Device for operating television appliances

• US 20040164967A1
• Filed: 10/16/2003
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grass Valley Canada (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gvbb Holdings SARL (Vislink Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Senge, Michael, Tomerius, Kai
• Granted Patent: US 7,847,788 B2
• 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: H04N 17/02 for colour television signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/04 for receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00

Abstract

In an arrangement for operating television-technological apparatuses, operating and display elements can be represented on a screen. The screen is provided with a touch-sensitive input field. The respective value of at least one quantity to be set is represented graphically. The at least one quantity to be set can be set by touching the input field in a touch region enclosing the representation and moving the touch point in a direction corresponding to the change in the quantity to be set.

Claims

1. An arrangement for operating television-technological apparatuses,

wherein

operating and display elements can be represented on a screen (5), wherein the screen (5) is provided with a touch-sensitive input field (6), wherein the respective value of at least one quantity to be set is represented graphically, and wherein the at least one quantity to be set can be set by touching the input field (6) in a touch region (22, 31, 13) enclosing the representation (21, 32, 11) and moving the touch point (24, 25, 33, 34, 14) in a direction corresponding to the change in the quantity to be set.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1,

wherein

the touch region (22, 31, 13) is larger than the representation (21, 32, 11) of the quantity to be set.

3. The arrangement as claimed in either of claims 1 and 2,

wherein

the display element displays a one-dimensional quantity by means of the length of a rectangle (21), and wherein the touch region is identified by an elongated quadrangle (22) which encloses at least the maximum length.

4. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

at least one display element is a symbol (32) represented on a display area (31), and wherein the touch region is an area enclosing the display area (31).

5. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

at least one operating element (11, 12) is realized by moving the touch point (14, 16, 18) about a pivot, the change in the value to be set being effected by the respective angle of rotation, and wherein the touch region (13) is significantly larger than the representation of the operating element (11, 12).

6. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

numeric, alphanumeric and/or symbolic representations of the respective values are provided in addition to the graphical representation.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 6,

wherein

the numeric, alphanumeric and/or symbolic representations can be changed over.

8. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

the ratio between the movement and the change in the quantity to be set is adjustable.

9. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

a plurality of operating and display menus are provided, which can be selected with the aid of touch fields (41, 58) provided on the touch-sensitive input field and/or keys, rotary regulators and/or trackballs arranged beside the touch-sensitive input field.

10. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9,

wherein

touch fields (55, 56, 57) are provided, which call a subordinate menu when touched.

11. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9,

wherein

setting devices (52) are provided besides the touch-sensitive input fields, the respective functions of said setting devices being represented upon activation of the respective menu at the edge of the screen.

12. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

wherein

the quantities respectively set are transmitted to the television-technological apparatus (1), and wherein received set quantities are sent back from the television-technological apparatus (1) and displayed on the screen (5).