Data Processing

• US 20050024345A1
• Filed: 08/24/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Thorpe, Peter Damien, Eastty, Peter Charles, Sleight, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 7,443,385 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: 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.