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US 2003/0076341 A1Published application
Graphical user interface for an appliance network
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorHikaru Kuki
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Abstract
A graphical user interface is disclosed for use with an appliance network. To improve understanding of the network, the interface includes a metaphorical representation of a connected appliance that is animated to metaphorically simulate an activity related to the appliance.
Claims19
A user interface for a data processing network including an appliance, said interface comprising a metaphorical representation of said appliance.
A user interface for a data processing network comprising an appliance, said interface comprising:
- (a) a metaphorical representation of said appliance;
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- (b) at least one sequence of events selectable by a user of said network to animate said metaphorical representation in a metaphorical simulation of an activity related to said appliance.
A data processing network comprising:
- (a) an appliance including a display and a computer readable instruction describing a sequence of events for an animated metaphorical representation of said appliance;
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- (b) a visual agent server in communication with said appliance and controlling execution of said sequence of events in response to an input from a user of said appliance.
A data processing network comprising:
- (a) an appliance including a display and an input device;
- (b) a computer readable instruction including a representation of said appliance, said representation including an animated metaphorical simulation of an activity of said appliance selectable by an input of a user of said appliance;
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- (c) a visual agent server in communication with said appliance, said visual agent server receiving a user input from said input device, directing said appliance to display said animated representation of said appliance, receiving a response from said appliance, and recording a state of said animated representation of said appliance.
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