Self-configuring man-machine interface for a communication terminal
AssigneeAastra Telecom Schwiez AG
InventorHugh Scholaert
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Abstract
A communication device comprising a man-machine interface operable to be dynamically updated in accordance with predefined conditions, the man-machine interface being updated to reflect services offered by at least one service provider in a particular operating environment.
Claims21
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A method for dynamically configuring a communication device in a network environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sensing and monitoring said network environment;
- (b) determining available services and applications in said network environment;
- (c) establishing the compatibility of said communication device with said available services and applications;
- (d) providing a suitable man-machine interface for accessing said available services and applications based on compatibility;
- whereby said man-machine interface is updated based on said network environment, available services and applications and compatibility.
A communication device for use in a first network environment and a second network environment, the device comprising:
- a first man-machine interface for operating said device in said first network environment;
- a second man-machine interface for operating said device in said second network environment;
- wherein said first man-machine interface is automatically replaced by said second man-machine interface when said device is within said second network environment, and
- wherein said second man-machine interface is automatically replaced by said first man-machine interface when said device is within said first network environment.
A computer-readable medium comprising coded instructions for dynamically configuring a device in a network environment, said coded instructions comprising:
- (a) a first set of instructions coded to sense the network environment and determining services and applications available for said network environment;
- (b) a second set of instructions coded to determine the capabilities of said device;
- (c) a third set of instructions coded to establish the compatibility of the device with said available services and applications;
- (d) a fourth set of instructions coded to provide a suitable man-machine interface for accessing compatible services and applications;
- whereby said man-machine interface is updated based on the network environment and/or including other predefined conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.