METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REVEALING IMAGES OBSCURED BY A PROGRAM GUIDE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. A user interface method for use on an electronic device having a touchscreen display and configured to display visual media and a program guide, comprising:
- detecting a touch event on the touchscreen display when the program guide is displayed;
determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide; and
repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide.
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Abstract
Methods and devices enable users of electronic devices to temporarily move a program guide to view an underlying image by executing a recognizable touch movement on a touchscreen display. When a program guide or other menu is activated, a processor of the device may monitor touches to the display for recognizable movements, such as horizontal, linear or other shaped paths. Upon recognizing a touch event movement that corresponds to the program guide hide function, the processor may cause the program guide to slide to the left, right, up or down, or to disappear in order to reveal the underlying video program. When the device processor detects an end to the touch event, the processor returns the program guide to its original position on the display. Movements of the program guide may be animated on the display. The devices may be mobile television receivers and the video may be broadcast programs.
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52 Claims
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1. A user interface method for use on an electronic device having a touchscreen display and configured to display visual media and a program guide, comprising:
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detecting a touch event on the touchscreen display when the program guide is displayed; determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide; and repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile receiver device, comprising:
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a processor; a touchscreen display coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; detecting a touch event on the touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed; determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide; and repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 37)
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27. A mobile receiver device, comprising:
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means for detecting a touch event on a touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed; means for determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide; and means for repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39)
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40. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a mobile receiver device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a touch event on a touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed; determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide; and repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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