WO2000026803A1 - Systeme informatique et dispositif informatique ameliores - Google Patents

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WO2000026803A1
WO2000026803A1 PCT/AU1999/000952 AU9900952W WO0026803A1 WO 2000026803 A1 WO2000026803 A1 WO 2000026803A1 AU 9900952 W AU9900952 W AU 9900952W WO 0026803 A1 WO0026803 A1 WO 0026803A1
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computing device
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Ian Charles Ogilvy
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Cardsoft International Pty Limited
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1632—External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72409—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories

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  • the interfaces of the very small computing devices may be so limited that they may not be able to support the same applications that can be supported on larger computing devices such as desktop type computers. That is, new applications may need to be written for these devices which, for example, provide different types of displays, and different functionality.
  • a mobile phone includes a very limited array of input keys (usually just numeric plus a few more operating keys) . If alphabetical information needs to be input (e.g., inputting a name to the mobile phone memory) a single key must usually provide for multiple alpha characters. Further, the displays on mobile phones are very small and cannot present a great deal of information.
  • the present invention provides a small computing device comprising a processing means, a small user interface and an operating means enabling the processing means to receive commands from and/or control outputs of the small user interface, the operating means also being arranged to enable the processing means to receive commands from and/or control output of an external large user interface, the operating means being arranged to adapt to the commands received or adapt the output produced depending upon whether the large user interface or small user interface is being accessed, so that different information may be output from or different commands received for control of. the same application running on the processing means of the small computing device.
  • the operating means is adapted to respond to different command inputs and provide different outputs
  • an output to a display from the device of the present invention doesn't merely provide an expanded display when the large user interface is being accessed, as with the prior art, but may actually provide a different display eg. different information may be displayed.
  • a five column display of EXCEL merely appears, on a larger display device, as an expanded display of five columns that are wider than the same. five columns which are displayed on a more limited display.
  • the present invention in a first mode of operation on the limited display perhaps only one or two EXCEL columns would be produced. On the large display of the large user interface, however, a totally different display will be produced in accordance with the second mode of operation of the operating system. This
  • TM might be five EXCEL columns, for example.
  • the operating means may be arranged to receive different input commands from the large user interface and the small user interface, depending on which is being accessed.
  • One particular application eg. a word processing application, running on the processing means of the small computing device, could therefore be operated differently and produced different outputs depending on whether the large user interface is being accessed or the small user interface is being accessed.
  • the slave operating means is controlled by the operating means of the small computing device (the "master" operating means) to enable the operating means of the small computing device to essentially “enslave" the large user interface of the large computing device.
  • the slave operating means resident on the large computing device does not affect any other software application resident on the large computing device.
  • the small computing device can therefore take over the operation of the interface of any large computing device which has the slave operating means software, without affecting any applications on the large computing device.
  • the slave operating means software may be provided free for desktop computers, i.e., may be down loaded from the Internet, so that as many desktop computers as possible may have the slave operating means available.
  • the slave operating means may be simple communication protocol software which the small computer can access when it wishes to access the large user interface.
  • application instructions are passed between the small computing device and the large computing device for access and control of the large user interface.
  • the application software controlling the large user interface is resident on the small computing device and it is the small computers processor which is being used for processing.
  • the large user interface may be controlled directly by instructions from the small computing device or via a software intermediary, such as a macro, for example.
  • the present invention further provides a computing system comprising a small computing device having any or all of the features discussed above, and a large computing device associated with the large user interface.
  • the large computing device mounts slave operating means software which enables the operating means of the small computing device to access the large user interface of the large computing device .
  • the computer system comprises a plurality of large computing devices, each large computing device mounting the slave operating means software, and a plurality of small computing devices as discussed above, whereby any one of the small computing devices may access the large user interface of any one of the large computing devices .
  • the present invention further provides a method of adapting a large computing device comprising the step of loading the large computing device with a slave operating means which adapts the large computing device to enable a small computing device as discussed above to access the large user interface of the large computing device.
  • the method of the present invention includes the step of loading a plurality of large computing devices with a generic slave operating means, such that a small computing device may access the large user interfaces of any one of the plurality of large computing devices.
  • the present invention further provides computer readable media storing instructions for controlling a large computing device to provide a slave operating means which enables a small computing device to access the large user interface of the large computing device.
  • the present invention further provides a computer system, comprising a large computing device and a large user interface, and a small computing device, wherein the large computing device includes an operating means which enables a small computing device to control and/or receive commands from the large user interface.
  • the small computing device may produce the same outputs and operate the same way on inputs from a large user interface or the small user interface.
  • different outputs are produced and different input operation is provided depending upon whether large or small user interface is being accessed.
  • the present invention yet further provides a method of preparing a software application for controlling a small computing device to carry out a computing application, comprising the steps of adapting the software application so that when it runs on the small computing device it is able to output different information or be responsive to different commands received from an input interface, depending upon whether a large user interface or small user interface is being accessed by the small computing device.
  • Software prepared in this way is therefore adapted to operate on a small computing device which can access large and small user interfaces, and is adapted to provide two modes of operation depending upon which interface is being accessed .
  • Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a computer system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a software architecture for components of the computer system of figure 1
  • Figures 3A and 3B are representations of displays of address information on, respectively, a large user interface display and a small user interface display, in a computer system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a computer system is illustrated which comprises a plurality of large computing devices 1, of which there may be many, and a small computing device 2.
  • the large computing device 1 is a desktop type computer, such as a PC.
  • the PC 1 has a large user interface associated with it, in this embodiment including a CRT display 3, full-size keyboard 4 and mouse 5.
  • the small computing device 2 may be a mobile phone having enhanced applications, such as address book, spreadsheet, word processing application, etc, and also a communication function as per conventional mobile phones. It may also have a limited user interface, in this example small limited operation keyboard 6 and small display 7.
  • the small computing device 2 also includes a communication means 3 which in this case is a serial port arranged to mate with a corresponding serial port in any of the PCs 1.
  • a communication means 3 which in this case is a serial port arranged to mate with a corresponding serial port in any of the PCs 1.
  • An alternative communications means may be provided, such as infra red, for example.
  • each of the PCs 1 is provided with software in the form of slave operating system 1A.
  • This software is arranged to enable the small computing device 2 having the software 2A, including a master operating system 10, to control the large user interface and receive commands from the large user interface of the PC 1.
  • Applications 11 on the small computing device 2 can manipulate the display 3a and receive commands from the keyboard 4 and mouse 5 of the small computing device 2.
  • the slave operating system may be a simple communications protocol which enables a small computing device 2 to access the PC 1 and control the large user interface. If the small computing device 2 needs to load further software onto the PC for control of the large user interface, this further software could be loaded in the form of JAVATM APPLETSTM.
  • the slave operating system 1A is available on any number of PCs 1, this means that the small computing device can be completely portable while allowing access via large user interfaces . All the user has to do is connect the small computing device to the PC 1 via the communications port 3 and then all the applications from the small computing device can be accessed using the large user interface.
  • the master operating system 10 provides an alternative interface with the small device input means, so that it can output alternative displays to the small display of the small computing device, for example, and receive commands from the small keyboard.
  • the master operating system 10 is arranged to adapt to the commands received or adapt the output produced depending upon whether the large user interface or small user interface is being accessed. Different information may be output from the applications 11, therefore, or they may respond to different control commands, depending upon whether the large user interface or the small user interface is being accessed.
  • the large user interface need not necessarily be associated with a large computing device such as a PC.
  • the large user interface could even comprise a stand alone display and keyboard. It may also comprise a "dumb" terminal, as discussed in the preamble.
  • the display be associated with a large computing device, however, as there are so many large computing devices already available. It is merely a matter of down loading (e.g., from the Internet) the slave operating system software and available large computing devices are immediately configured to operate with any small computing device in accordance with the present invention.
  • PCT/AU98/00173 discloses a "virtual machine" operating system for a communications device, such as an electronic funds transfer processor.
  • the preferred embodiment utilises a master operating system on a small computing device and a slave operating system on the large computing device.
  • the necessary operating system need not be an operating system as is known in the conventional terms, but. the operating means could merely be a set of rules or protocol ' s which the software applications running on the small computing device need to obey.
  • the slave operating system need not be an operating system in the conventional manner, but merely may be a simple communications protocol which can enable a small computing device to upload instructions to the large computing device for control of the large user interface.
  • methods and apparatus of the present invention may be implemented by software applications, or partly implemented by software, then they may take the form of program code stored or available from computer readable media, such as CD-ROMS or any other machine readable media, the program code comprising instructions which, when loaded onto a machine such as a computer, the machine then becomes an apparatus for carrying out the invention.
  • the computer readable media may include transmission media, such as cabling, fibre optics or any other form of transmission media.

Abstract

L'invention concerne des améliorations destinées à de petits dispositifs informatiques, tels que des ordinateurs de type de poche et des téléphones mobiles, qui sont adaptés, selon l'invention, de façon à pouvoir accéder une grande interface utilisateur, celle associée à un ordinateur individuel de bureau (PC), par exemple. L'application fonctionnant sur le petit dispositif informatique peut commander l'écran du PC et recevoir des ordres du clavier QWERTY du PC. L'application du logiciel fonctionnant sur le dispositif informatique est conçue de façon à produire un affichage différent selon que l'on a accès à la petite interface utilisateur du petit ordinateur ou à la grande interface utilisateur du PC.
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