Overlaid display for electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface for an smart watch device, the smart watch device having a graphical user interface including a display and at least one input element, the method comprising:
- displaying an information screen in a display foreground;
displaying at least one control image in a display background, the display background appearing behind the display foreground, the control image indicating a task to be performed by the electronic device when the input element is activated; and
associating the control image with the input element.
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Abstract
An interface system and method for inputting control signals to an electronic device with a display and at least one input element. An application module is coupled with the input element and performs at least one task in response to the activation signal. The application module is additionally coupled to an information module and a control module. The information module receives at least one information image from the application module, and the control module receives at least one control image from the application module. Furthermore, the control image is associated with the input element. A rendering module coupled with the information module and the control module is used to create a compound image. The compound image created is a combination of the content image and control image such that the content image appears in front of the control image.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface for an smart watch device, the smart watch device having a graphical user interface including a display and at least one input element, the method comprising:
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displaying an information screen in a display foreground;
displaying at least one control image in a display background, the display background appearing behind the display foreground, the control image indicating a task to be performed by the electronic device when the input element is activated; and
associating the control image with the input element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A user interface for an electronic device having a display and at least one input element, the user interface comprising:
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displaying control images and information images in a same display area in overlaid fashion, the control images being associated with an input element; and
receiving an activation signal from the input element indicating a stroke of the input element and thereby activation of a control represented by the control image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for inputting control signals to an electronic device, the electronic device having a graphical user interface including a display and at least one input element, the method comprising:
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generating an information screen;
generating a control screen having at least one control image;
associating the control image with the input element;
combining the information screen and the control screen into a composite screen such that the information screen and the control screen appear in an overlapping fashion; and
displaying the composite screen in the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. An interface system for inputting control signals into an electronic device, the interface system comprising:
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at least one input element adapted to provide an activation signal when the input element is activated;
an application module coupled with the input element, the application module performing at least one task in response to the activation signal;
an information module coupled with the application module, the information module receiving at least one information image from the application module;
a control module coupled with the application module, the control module receiving at least one control image from the application module, the control image being associated with the input element;
a rendering module coupled with the information module and the control module, the rendering module creating a display image, wherein the display image formats the content image and control image such that the content image appears in front of the control image; and
a display element coupled with the rendering module, the display element displaying the display image.
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20. A computer program product readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for inputting control signals to an electronic device, the electronic device having a graphical user interface including a display and at least one input element, the computer process comprising:
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generating an information screen;
generating a control screen having at least one control image;
associating the control image with the input element;
combining the information screen and the control screen into a composite screen such that the information screen and the control screen appear in an overlapping fashion; and
displaying the composite screen in the display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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26. A method for inputting characters to an electronic device, the electronic device having a graphical user interface including a display and a plurality of input elements, the method comprising:
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displaying an information screen in a display foreground;
displaying a control screen in a display background, the display background appearing behind the display foreground;
loading a character set, the character set including a plurality of individual characters;
dividing the character set into character subsets;
representing the character subsets in the control screen;
receiving a selection signal for one of the character subsets;
narrowing the range of the selectable character set to the selected character subset; and
repeating the dividing, representing, receiving, and narrowing operations until a selection of one of the individual characters is made.
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32. A computer program product readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for inputting control signals to an electronic device, the electronic device having a graphical user interface including a display and a plurality of input elements, the computer process comprising:
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displaying an information screen in a display foreground;
displaying a control screen in a display background, the display background appearing behind the display foreground;
loading a character set, the character set including a plurality of individual characters;
dividing the character set into character subsets;
representing the character subsets in the control screen;
receiving a selection signal for one of the character subsets;
narrowing the range of the selectable character set to the selected character subset; and
repeating the dividing, representing, receiving, and narrowing operations until a selection of one of the individual characters is made.
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