USER INTERFACE NAVIGATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A user interface navigation mechanism for a non-touch screen display of a computing device, the computing device including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, a rear, the non-touch screen display disposed in the front of the computing device and including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, and the front of the computing device including a top margin between the top of the non-touch screen display and the top of the computing device, a bottom margin between the bottom of the non-touch screen display and the bottom of the computing device, a left margin between the left of the non-touch screen display and the left of the computing device, and a right margin between the right of the non-touch screen display and the right of the computing device, the user interface navigation mechanism comprising:
- a vertical tracking input disposed in the right margin, the vertical tracking input including an up input, a down input, and a vertical selection point;
a horizontal tracking input disposed in the bottom margin, the horizontal tracking input including a left input, a right input, and a horizontal selection point; and
a main menu input disposed in the front of the computing device.
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Abstract
A user interface navigation mechanism for a non-touch screen display of a computing device includes a vertical tracking input disposed in a front of the computing device in a right margin between a right of the non-touch screen display and a right of the computing device, the vertical tracking input including an up input, a down input, and a vertical selection point; and a horizontal tracking input disposed in the front of the computing device in a bottom margin between a bottom of the non-touch screen display and a bottom of the computing device, the horizontal tracking input including a left input, a right input, and a horizontal selection point; and a main menu input disposed in the front of the computing device.
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12 Claims
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1. A user interface navigation mechanism for a non-touch screen display of a computing device, the computing device including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, a rear, the non-touch screen display disposed in the front of the computing device and including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, and the front of the computing device including a top margin between the top of the non-touch screen display and the top of the computing device, a bottom margin between the bottom of the non-touch screen display and the bottom of the computing device, a left margin between the left of the non-touch screen display and the left of the computing device, and a right margin between the right of the non-touch screen display and the right of the computing device, the user interface navigation mechanism comprising:
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a vertical tracking input disposed in the right margin, the vertical tracking input including an up input, a down input, and a vertical selection point; a horizontal tracking input disposed in the bottom margin, the horizontal tracking input including a left input, a right input, and a horizontal selection point; and a main menu input disposed in the front of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of processing user input on a user interface navigation mechanism for a non-touch screen display of a computing device, the computing device including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, a rear, the non-touch screen display disposed in the front of the computing device and including a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, and the front of the computing device including a top margin between the top of the non-touch screen display and the top of the computing device, a bottom margin between the bottom of the non-touch screen display and the bottom of the computing device, a left margin between the left of the non-touch screen display and the left of the computing device, and a right margin between the right of the non-touch screen display and the right of the computing device, a vertical tracking input disposed in the right margin, the vertical tracking input including an up input, a down input, and a vertical selection point, a horizontal tracking input disposed in the bottom margin, the horizontal tracking input including a left input, a right input, and a horizontal selection point, and a main menu input disposed in the front of the computing device, the method comprising:
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presenting on the non-touch screen display a main menu based upon user contact with the main menu input; navigating vertically through vertical menu items in response to user contact with the up input and down input of the vertical tracking input to highlight a vertical menu item; selecting the highlighted vertical menu item based upon user contact with the vertical selection input; navigating horizontally through horizontal menu items in response to user contact with the left input and right input of the horizontal tracking input to highlight a horizontal menu item; selecting the highlighted horizontal menu item based upon user contact with the horizontal selection input. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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