GESTURE BASED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A method of managing content, comprising:
- displaying an electronic program guide on a first portion of a display surface;
automatically sensing an item adjacent to the first portion of the display surface;
automatically determining that a first type of gesture of a plurality of types of gestures is being performed by the item adjacent to the surface;
automatically identifying a function associated with the first type of gesture, the function includes manipulating the electronic program guide on the first portion of the display; and
performing the function, including changing the display of the electronic program guide on the first portion of the display.
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Abstract
A computing system includes a display surface that displays an electronic program guide. A sensor is used to sense the presence of an object adjacent to the display surface. Based on the data from the sensor about the object adjacent to the display surface interacting with the electronic program guide, the system determines which gesture of a set of possible gestures the object is performing. For example, the system may determine that a hand is sliding across the display surface or rotating an icon on the display surface. The system will perform a function related to the electronic program guide based on the determined gesture.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing content, comprising:
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displaying an electronic program guide on a first portion of a display surface; automatically sensing an item adjacent to the first portion of the display surface; automatically determining that a first type of gesture of a plurality of types of gestures is being performed by the item adjacent to the surface; automatically identifying a function associated with the first type of gesture, the function includes manipulating the electronic program guide on the first portion of the display; and performing the function, including changing the display of the electronic program guide on the first portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for managing content, comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more storage devices in communication with the one or more processors; a display surface in communication with the one or more processors, the one or more processors cause an electronic program guide to be displayed on the display surface; and a sensor in communication with the one or more processors, the sensor senses presence of an object adjacent to the display surface, based on data received from the sensor the one or more processors are programmed to determine which gesture of a plurality of types of gestures is being performed by the object adjacent to the surface in an interaction with the electronic program guide, the one or more processor perform a function in response to the determined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for managing content, comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more storage devices in communication with the one or more processors; a display surface in communication with the one or more processors, the one or more processors cause an image associated with a content item to be displayed on the display surface; and a sensor in communication with the one or more processors, the sensor senses data indicating moving of an object adjacent to the display surface in the general direction from a position of the image on the display surface toward a content presentation system, the data is communicated from the sensor to the one or more processors, in response to the data the one or more processors send a message to the content presentation system to play the content item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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