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Communications protocol
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-30
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Granted: 1997-07-15
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Expires: 2012-12-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention is directed to a communications protocol which facilitates the exchange of interface information between a host processor and a terminal, such as a workstation, smart phone, portable computer, etc., by associating an object that is to be displayed on the terminal display with a particular identifier, and by associating input information entered in response to a user manipulating a displayed object with the associated object identifier, rather than the location of the displayed object. Accordingly, a host processor may specify relative rather than specific attributes for an object that is to be displayed on a terminal display, thereby leaving it up to the terminal to display an object in accord with its own capabilities.
Inventors
- 👤 Chaim M. Ackerman
- 👤 Alan L. Glasser
- 👤 Reuben Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/038; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/108; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/04; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/303; H04L67/50; H04L67/75; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L69/00; H04L69/24; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of input object types, and transmitting said identifier and its respective input object type to said device, wherein said plurality of object types includes at least two of the object types choice, entry, text, and image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of input object types, and transmitting said identifier and its respective input object type to said device, wherein said plurality of object types includes at least two of the object types choice, entry, text, and image.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of input object types, transmitting said identifier and its respective input object type to said device, and responding to a manipulation of the object at said terminal by transmitting to said processor a) said identifier and b) data representative of said manipulation, wherein said manipulation includes at least selection of said object; entry of data; or retrieval of display data.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of input object types, transmitting said identifier and its respective input object type to said device, and responding to a manipulation of the object at said terminal by transmitting to said processor a) said identifier and b) data representative of said manipulation, wherein said manipulation includes at least selection of said object; entry of data; or retrieval of display data.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and responsive to a manipulation of said respective presentation data type at said terminal device, transmitting to said processor said identifier and data representative of said manipulation, and further comprising the step of further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, and wherein said data representative of said manipulation includes said first datum.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and responsive to a manipulation of said respective presentation data type at said terminal device, transmitting to said processor said identifier and data representative of said manipulation, and further comprising the step of further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, and wherein said data representative of said manipulation includes said first datum.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and responsive to a manipulation of said respective presentation data type at said terminal device, transmitting to said processor said identifier and data representative of said manipulation, further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, wherein said data representative of said manipulation includes said first datum and wherein said respective presentation data type is representative of one of a plurality of different object types, and presenting said first datum as a default data entry value for said one object type.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and responsive to a manipulation of said respective presentation data type at said terminal device, transmitting to said processor said identifier and data representative of said manipulation, further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, wherein said data representative of said manipulation includes said first datum and wherein said respective presentation data type is representative of one of a plurality of different object types, and presenting said first datum as a default data entry value for said one object type.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, and providing at said device a second datum that is a function of said first datum.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of operating a host processor communicating with a terminal device, said method comprising the steps of assigning an identifier to a respective one of a plurality of predefined presentation data types, said host being the originator of said identifier and said presentation data types, transmitting said identifier and its respective presentation data type to said device, and further transmitting to said device at least a first datum, and providing at said device a second datum that is a function of said first datum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein said second datum comprises data available at said device but not available at said host processor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention of claim 6 wherein said first datum is a function call.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein said respective presentation data type is representative of one of a plurality of different object types and wherein said method further comprises the step of presenting said second datum at said device as a label for said one object type.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein said respective presentation data type is representative of one of a plurality of different object types and wherein said method further comprises the step of presenting said second datum at said device as a default data entry value for said one object type.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention of claim 5 further comprising the step of responsive to a manipulation of said respective presentation data type at said terminal device, transmitting to said processor said identifier and data representative of said manipulation, wherein said data representative of said manipulation includes said second datum.
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