NAVIGATION OF AN N-DIMENSIONAL HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE USING A 2-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A method of operating of an electronic device having a display and a two-dimensional controller, comprising:
- executing a primary function of said electronic device in accordance with operation of said two-dimensional controller and displaying graphics associated therewith;
in the event said two-dimensional controller has been idle for a predetermined time period ceasing execution of said primary function;
displaying a menu system responsive to further operation of said two-dimensional controller, said menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of said display and parallel to a detected dimension of initial operation of said two-dimensional controller;
scrolling said icons in a first dimension relative to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in said first dimension; and
selecting one of said icons in closest proximity to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in a second dimension.
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Abstract
A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an Nth level of the multi-hierarchical menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of a display, scrolling the icons in a first dimension relative to the pointer responsive to operating the controller in the first dimension, and one of either selecting one of the icons in closest proximity to the pointer responsive to operating the controller in a first direction of a second dimension, or displaying a N+1th level of the multi-hierarchical menu system relative to one of the icons in closest proximity to the pointer responsive to operating the controller in an opposite direction of the second dimension.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of operating of an electronic device having a display and a two-dimensional controller, comprising:
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executing a primary function of said electronic device in accordance with operation of said two-dimensional controller and displaying graphics associated therewith; in the event said two-dimensional controller has been idle for a predetermined time period ceasing execution of said primary function; displaying a menu system responsive to further operation of said two-dimensional controller, said menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of said display and parallel to a detected dimension of initial operation of said two-dimensional controller; scrolling said icons in a first dimension relative to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in said first dimension; and selecting one of said icons in closest proximity to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in a second dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; a two-dimensional controller; and a processor for (i) executing a primary function of said electronic device in accordance with operation of said two-dimensional controller and displaying graphics associated therewith, (ii) ceasing execution of said primary function in the event said two-dimensional controller has been idle for a predetermined time period, (iii) displaying a menu system responsive to further operation of said two-dimensional controller, said menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of said display and parallel to a detected dimension of initial operation of said two-dimensional controller, (iv) scrolling said icons in a first dimension relative to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in said first dimension, and (v) selecting one of said icons in closest proximity to said pointer responsive to operating said controller in a second dimension. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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- 14. The system of 10, wherein said icons represent context-sensitive functions.
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