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Audio/Visual Device Graphical User Interface

  • US 20110113368A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2009
  • Published: 05/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a display element capable of visually displaying a visual portion of an audio/visual program and a racetrack menu having a ring shape;

    a processing device; and

    a storage accessible to the processing device and storing a sequence of instructions that when executed by the processing device, causes the processing device to;

    cause the racetrack menu to be visually displayed on the display element such that the racetrack menu surrounds a first display area in which the visual portion of the audio/visual program may be visually displayed;

    cause a plurality of menu items to be visually displayed in the racetrack menu;

    cause a first marker to be visually displayed in the racetrack menu;

    receive an indication that a first manually-operable control is being operated to move the first marker;

    in response to the indication of the first manually-operable control being operated to move the first marker, move the first marker about the racetrack menu and constrain movement of the first marker to remain within the racetrack menu;

    receive an indication of the first manually-operable control being operated to select a menu item of the plurality of menu items that is in the vicinity of the first marker at a time subsequent to the first manually-operable control being operated to move the first marker about the racetrack; and

    in response to the indication of the first manually-operable control being operated to select the menu item that is in the vicinity of the first marker, cause the menu item to be selected, wherein causing the menu item to be selected comprises taking an action to cause the audio/visual program to be selected for playing.

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