Method for programming a graphic control device with numeric and textual characters
First Claim
1. A method for programming a graphic control device, said method comprising:
- displaying said graphic control device that is controllable by a user to change a setting of said graphic control device;
displaying characters in response to user input;
moving said characters to intersect a region defined by said graphic control device; and
programming a property of said graphic control device using said characters.
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Abstract
A method for programming graphic control devices, such as faders, allows a user to graphically associate numeric and/or textual characters with a graphic control device to program the device. As an example, the characters may be graphically associated with the graphic control device by dragging the characters to the device, drawing a graphic directional indicator (e.g., arrow), or grouping the characters and the device together. The numeric characters can be used to set the graphic control device to a setting that equals the numeric value represented by the numeric characters. In addition, the numeric characters can be used to define the range and the scaling resolution of the graphic control device. The textual characters can be used to assign or program the function of the graphic control device, such as volume control, as well as the label of the graphic control device.
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1. A method for programming a graphic control device, said method comprising:
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displaying said graphic control device that is controllable by a user to change a setting of said graphic control device;
displaying characters in response to user input;
moving said characters to intersect a region defined by said graphic control device; and
programming a property of said graphic control device using said characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform method steps for programming a graphic control device, said method steps comprising:
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displaying said graphic control device that is controllable by a user to change a setting of said graphic control device;
displaying characters in response to user input;
moving said characters to intersect a region defined by said graphic control device; and
programming a property of said graphic control device using said characters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for programming a graphic control device, said method comprising:
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displaying said graphic control device that is controllable by a user to change a setting of said graphic control device;
displaying characters in response to user input;
graphically associating said characters to said graphic control device in response to user input; and
programming a property of said graphic control device using said characters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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