User input device
First Claim
1. A user input device comprising:
- means for producing a highlight for highlighting any one of the icons in an arrangement of icons, the arrangement having a first portion comprising a first plurality of icons and a second portion comprising at least one icon;
a user input comprising a directional control for user actuation and a selection control for user actuation; and
control means arranged to change the position of the highlight in response to user actuation of the directional control, to select an icon of the second portion of the arrangement in response to user actuation of the selection control when the icon is highlighted and to select automatically an icon of the first portion in response to the highlighting of the icon.
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Abstract
A user input device (2) comprising means (8, 6, 4) for producing a highlight for highlighting any one of the icons in an arrangement of icons, the arrangement having a first portion comprising a first plurality of icons and a second portion comprising at least one icon; a user input comprising a directional control (12) for user actuation and a selection control (14) for user actuation; and control means (8) arranged to change the position of the highlight in response to user actuation of the directional control (12), to select an icon of the second portion of the arrangement in response to user actuation of the selection control (14) when the icon is highlighted and to select automatically an icon of the first portion in response to the highlighting of the icon.
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32 Claims
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1. A user input device comprising:
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means for producing a highlight for highlighting any one of the icons in an arrangement of icons, the arrangement having a first portion comprising a first plurality of icons and a second portion comprising at least one icon;
a user input comprising a directional control for user actuation and a selection control for user actuation; and
control means arranged to change the position of the highlight in response to user actuation of the directional control, to select an icon of the second portion of the arrangement in response to user actuation of the selection control when the icon is highlighted and to select automatically an icon of the first portion in response to the highlighting of the icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A method of user input by selecting an icon from an arrangement of icons, the arrangement having a first portion comprising a first plurality of icons and a second portion comprising at least one icon, comprising the steps of:
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highlighting one icon at a time;
selecting an icon of the first portion by highlighting it; and
selecting an icon of the second portion by highlighting it and then actuating an input device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. A user input device comprising:
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a user input comprising a directional control for user actuation and a selection control for user actuation; and
means arranged to produce a highlight for highlighting any one of the icons of an arrangement of icons, the arrangement having a first portion comprising a first plurality of icons and a second portion comprising at least one icon and arranged to change the position of the highlight in response to user actuation of the directional control, wherein a highlighted icon is selected without user actuation of the selection control if the highlighted icon is an icon of the first portion and is selected in response to user actuation of the selection control if the highlighted icon is an icon of the second portion.
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23. A user input device comprising:
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means for producing a highlight for highlighting any one of the icons of an arrangement of icons;
a user input; and
control means arranged to select a highlighted icon and to move the highlight from one icon to another in response to actuation of the user input and arranged to automatically move the highlight, after selection of an icon, to a “
home”
icon centrally located in the arrangement of icons. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of user input by selecting an icon from an arrangement of icons, comprising the steps of:
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highlighting one icon at a time; and
selecting a highlighted icon and then moving the highlight to a centrally located “
home”
icon.
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29. A user input device comprising:
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a display;
means for producing an arrangement of icons on the display;
a user input; and
control means arranged to select an icon in response to the user input and arranged to change the arrangement of icons in response to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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Specification