the MFP having transmitted the operation start signal, and automatically sets the MFP as the MFP by which the application is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hajime Yoshida
  • Building management system
    Patent number: 7567844
    Abstract: A building management system for one or more buildings, having a processor and a display for showing a model of a building being managed. The model may be shown as a three dimensional depiction or rendition, or a virtual building. A database may provide information regarding sensors, actuators and other items which may be viewed in conjunction with the displayed model. Information regarding the location and status of the sensors, control devices, and the like, which may be points of interest, may be mapped on the virtual depiction or model of the building. A user or operator may thus move through the building and view and affect rooms, sensing and control devices, and other items, including quick navigation to points of interest, in virtual reality. A recorder and play mechanism may be a significant portion of the system for recording structures, parameters, environment, events and other information of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Thomas, Neal A. Anderson, Stuart G. Donaldson, Mark A. Behar
  • Projector system
    Patent number: 7559656
    Abstract: A projector system includes a first projection section projecting inputted image information onto a projection target, a laser pointer pointing a predetermined part of an image projected onto a screen 1, an image pick-up section picking up the image in a state pointed by the laser pointer, and a pointed position detecting section detecting the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer on the basis of the image information picked up by the image pick-up section. And a projection lens projects an image on the basis of the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer and detected by the pointed position detecting section and/or in correspondence to the image of the pointed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Yumiki, Yoshimasa Fushimi, Syunsuke Kimura, Takayuki Hayashi, Seiichi Suzuki, Tomoya Inoue
  • GUI SCREEN SHARING BETWEEN REAL PCS IN THE REAL WORLD AND VIRTUAL PCS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD
    Publication number: 20090172557
    Abstract: A computer program product stored on machine readable media including machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between a physical computer and a computer defined in software, includes instructions for: pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical computer into a representation of a display of the computer defined in software. A system and another computer program product are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidemasa Muta
  • COMMUNICATION APPARATUS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090164909
    Abstract: This invention is, in a remote operation apparatus which transmits information to a terminal device having a display part which displays received information, for the purpose of operability improvement on the occasion of inspecting structured documents such as Web pages, in a document inspection apparatus with a small screen size, equipped with an input part which inputs various instructions, a display part which displays various information, a communication processing part which obtains display information which is displayed on a display screen of the display part through a network, an area recognition processing part which extracts a size of a rectangular area which is included in a window which was obtained by the communication processing part and is displayed on the display part, and display information in the rectangular area, a storage part which stores size information of the display screen of the display part of the terminal device, an area change processing part which modifies a size of the rectangul
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keizou SATOU, Tomofumi Nakayama, Masako Yoshimura, Yasuyuki Numata
  • Multidimensional Web Page Ruler
    Publication number: 20090150793
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the spatial coordinates and visual attributes of objects within a user interface (UI). A Web UI ruler is executed within a UI comprising a plurality of objects. A first object and second object are selected. The Web UI Ruler then collects the spatial coordinate and visual attribute values for the first and second object and their relationship values are determined. The spatial coordinate and visual attribute values for the first and second objects, along with their corresponding relationship values, are modified and the modifications are applied to the target objects. The values are then stored in the Web UI ruler. These values can then be subsequently applied to one or more target objects. Alternatively, the stored values are exported as a cascading style sheet (CSS) class, which can then likewise be subsequently applied to one or more target objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Yingxin Xing, Angela Richards Jones, Henri Fouotsop Meli, Stephanie Lee Walter, Tong Yu
  • REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090150794
    Abstract: A remote control system capable of changing the control window layout in accordance with a process where a controlled apparatus is used is provided. The controlled apparatus includes a management unit which manages the apparatus status of the controlled apparatus, and a generation unit which generates UI window candidate information. A remote control terminal acquires display priority information of each apparatus status, and displayable area information of the remote control window. The remote control terminal receives the UI window candidate information and determines, based on the display priority information and the displayable area information, items of UI window information. The remote control window in which the items of UI window information are laid out in the determined layout is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Sano
  • Method and system for remote software testing
    Patent number: 7546584
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a computer program executing on a remote computer physically distant from a local computer are provided. The local and remote computers are connected via a network. The remote computer includes a redirection device operative to transmit the video output of the remote computer to the local computer via the network connection. The redirection device may also receive user input commands generated at the local computer and provide the input commands to the remote computer as if the input commands were physically generated by a user at the remote computer. The remote computer also includes a software program to be tested. The local computer includes a remote control software application operative to receive and display the video output transmitted from the remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene Rovang
  • Information equipment remote operating system
    Patent number: 7536657
    Abstract: An information equipment remote operating system includes an operated-side information equipment and an operating-side information equipment. The operated-side information equipment includes a view region storing unit for storing view information regarding a view region correlated with an window, a screen information processing unit for generating an image to be displayed on an operating-side display unit as an initial state based on the view information, a communication unit, and a control information processing unit for operating an application. The operating-side information equipment includes a communication unit, a view region storing unit for storing the view information, a screen information processing unit for displaying images on multiple display regions in high to low display priority order, and a control information processing unit for transmitting application operating information to the operated-side information equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobuo Shimizu, Mamiko Takahashi