WO2002006939A2 - Interface utilisateur - Google Patents

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WO2002006939A2
WO2002006939A2 PCT/EP2001/008243 EP0108243W WO0206939A2 WO 2002006939 A2 WO2002006939 A2 WO 2002006939A2 EP 0108243 W EP0108243 W EP 0108243W WO 0206939 A2 WO0206939 A2 WO 0206939A2
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  • the invention relates to the technical field of user interfaces for electronic devices and application programs (application software or "applications” for short).
  • the invention is intended for the user-friendly operation of electronic devices of all types (e.g. audio or video devices, telecommunications devices, household appliances, etc.) and software applications of all types (e.g. word processing, e-mail programs, Internet programs, etc.).
  • a multi-level graphical user interface is known from German published patent application DE 44 17 588 A1, in which window events are forwarded to several application programs.
  • German published translation DE 690 33 397 T2 shows a device with a user interface for handwritten information.
  • German published patent application DE: 196 51 270 A1 it is known to use an HTML browser to control an MRI scanner.
  • an HTML server transmits predefined HTML pages to the HTML browser.
  • European patent specification EP 0 702 810 B1 discloses a system and method for interactive dialogue between a user and a telematics server with an interface device which can be connected to the server via a telephone network.
  • the object of the invention is to avoid the above-mentioned problems at least in part and to provide a user interface (“user guidance”) with which electronic devices or application programs can be controlled simply and intuitively.
  • the user interface should be uniform and scalable in the sense that different electronic devices or software applications, on the one hand, and different operating parts, on the other hand, can interact meaningfully in any combination.
  • this object is achieved by a method for providing a user interface with the features of claim 1, by a system with the features of claim 15 and by devices with the features of claims 16 and 17.
  • the dependent claims define preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • the invention is based on the basic idea of appropriately dividing the functions required for user guidance between the application server and the control module.
  • the application server should determine what is displayed, while the control module determines to a large extent how the display is made.
  • the control module determines to a large extent how the display is made.
  • the control module then has the option of displaying both categories in a different way and in particular also separately from one another (for example one after the other).
  • the configuration according to the invention enables user guidance, which is particularly well adapted to the size and other properties of the display by the control module. This distinguishes the invention, for example, from the above-mentioned control of a magnetic resonance tomograph using an HTML browser.
  • HTML browsers are set up so that they display the entire content of an HTML page (after suitable formatting) on the display.
  • the displays are optimized for certain display sizes.
  • An HTML page that was designed for a normal computer screen can e.g. not meaningful on the display of a mobile phone.
  • the present invention is not limited to any particular resolution, but rather provides a scalable user interface that can be used on display devices of any size. All devices that have a display, e.g. Computers, televisions, cell phones or PDAs (personal digital assistants) or at least have a microphone for voice control.
  • the application server contains the actual application program, while the control module takes over user guidance tasks and in particular largely independently decides how the user interface is shown on the display.
  • the control module does not specify the appearance of the user interface, but only a logical structure.
  • the aforementioned separation between the application server and the control module also offers the possibility of forming any desired combinations of operating parts on the one hand and electronic devices or software applications on the other.
  • the invention thus provides a universal interface with which users can control a wide variety of electronic devices and also application programs. This is particularly important in the future due to the increasing networking of electronic devices. For example, a software mechanism and / or a line and / or a wireless connection is possible as the communication path between the application server and the control module.
  • each control module can preferably contact several application servers or at least receive information about several application servers. This measure makes it possible to provide a user interface for several electronic devices or application programs with a single control module. These devices or application programs can be operated in different configurations either by a single control module while the devices or application programs are in operation at the same time, or it can be provided that each control module is only responsible for one device or one application program at a time.
  • the selection of a function and then the selection of an object is provided as the operating sequence.
  • the functions are preferably expressed in the form of a command (imperative), so that a natural, intuitive instruction is given together with the re-placed object (eg "delete subject ',” create email " or "copy word”).
  • the use of the basic form (infinitive) or the partial use of the basic and command form is provided.
  • the information in the object panel is only determined as a function of the selection of a function in the function panel.
  • the communication path between the application server and the control module is established by means of a central module. This includes configurations in which this communication path always runs via the central module. Embodiments in which the central module is set up to activate an application server (or the electronic device containing this application server) are particularly advantageous.
  • system according to the invention and its components are further developed with features which correspond to those described above and / or defined in the dependent method claims.
  • 1 shows an exemplary representation of the user interface according to the invention on a PC monitor
  • 2A and 2B show exemplary representations of the user interface according to the invention on a PDA screen
  • 3A, 3B and 3C show exemplary representations of the user interface according to the invention on the display of a mobile telephone
  • FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 block diagrams of an exemplary system for executing the method according to the invention
  • FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the method sequence when selecting a function and an object in an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 7 shows a flow chart of the method sequence when adding an application server to a network in an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the method sequence when establishing a connection between a control module and an application server to a network in an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 1 An exemplary view of the user interface as shown on a relatively large display 100 (e.g., an ordinary computer screen) is shown in FIG.
  • the user interface is used to operate an e-mail application.
  • the usable area of the display 100 is divided into three sections, namely a function panel 102, an object panel 104 and an illustration panel 106.
  • the illustration panel 106 in the present exemplary embodiment of an email client, the currently processed email 116 is a list with folders 112 and a list of headers 114 are displayed.
  • This large number of panels within the imaging panel 106 is possible because sufficient space is available as a display 100 on a large PC monitor. If in versions, the user interface on a smaller If the PC monitor is to be displayed, the information content of the imaging panel 106 can be reduced, for example, to the actual email 116.
  • the function panel 102 shows all available functions in the form of keys that the user can operate with an input device.
  • an input device e.g. use a mouse or a touch-sensitive surface or cursor keys or a voice control.
  • the function designations are used in the command form so that, together with the subsequent selection of an object, the order is in accordance with the language rules.
  • the functions include e.g. "Finish"
  • buttons in the object panel 104 are displayed in the form of buttons in the object panel 104.
  • various options are offered in the object panel 104 which can be deleted.
  • the email 116 displayed in the image panel 106 the address, the subject or the entire message can be deleted.
  • the selection options in the function panel 102 and / or in the object panel 104 depending on the content of the imaging panel 106 (and in particular the sub-panels shown therein).
  • the content of the subject field in the image panel 106 is deleted.
  • the folder "Draft” in the folder list 112 would be deleted accordingly, when the user presses the "Folder” button in the object panel 104.
  • the order of the objects in the object panel 104 can follow, for example, the alphabet, the value, the frequency of use or the wishes of the user.
  • the imaging panel 106 represents the main or work window of an application program. If the user interface according to the invention is used to operate a device, the imaging panel 106 (possibly in a sub-panel corresponding to the already described sub-panels 112, 114, 116) contains status information via the device, as is usually shown on a display of the device.
  • the three panels 102, 104, 106 are interdependent.
  • the objects displayed in the object panel 104 e.g. 110
  • the function selected in the function panel 102 e.g. 108
  • an action is triggered in the background which changes the content of the imaging panel 106 and / or the function panel 102. Accordingly, a change on the imaging panel 106 can lead to changes in the content of the function panel 102.
  • elements that are shown in the imaging panel 106 can generate or influence parts of the user interface in the function panel 102 and / or in the object panel 104.
  • 100 further panels are provided on the display, for example an information panel for information about the program, file name, page, time, etc., or an icon panel via which frequently required functions can be called up directly.
  • the function and / or the object panel 102, 104 can / can also be configured as a context menu.
  • the mapping panel 106 can in turn be subdivided into further logical units, as has already been exemplified by the sub-panels 112, 114, 116.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B each show what is shown on the display 100 of an e-mail client similar to that in FIG. 1.
  • the display 100 has a smaller number of pixels, so that less information can be displayed simultaneously.
  • it can be the display 100 of a PDA (personal digital assistant) or a hand-sized computer (palm-sized computer).
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • a hand-sized computer palm-sized computer
  • the display in the image panel 106 is also limited to the actual email 116.
  • alternate guide j in training may be provided, the image panel 106 divided into one or more sub-panels, in this case also. 1
  • the arrangement of the elements in the imaging panel 106 is slightly changed compared to the illustration in FIG. 1 in order to take account of the lower resolution.
  • all components address, subject, message
  • the user is offered the possibility of viewing the entire message via scroll arrows (only one scroll arrow 200 for shifting the display section downward is shown in FIG. 2A).
  • the user calls the second operating mode shown in FIG. 2B, in which the function and object panels 102, 104 are shown together on the display 100.
  • the user wants to delete the subject, for example, he selects the "delete” button (function 108) in the function panel 102. All objects that can be deleted are then displayed in the object panel 104.
  • There is no button for deleting a folder here, since the no folder list (sub-panel 112 in FIG. 1) is also displayed.
  • the user presses the "Subject" key (object 110) the content of the "Subject” field is deleted from the imaging panel 106 in FIG. 2A. To confirm this result, the imaging panel 106 is displayed again immediately after the deletion process.
  • FIG. 3A, 3B and 3C show the user interface on a display 100 with an even smaller number of pixels, for example the display 100 of a mobile telephone.
  • the different panels are displayed individually and in chronological order.
  • FIG. 3A shows the imaging panel 106, in which, because of the small display size, only a part of the illustration from FIG. 1 can be shown (the subject field in FIG. 3A).
  • Other areas in the imaging panel 106 may e.g. can be addressed via the scroll arrows 300.
  • the user first switches to the function panel 102 (FIG. 3B), in which the available functions are shown.
  • the area of the function list visible on the display can be moved by scrolling arrows 302.
  • the user first selects the "delete" function (function 108) in the function panel 102.
  • the various deletable objects are displayed to the user in the representation of FIG. 3C.
  • the selection of objects that can be deleted is further restricted here, since the message and the address are not visible and therefore scroll arrows can be omitted.
  • the object "Subject (object 110) the content of the field" Subject is deleted from FIG. 3A, and the display 100 switches back to a representation of the image panel 106.
  • FIG. 4 and 5 each show a structure of a system for executing the method according to the invention.
  • a single computer 400 is provided, from which the components of the system according to the invention are executed as software modules.
  • the system of FIG. 5, on the other hand, is provided for operating an electronic device 500 by means of an external control unit 502.
  • the computer 400 in the system of FIG. 4 is connected in a conventional manner to the display 100 (for example a screen) and input means 402 (for example a keyboard and a mouse).
  • the computer 400 continuously executes a variety of processes, among which a control module 404 and an application server 406 are of interest for the present invention.
  • a communication path 408 is used for data exchange between the control module 404 and the application server 406.
  • the communication path 408 can be implemented, for example, as a shared memory area or by suitable operating system services. Communication between the control module 404 and the
  • Application server 406 takes place in both directions via a special protocol, which in turn is based on a standard protocol such as e.g. TCP / IP can be supported.
  • a standard protocol such as e.g. TCP / IP can be supported.
  • the protocol just mentioned which is responsible for communication between the control module 404 and the application server 406, is to be made publicly accessible and is preferably to be standardized. This enables the developer to develop an application server 406 without knowing which control module 404 the application server 406 is used with. In particular, this standardization is intended to prevent developers from having to provide different versions of the application server 406 for different control modules 404, as is the case, for example, in the Internet area (because of the differences between the common HTML browsers).
  • the control module 404 is roughly comparable to an HTML browser, although the control module 404 has many more functions (in particular with regard to the independent determination of the information displayed on the display 100) than an ordinary HTML browser.
  • the control module 404 is a client and the application server 406 is a server.
  • the application server 406 can be divided into a driver library 410 and an application program 412.
  • the driver library 410 provides one A large number of generic auxiliary functions are available and ensure a certain basic functionality of the application server 406.
  • the driver library 410 ensures the conversion of the protocol used on the communication path 408 into commands that can be interpreted by the application program 412. Similar conversion routines are also provided in the control module 404.
  • the communication path 408 between the control module 404 and the application server 406 is established via a central module 414. All application servers 406 are registered in this central module 414. This registration takes place when an application server 406 is added to the system.
  • the central module 414 checks at regular intervals whether the already registered application servers 406 are still available. Furthermore, the central module 414 can also search for newly added application servers 408 and / or control modules 404 at regular intervals.
  • the central module 414 itself is a software module that can run in different design variants on the computer 400 (FIG. 4), on a separate computer, on the electronic device 500 (FIG. 5) or also on the external control unit 502.
  • a single computer 100 was used.
  • an embedded system such as a cell phone
  • the computer 100 in which the display 100 and the input means 402 are already integrated.
  • a central module 414 will generally not be available.
  • the communication path 408 runs directly between the control module 404 and the application server 406, and the control module 404 only initializes contact with those application servers 406 that are already active.
  • control module 404 be executed by a first computer and the application server 406 by a second computer.
  • the communication path 408 then runs over a network, for example a local network or an intranet or also a global one Network like the internet.
  • a network for example a local network or an intranet or also a global one Network like the internet.
  • the system components shown in FIG. 5 correspond to the components of the system of FIG. 4.
  • the display 100, the input means 402 and the control module 404 are integrated in an operating unit 502 here.
  • the control unit 502 can be, for example, a computer (in particular a laptop or palm top computer) or a PDA or a cell phone or a television or a remote control.
  • a keyboard (keypad) or a touch-sensitive surface (possibly combined with the display 100) or a speech recognition module can serve as input means 402.
  • the application server 406 is part of the electronic device 500.
  • the latter naturally has a number of further components which, however, as such do not belong to the present invention.
  • the electronic device 500 may e.g. be a cell phone, fax machine, music system, television, VCR or DVD player.
  • the electronic device 500 can in turn also be a computer on which a suitable application program 412 (for example an e-mail program or a search engine) is executed.
  • the communication between the control unit 502 and the electronic device 500 also runs here via a communication path 408, for example an electrical line or a wireless data transmission path by radio or light signals.
  • a central module 414 is provided in the exemplary embodiment described here, which takes over the same functions as in the system of FIG. 4 and in particular the connection between the control unit 502 and the electronic device 500 via the communication path 408 builds. Such a central module 414 is not provided in alternative embodiments of the system of FIG. 5.
  • the control unit 502 can then only establish a connection to those active electronic devices 500 which are already active at the time of switching on.
  • step 602 the user first selects a function displayed in the function panel 102 (e.g. the function 108 "delete").
  • the control module 404 determines in query 604 whether the application program 412 should specify objects. If there are application-specific objects, these are flagged as objects to be displayed in the object panel 104 for selection (step 606).
  • the control module 404 determines in query 608 whether there are control-specific objects. If this is the case, these objects are also marked for display in the object panel 104 (step 610).
  • step 612 After all objects have been detected, they are sorted in step 612.
  • the order of the objects can be according to the alphabet, the value, the frequency of use or the wishes of the user. Only now are the objects displayed in the object panel 104 and are thus made available to the user for selection (step 614).
  • an application-specific object is the object “e-mail.” If this object is to be deleted, this must first be confirmed by the application program 412. An example of a tax-specific object is object 110 "subject. If the user wishes to delete the subject, the application program 412 need not be informed. Through this Differentiation is relieved of the communication path 408 because the application server 406 does not always have to be contacted (namely not for processing tax-specific objects). In contrast, alternative embodiments provide for treating all objects as application-specific objects, so that the control module 404 need not have any knowledge of details of the application program 412 executed by the application server 406.
  • the flowchart in Figure 7 shows how an application server 406 responds when added to the network.
  • application server 406 is installed in step 702.
  • the application server 406 checks in step 704 whether a central module 414 (referred to in FIG. 7 as "central unit") is present. If the central module 414 is present ("yes" branch in step 706), the application server 406 sends configuration data to the central module 414 as a new component (step 708).
  • the configuration data include the location of the new component and identification. This is necessary later so that the central module 414 can display a list of all available application servers 406 to the control module 404.
  • the central module 414 checks at regular intervals whether the application server 406 just added is still available (step 710).
  • the flowchart in FIG. 8 shows how a control module 404 connects to an application server 406.
  • the control module 404 After the control module 404 has been started (step 802), it searches in step 804 for a central module 414 via a specific port (referred to as "central unit" in FIG. 8). If the search is negative ("no" branch in step 806), the control module 404 searches directly for active application servers 406 (step 808). All application servers 406 found in the process are displayed to the user in a list.
  • a connection to the application server 406 is established (step 810).
  • the application server 406 then sends a basic configuration to the control module 404 (step 812).
  • this basic configuration there is information about the various panels (including function and Object panel) included. In preferred embodiments, not only general configurations are sent, but special versions created by the user.
  • the control module 404 receives the configuration, the user can work with the application server 406 (step 814).
  • a central module 414 If a central module 414 is present ("yes" branch in step 806), it sends a list of all possible application servers 406 to the control module 404 (step 816). The user then selects an application server 406 via the control module 404 (step 820). If the selected application server 406 is not active, it is started via the central module 414 (step 816). Central module 414 enables the user to use application servers 406 that are not currently active but are present.
  • FIG. 9 shows an example of the structure of a configuration file.
  • the data contained in the configuration file enable the control module 404 to independently set the appearance of an application server 406.
  • a configuration file can be roughly divided into three sections. First, there is a header 900 with various general data. Second, there are containers 914. In these containers 914, an application is subdivided into logical units. An email program can e.g. into the logical units,
  • the head part 900 consists of various components.
  • the name of the application server 406 is recorded in the field 902 ("application"). Since different application servers 406 can have the same name (content of field 902), the type of application server 406 is also recorded in field 904 and the manufacturer of the application server 406 in field 906.
  • Field 908 (“Language”) expresses the language in which the verbs (field 922 "Function”), objects (field 924), element names (field 932) and the panel names (field 944) are contained in the configuration file are. If an application server 406 is started, the driver library 410 reads out the configuration file and sends this configuration file to the control module 404 in a modified form.
  • the driver library 410 can use the verbs (field 922 “Function”), the objects (field 924), the element names (field 932) and the panel - Identify names (field 944) by the language specified in field 908 and convert them into another language. This is realized by another software module in which the verbs (field 922 “Function”), the objects (field 924), the element names (field 932) and the panel names (field 944) are saved in other languages are.
  • the driver library 410 then sends the configuration file in the preferred language directly to the control module 404.
  • a container 914 is in turn subdivided into a menu structure (field 916 "menu”), elements (field 928) and panels (field 938).
  • Field 918 (“Active") indicates whether a menu item is displayed or not. In this way, users can be given different rights, for example. If the field 920 (“Display”) contains the value "yes” for a menu item, this menu item is displayed. The various functions (field 922) and objects (field 924) are displayed in the function panel 102 and the object panel 104.
  • the application server 406 is not informed of the function (content of field 922) or the object (content of field 924), but rather the menu ID (field 926). This relieves the network.
  • Each element (field 928) is assigned a specific element type in field 930. This element type can be, for example, number, string or date.
  • the control module 404 can correctly represent the elements 928.
  • the element designation in field 932 is displayed to the user.
  • the application server 406 identifies an element (field 928) by its element ID (field 934).
  • the default setting in field 936 specifies the value of the element in field 928 at the beginning.
  • the driver library 410 does not send this presetting (field 936) to the control module 404, but to the application program 412 on request.
  • One or more elements are displayed in a panel (field 938).
  • the panel type in field 940 indicates whether it is e.g. is a list display or a form.
  • all elements (field 928) in this panel (field 938) are recorded in an element list (field 942). So that the user knows in which panel (field 938) he works, each panel (field 938) has a heading, which is saved in field 944 ("Panel designation"). For its part, the program is able to identify a panel (field 938) using the panel ID stored in field 946.
  • a screen (field 948) indicates which panels (field 938) are to be displayed together.
  • a screen (field 948) is only registered by the control module 404 if a plurality of panels 938 (field 938) can be displayed together in the imaging panel 408.
  • the size (field 952) and the location (field 954) are also important.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé permettant de mettre en place une interface utilisateur destinée à un appareil électronique ou à un programme d'application. D'après ledit procédé, un serveur d'application communique avec un module de commande, le module de commande active un dispositif d'affichage (100), le serveur d'application informe le module de commande d'au moins certain(e)s des fonctions (par ex. 108) et/ou objets (par ex. 110) qui doivent être représenté(e)s sur le dispositif d'affichage (100) pour sélection, et le module de commande représente simultanément ou successivement au moins un panneau de fonctions (102), un panneau d'objets (104) et un panneau de représentations (106) sur le dispositif d'affichage (100). Selon l'invention, dans le panneau de fonctions (102) se trouvent exclusivement des fonctions (par ex. 108) à sélectionner, et dans le panneau d'objets (104) se trouvent exclusivement des objets (par ex. 110) à sélectionner. Cette invention concerne également un système, un appareil électronique et un organe de commande présentant des caractéristiques correspondantes. L'invention a pour objet une interface utilisateur permettant la commande simple et intuitive d'appareils électroniques ou d'applications de logiciel.
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