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System and methods for interacting with a control environment

  • US 20050134578A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2004
  • Published: 06/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a portable electronic device, a computer-readable media having instructions for displaying content status indications, the instructions performing steps comprising:

  • displaying within a display of the portable electronic device at least a portion of a compact status indicator for displaying information related to the status of content displayed within the display;

    accepting user input indicating a desire to browse the content displayed within the display; and

    in response to the user input, causing at least a portion of the compact status indicator to move in a substantially radial fashion with respect to a center point of the compact status indicator and displaying the radial movement of the at least a portion of the compact status indicator within the display.

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