System and method for controlling a user interface
First Claim
1. A method of providing a graphical user interface comprising:
- partitioning a graphical user interface into a plurality of regions;
setting a focus to one of the regions;
changing the focus between the regions responsive to user input signals; and
automatically selecting the region having the focus after a predetermined period of time in which no user input signals are received.
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Abstract
A system and method permits user control of a graphical user interface displayed to the user. The system comprises a user input device communicatively connected to a computing device. The computer device includes a display to display a graphical user interface, and a controller configured to partition the graphical user interface into a plurality of objects. The controller sets a focus to one of the objects responsive to a user input signal, and is configured to change the focus between the objects provided a user generates subsequent user input signals before a predetermined period of time expires. After the predetermined period of time expires and no user input signals have been received, the controller automatically selects the object having the current focus.
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63 Claims
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1. A method of providing a graphical user interface comprising:
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partitioning a graphical user interface into a plurality of regions;
setting a focus to one of the regions;
changing the focus between the regions responsive to user input signals; and
automatically selecting the region having the focus after a predetermined period of time in which no user input signals are received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a graphical user interface comprising:
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partitioning a graphical user interface into a plurality of hierarchical levels, wherein each hierarchical level includes one or more selectable objects;
setting a focus to one of the selectable objects within the scope of a first level;
automatically selecting the object having the focus after a predetermined period of time in which no user input signals are received; and
transitioning from the first level to a second level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An electronic device comprising:
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a display to display a graphical user interface; and
a controller communicatively connected to the display and configured to;
partition the graphical user interface into a plurality of objects;
set a focus to one of the objects;
change the focus between the objects responsive to user input signals; and
automatically select the object having the focus after a predetermined period of time in which no user input signals are received. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system comprising:
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a user input device to generate user input signals;
an electronic device to receive the user input signals;
a display associated with the electronic device to display a graphical user interface; and
a controller communicatively connected to the electronic device and the display, and configured to;
partition the graphical user interface into a plurality of objects;
set a focus to one of the objects;
change the focus between the objects responsive to the user input signals; and
automatically select the object having the focus after a predetermined period of time in which no user input signals are received. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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