Display management method and associated computer program product and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9805477-B2
Application number	US-201615015499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2016
Priority date	Feb 5, 2015
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A method for managing the display on a screen of an electronic device of at least one item of information relating to an apparatus. The method includes providing an enriched image of the apparatus, including an image of the apparatus and interest points of the apparatus, choosing at least one interest point from among the plurality of interest points, for obtaining a set of chosen interest points, selecting information to be displayed, providing a set of diagrams of the apparatus available for the apparatus, optimizing, according to a predefined criterion, each diagram of the apparatus available by inserting into the diagram of the apparatus a preview of information to be displayed for obtaining an enriched schematic representation, and classifying the enriched schematic representations according to the predefined criterion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for managing display on a screen of an electronic device of at least one item of information relating to an apparatus, the method comprising:
providing an enriched image of the apparatus, comprising an image of the apparatus and of interest points of the apparatus, each interest point being associated with an item of information specific to an element of the apparatus,
choosing at least one interest point from among the plurality of interest points, for obtaining a set of chosen interest points,
selecting information to be displayed, the information to be displayed being information associated with the chosen interest points,
providing a set of diagrams of the apparatus available for the apparatus,
optimizing, according to a predefined criterion, each diagram of the apparatus available by inserting into the diagram of the apparatus a preview of information to be displayed, the preview being compatible with the diagram, for obtaining an enriched schematic representation comprising a diagram of the apparatus and at least one preview of one of the items of information to be displayed, and
classifying the enriched schematic representations according to the predefined criterion,
wherein at least one of: the providing the enriched image, the choosing the at least one interest point, the selecting the information to be displayed, the providing the set of diagrams, the optimizing each diagram, and the classifying the enriched schematic representations is triggered by an action of a user, and
wherein the action of the user is a rotation of the electronic device about an axis perpendicular to the screen.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:
selecting data, the data not being information associated with the chosen interest points and the data being accessible for the electronic device, information to be displayed also including the selected data.

3. The method according to claim 2 , in which the selected data originate from at least one sensor of the electronic device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , in which the optimizing includes an ordering of information to be displayed in the form of a lattice.

5. The method according to claim 1 , in which the optimizing includes the use of selection filters.

6. The method according to claim 1 , in which the optimizing includes the use of an associative array associating with each interest point the unique preview of information with which the interest point is associated.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying enriched schematic representations ordered according to the value of the predefined criterion.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
displaying the enriched schematic representation presenting the highest value of the predefined criterion.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action of the user is further pressing an actuation button or a touch button of the electronic device.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by the computer causes the computer to implement a method for managing the display on a screen of an electronic device of at least one item of information relating to an apparatus, the method comprising:
providing an enriched image of the apparatus, comprising an image of the apparatus and of interest points of the apparatus, each interest point being associated with an item of information specific to an element of the apparatus,
choosing at least one interest point from among the plurality of interest points, for obtaining a set of chosen interest points,
selecting information to be displayed, the information to be displayed being information associated with the chosen interest points,
providing a set of diagrams of the apparatus available for the apparatus,
optimizing, according to a predefined criterion, each diagram of the apparatus available by inserting into the diagram of the apparatus a preview of information to be displayed, the preview being compatible with the diagram, for obtaining an enriched schematic representation comprising a diagram of the apparatus and at least one preview of one of the items of information to be displayed, and
classifying the enriched schematic representations according to the predefined criterion,
wherein at least one of: the providing the enriched image, the choosing the at least one interest point, the selecting the information to be displayed, the providing the set of diagrams, the optimizing each diagram, and the classifying the enriched schematic representations is triggered by an action of a user, and
wherein the action of the user is a rotation of the electronic device about an axis perpendicular to the screen.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a screen; and
processing circuitry configured to
provide an enriched image of the apparatus, comprising an image of the apparatus and of interest points of the apparatus, each interest point being associated with an item of information specific to an element of the apparatus,
choose at least one interest point from among the plurality of interest points, for obtaining a set of chosen interest points,
select information to be displayed, the information to be displayed being information associated with the chosen interest points,
provide a set of diagrams of the apparatus available for the apparatus,
optimize, according to a predefined criterion, each diagram of the apparatus available by inserting into the diagram of the apparatus a preview of information to be displayed, the preview being compatible with the diagram, for obtaining an enriched schematic representation comprising a diagram of the apparatus and at least one preview of one of the items of information to be displayed, and
classify the enriched schematic representations according to the predefined criterion,
wherein at least one of: the providing the enriched image, the choosing the at least one interest point, the selecting the information to be displayed, the providing the set of diagrams, the optimizing each diagram, and the classifying the enriched schematic representations is triggered by an action of a user, and
wherein the action of the user is a rotation of the electronic device about an axis perpendicular to the screen.

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Ind Sas

Inventors

• Morand Denis
• Meftah Tewfik

Classifications

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