Data processing

• US 20010043199A1
• Filed: 07/03/2001
• Published: 11/22/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eastty, Peter Charles, Thorpe, Peter Damien, Sleight, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US09/898,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20010043199A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

Data processing apparatus comprises an array of user-operable controls, the controls being adjustable by movement of a user'"'"'s hand while touching a control; a detector for detecting when a user'"'"'s hand is touching a control; a display screen for displaying respective screen icons associated with the controls; and a display processor, responsive to a detection that a user'"'"'s hand is touching one of the controls, for altering the screen icon associated with that control.

Claims

1. Data processing apparatus comprising:

(i) an array of user-operable controls, said controls being adjustable by movement of a user'"'"'s hand while touching a control;

(ii) a detector for detecting when a user'"'"'s hand is touching a control;

(iii) a display screen for displaying respective screen icons associated with said controls; and

(iv) a display processor, responsive to a detection that a user'"'"'s hand is touching one of said controls, for altering said screen icon associated with that control.

4. Apparatus according to

claim 1

, in which said display processor is operable to change a display colour of at least a part of said icon associated with a touched control.

2. Apparatus according to

claim 2

, said apparatus being audio processing apparatus and said array of controls relating at least in part to the control of audio processing parameters.

3. Apparatus according to

claim 2

, in which said screen icon relating to a control displays, at least in part, an audio processing parameter associated with that control.