Path driven programming method and programming tool

摘要

A cloud servicing system is provided to support a consumer for interactively programming a programmable product such as programmable toys or home security system. A consumer friendly path driven programming method is introduced to supplement the servicing cloud and support the new world of intelligent home and consumer programmable applications. The system may comprise a consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad as well as proprietary smart phone circuit.

主权项

1. A method to compose a path driven program for a consumer user to program a programmable retail article, said method comprises the steps of:
(a) providing a display device for composing a path driven program; (b) providing a first path table on said display device having a path name region and a path description region structured for describing the corresponding process when a named path is executed; (c) providing a set of target specific instructions for said path description region suitable for programming said programmable retail article; and (d) providing an input device for a consumer user to fill said path description region with said target specific instructions;wherein said method is provided by a consumer programmable system and said first path table, said target specific instructions and said path descriptions region are configured for enabling a non-professional consumer to program said programmable retail article;wherein said method is not a business rules programming method; said programmable retail article is not a retail platform provided for business rule implementations; and said steps are not configured for servicing business rule programming.