USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE

• US 20080229249A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: O'Brien, Darren Kelly, Lau, Dannie
• Granted Patent: US 8,438,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/840
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A graphical user interface for use in connection with a device having navigation and media functionality includes a navigation interface and a media interface that each have having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a navigation application and a media application, respectively. An application interface toggle button it is actuatable on at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens and on at least one of the plurality of media interface screens. Actuation of the application interface toggle button from a navigation interface screen invokes display of a media interface screen, and actuation of the application interface toggle button from a media interface screen invokes display of a navigation interface screen.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for use in connection with a device having navigation and media functionality, the graphical user interface comprising:

a navigation interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a navigation application of the device;

a media interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a media application of the device; and

an application interface toggle button actuatable on at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens and on at least one of the plurality of media interface screens, where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens invokes display of a media interface screen, and where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens invokes display of a navigation interface screen.

2. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where one or more of the buttons are virtual buttons.

3. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the application interface toggle button comprises visual indicia indicative of media playback information when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens.

4. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the application interface toggle button comprises visual indicia indicative of navigation routing information when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens.

5. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the navigation interface facilitates user input of route destination data.

6. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the navigation application responds to one or more user inputs through the navigation interface to calculate a route to a destination.

7. The graphical user interface of claim 6, where the navigation interface facilitates display of calculated route information.

8. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the media application comprises an audio player application adapted to play audio from media storage.

9. The graphical user interface of claim 1, where the media application comprises a video player application adapted to play video from media storage and having one or more video player application states.

10. A device comprising:

a navigation application facilitating control of a navigation component of the device;

a navigation interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and the navigation application of the device;

a media application facilitating control of a media playback component of the device;

a media interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and the media application of the device; and

an application interface toggle button actuatable on at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens and on at least one of the plurality of media interface screens, where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens invokes display of a media interface screen, and where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens invokes display of a navigation interface screen.

11. The device of claim 10, where one or more of the buttons are virtual buttons.

12. The device of claim 10, where the application interface toggle button comprises visual indicia indicative of media playback information when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens.

13. The device of claim 10, where the application interface toggle button comprises visual indicia indicative of navigation routing information when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens.

14. The device of claim 10, where the navigation interface facilitates user input of route destination data.

15. The device of claim 10, where the navigation application responds to one or more user inputs through the navigation interface to calculate a route to a destination.

16. The device of claim 15, where the navigation interface facilitates display of calculated route information.

17. The device of claim 10, where the media application comprises an audio player application adapted to play audio from media storage.

18. The device of claim 10, where the media application comprises a video player application adapted to play video from media storage and having one or more video player application states.

19. A method for operating a graphical user interface in a device having navigation and media functionality, the method comprising:

providing a navigation interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a navigation application of the device;

providing a media interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a media application of the device; and

providing an application interface toggle button actuatable on at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens and on at least one of the plurality of media interface screens, where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens invokes display of a media interface screen, and where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens invokes display of a navigation interface screen.

20. The method of claim 19, where the application interface toggle button comprises a virtual button.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising providing visual indicia indicative of media playback information proximate the interface toggle button when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens.

22. The method of claim 19, further comprising providing visual indicia indicative of navigation routing information proximate the interface toggle buttons when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens.

23. A device having navigation and media functionality, the device comprising:

means for providing a navigation interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a navigation application of the device;

means for providing a media interface having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a media application of the device; and

means for providing an application interface toggle button actuatable on at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens and on at least one of the plurality of media interface screens, where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens invokes display of a media interface screen, and where actuation of the application interface toggle button from the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens invokes display of a navigation interface screen.

24. The device of claim 23, where the application interface toggle button comprises a virtual button.

25. The device of claim 23, further comprising means for providing visual indicia indicative of media playback information proximate the interface toggle button when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of navigation interface screens.

26. The device of claim 23, further comprising means for providing visual indicia indicative of navigation routing information proximate the interface toggle buttons when the interface toggle button is provided on the at least one of the plurality of media interface screens.