GUI APPLICATIONS FOR USE WITH 3D REMOTE CONTROLLER

• US 20090066648A1
• Filed: 05/01/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Kerr, Duncan R., King, Nicholas V.
• Application Number:
  US12/113,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20090066648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region

Abstract

A remote wand for controlling the operations of a media system is provided. The wand may be operative to control the movement of a cursor displayed on screen by the position and orientation at which the wand is held. As the user moves the wand, the on-screen cursor may move. The user may use the wand to control a plurality of operations and applications that may be available from the media system, including for example zoom operations, a keyboard application, an image application, an illustration application, and a media application.

Claims

1. A method for entering text in a media system comprising an electronic device and a wand, comprising:

displaying a plurality of selectable characters;

navigating a cursor to a particular selectable character based on the output of a motion detection component of the wand; and

receiving a selection of the particular selectable character.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection component comprises at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a displayed option for accessing a character listing; and

wherein displaying further comprises displaying in response to receiving the selection of the displayed option.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising wherein displaying further comprises a first set of characters in response to receiving the selection of the displayed option

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first set of characters comprises only letters.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first set of characters comprises only numbers and punctuation marks.

7. A media system for selecting characters, comprising an electronic device, a screen and a wand operative to control the movement of a cursor displayed on the screen, the electronic device comprising:

directing the display to display a first icon associated with a first character list;

move a cursor displayed on the screen based on a received transmission from the wand comprising the output of at least one motion detection component of the wand;

determine that the cursor has been placed over the first icon;

direct the display to display the first character list in response to determining;

navigate the cursor over a character of the first character list based on a received transmission from the wand comprising the output of the at least one motion detection component;

identify the character of the first character list over which the cursor has been navigated; and

select the identified character.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is further operative to:

direct the display to display a second icon associated with a second character list;

displace the cursor over the second icon based on a received transmission from the wand comprising the output of the at least one motion detection component; and

direct the display to display the second character list in response to displacing.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the electronic device is further operative to direct the display to remove the first character list from display in response to displacing.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is further operative to:

display a prompt for the user to enter a password; and

select the character for the password.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is further operative to receive a request to access a keyboard application from the wand.

12. A method for controlling the operation of an image application provided by a media system comprising a screen and a wand, the method comprising:

displaying an image on the screen;

detecting a rotation of the wand; and

rotating the selected image in response to detecting.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a selection of the image.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein detecting further comprises:

receiving a transmission from the wand comprising the output of at least one motion detection component incorporated in the wand; and

detecting that the wand was rotated based on the received transmission.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an input provided using an input mechanism implemented in the wand; and

performing a zoom operation in response to receiving.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a request transmitted from the wand to access crop options; and

displaying crop options on the screen in response to receiving.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the crop options comprise a deformable crop window.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of at least one edge of the deformable crop window;

receiving a transmission from the wand comprising the output of at least one motion detection component; and

displacing the selected at least one edge of the deformable crop window based on the received output.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying a drawing page on the display screen;

receiving a transmission from the wand, the transmission comprising the output of the at least one motion detection component;

moving the cursor on the drawing page based on the received output; and

drawing a line connecting the successive positions of the cursor.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising receiving a user selection of a color for the line.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising receiving a user selection of a thickness for the line.

22. A machine-readable medium for controlling the operation of an image application provided by a media system comprising a screen and a wand, comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:

displaying an image on the screen;

detecting a rotation of the wand; and

rotating the selected image in response to detecting.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising additional machine program logic recorded thereon for receiving a selection of the image.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising additional machine program logic recorded thereon for:

receiving a transmission from the wand comprising the output of at least one motion detection component incorporated in the wand; and

detecting that the wand was rotated based on the received transmission.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising additional machine program logic recorded thereon for:

receiving an input provided using an input mechanism implemented in the wand; and

performing a zoom operation in response to receiving.