Search user interface for media device
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1. A method, comprising:
- defining a multi-dimensional surface;
mapping input characters onto the multi-dimensional surface;
rotating the multi-dimensional surface according to a first user input;
generating a highlight zone through which the multi-dimensional surface rotates; and
highlighting an input character when a portion of the multi-dimensional surface on which the input character is mapped is within the highlight zone.
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Abstract
A search menu includes a search input field and input characters rendered on a multi-dimensional displacement surface that rotates in response to a user input. A highlight region intersects the multi-dimensional displacement surface and highlights input characters while the input characters intersect the highlight region according to the rotation of the multi-dimensional displacement surface.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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defining a multi-dimensional surface; mapping input characters onto the multi-dimensional surface; rotating the multi-dimensional surface according to a first user input; generating a highlight zone through which the multi-dimensional surface rotates; and highlighting an input character when a portion of the multi-dimensional surface on which the input character is mapped is within the highlight zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A video processing system, comprising:
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a video input device to receive video data; a data store in communication with the video input device to store the video data;
a handheld remote including a rotational input to sense press actuations, touch actuations, and rotation actuations and generate control signals therefrom; anda processing device in communication with the video input device, the data store, and the handheld remote, the processing device configured to generate on a display device an input field in a search menu, define a multi-dimensional displacement surface, render input characters on the multi-dimensional displacement surface, generate a selection region intersecting the multi-dimensional displacement surface, rotate the multi-dimensional displacement surface according to a first control signal, and highlight the input characters while the input characters intersect the selection region according to the rotation of the multi-dimensional displacement surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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defining a multi-dimensional surface; mapping a character set to the multi-dimensional surface; presenting a highlight region of the multi-dimensional surface including an associated portion of the character set; rotating the multi-dimensional surface in accordance with a first user input; and highlighting at least one input character in the character set that is presented in the highlight region in accordance with the rotation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A media device, comprising:
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a handheld device having a rotational input device to generate input control signals in response to user inputs; a search engine configured to perform searches of media data; a control engine configured to receive the input control signals generated by the handheld remote and to generate control signals in response; and a user interface engine in communication with the search engine and control engine and, in response to a control signal from the control engine, configured to define a multi-dimensional surface, map a character set to the multi-dimensional surface, present a highlight region of the multi-dimensional surface including an associated portion of the character set, rotate the multi-dimensional surface in accordance with a first control signal, and highlight at least one input character in the character set that is presented in the highlight region in accordance with the rotation. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A video system, comprising:
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means for sensing press actuations, touch actuations, and rotational actuations and generating control signals therefrom; and means for generating a search menu having input characters rendered on a multi-dimensional displacement surface and a highlight region intersecting the multi-dimensional displacement surface, for rotating the multi-dimensional displacement surface in response to the control signals, and for highlighting input characters while the input characters intersect the highlight region according to the rotation of the multi-dimensional displacement surface.
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