THREE OR HIGHER DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TV MENU AND DOCUMENT NAVIGATION
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- a display device;
means for displaying a three or higher dimensional (3+D) graphical user interface (GUI) on the display device; and
means for controlling the GUI.
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Abstract
A three or more dimensional (3+D) graphical user interface (GUI) uses detected three dimensional (3D) hand movements or other input devices to navigate a displayed two dimensional (2D), three dimensional, or 3+D representation of a corresponding menu, document, or data set. Specific hand motions may be used that correspond to navigational commands, including, but not limited to: up, down, left, right, select, exit, back, new search, start, close, and deselect. The GUI displays two initially perpendicular axes, with additional axes sufficiently off angle that their navigation is apparent, rather than hidden. The 3+D GUI may be used for navigating large complex data sets, such as search results, document library storage, or simpler data sets, such as TV menus, music selection, photographs, videos, etc.
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32 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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a display device; means for displaying a three or higher dimensional (3+D) graphical user interface (GUI) on the display device; and means for controlling the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of navigating a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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providing a display; displaying on the display a substantially horizontal selection bar; highlighting a currently selected horizontal element; and optionally traversing the horizontal selection bar, wherein the currently selected horizontal element is changed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface (GUI) apparatus that displays representations of three or more dimensions, comprising:
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(a) a display device, comprising; a first selection bar, comprising a selected first element; a substantially orthogonal second selection bar that depends on the selected first element, comprising an optionally selected second element; and a substantially third selection bar (that is linearly dependent upon the first selection bar and the second selection bar, but visually distinct from the first selection bar or the second selection bar) that depends on both the selected first element and the selected second element, comprising an optionally selected third element; and (b) a detector that detects movements of a hand as GUI commands; (c) wherein the GUI commands control navigation of the first selection bar, the second selection bar, and the third selection bar, and select the selected first element, the optionally selected second element, and the optionally selected third element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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a display device; means for displaying a three or higher dimensional (3+D) graphical user interface (GUI) on the display device; and a remote controller, whereby the GUI is controlled. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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