Content Playback Device With Touch Screen
First Claim
1. Content playback device comprising a display and a touch-sensitive surface allowing selection of content playback control functions whereinthe display and the touch-sensitive surface are superposed;
- and in thatthe device further comprises control means for disabling the display, while input for selecting the control functions using the touch-sensitive surface is enabled, said control functions being activated without any display.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a content playback device comprising a touch-sensitive surface superposed with an integrated display the first display can be disabled and wherein the touch-sensitive surface and control means cooperate to provide user control functions of content playback independently of whether the display is enabled or disabled. The invention also concerns methods for controlling playback content, and in particular a method according to which both touch screen position dependent function selection and one position independent function selection are used in conjunction with the same playback device.
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17 Claims
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1. Content playback device comprising a display and a touch-sensitive surface allowing selection of content playback control functions wherein
the display and the touch-sensitive surface are superposed; - and in that
the device further comprises control means for disabling the display, while input for selecting the control functions using the touch-sensitive surface is enabled, said control functions being activated without any display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Method for controlling a content playback device comprising a display and a touch-sensitive surface for content playback control, wherein, the display and the touch-sensitive surface being superposed, the method comprises the steps of:
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disabling the display; enabling the touch-sensitive surface for permitting content playback control while the display is disabled, said content playback control being activated without any display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Method for controlling a content playback device comprising a display and a touch-sensitive surface, wherein, the display and the touch-sensitive surface being superposed, the method comprises the steps of:
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providing first control function selection as a function of the position of the input on the touch-sensitive surface for selecting a content, providing second control function selection independently of the position of the user input on the touch-sensitive surface, said second control function selection being used during content playback for controlling the content playback. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17)
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16. (canceled)
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