Virtual interface and system for controlling a device
First Claim
1. A system for operating a real world device unit, comprising:
- a three-dimensional virtual user interface, the three-dimensional virtual user interface having a plurality of interface objects, the interface objects having a plurality of interface elements;
a status interface object for monitoring an attribute of the real world device unit;
a control interface object for activating a function of the real world device unit;
a link for transmitting a first signal to the real world device unit and receiving a second signal from the real world device unit;
the first signal communicating an instruction to perform the function activated by the control interface object;
the second signal communicating a status of the attribute monitored by the status interface object.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and method for operating and managing real world devices through a three-dimensional virtual user interface. In a preferred form, the invention relates to using a three-dimensional virtual user interface to control the playing of content items on a display device or on multiple display devices, all managed and operated by the present invention. The system allows for real-time previewing of the content items rendered on the displays on a single control computer monitor. The invention may be seen as a computer having an application employing a three-dimensional virtual user interface for operating and previewing a display device or devices.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for operating a real world device unit, comprising:
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a three-dimensional virtual user interface, the three-dimensional virtual user interface having a plurality of interface objects, the interface objects having a plurality of interface elements; a status interface object for monitoring an attribute of the real world device unit; a control interface object for activating a function of the real world device unit; a link for transmitting a first signal to the real world device unit and receiving a second signal from the real world device unit; the first signal communicating an instruction to perform the function activated by the control interface object; the second signal communicating a status of the attribute monitored by the status interface object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for operating a display device, comprising:
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a three-dimensional virtual user interface, the three-dimensional virtual user interface having a plurality of interface objects, the interface objects having a plurality of interface elements; a media manager interface object for managing a plurality of content items; a composition manager interface object for rendering a content item on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a display device, comprising the steps of:
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presenting a three-dimensional virtual user interface, the three-dimensional virtual user interface having a plurality of interface objects, the interface objects having a plurality of interface elements; using a media manager interface object to manage a plurality of content items; rendering a content item on the display device by performing the step of importing the content item from the media manager interface object to a composition manager interface object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer system for operating a display device, comprising:
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a monitor for presenting a three-dimensional virtual user interface, the three-dimensional virtual user interface for operating a display device; an input device for sending an input signal to the virtual user interface, the input device in communication with the monitor; a processor for processing the input signal from the input device, the processor in communication with a network link; the network link for transmitting the processed input signal from the processor to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer system for operating a plurality of display devices, comprising:
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a main server having a computer monitor for presenting a three-dimensional virtual user interface; the main server sending a first and a second set of graphics operations to a sub-server;
the sub-server in communication with a graphics processing unit for processing the first and second sets of graphics operations;the graphics processing unit being operably connected to a first and a second display device for rendering a first content item and a second content item on the first and the second display devices respectively. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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