INTEGRATING USER INTERFACES
First Claim
1. A method of providing an external interface to a portable device that has its own native interface, the native interface of the portable device presenting options of a first level of a hierarchy, and upon selection of a first one of the options, replacing the display of options with a new display of a first set of options from a second level of the hierarchy, the first set of options from the second level corresponding to the first option from the first level, the method comprising:
- displaying on the external interface at least a subset of the options of the first level of the hierarchy, the subset including the first option and at least one second option,indicating in the display that the first option is selected, andsimultaneously displaying the first set of options from the second level of the hierarchy.
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Abstract
An external interface to a portable device that has its own native interface is provided. The native interface of the portable device presents options of a first level of a hierarchy, and upon selection of a first one of the options, replaces the display of options with a new display of a first set of options from a second level of the hierarchy, the first set of options from the second level corresponding to the first option from the first level. The external interface displays at least a subset of the options of the first level of the hierarchy, the subset including the first option and at least one second option, indicates in the display that the first option is selected, and simultaneously displays the first set of options from the second level of the hierarchy
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10 Claims
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1. A method of providing an external interface to a portable device that has its own native interface, the native interface of the portable device presenting options of a first level of a hierarchy, and upon selection of a first one of the options, replacing the display of options with a new display of a first set of options from a second level of the hierarchy, the first set of options from the second level corresponding to the first option from the first level, the method comprising:
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displaying on the external interface at least a subset of the options of the first level of the hierarchy, the subset including the first option and at least one second option, indicating in the display that the first option is selected, and simultaneously displaying the first set of options from the second level of the hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. In a display on a first device of options applicable to a remote device connected to the first device, displaying the options using images provided by the remote device.
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10. A method of providing a user interface on a first device for controlling a second device, the method comprising:
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storing, in the first device, a set of graphical tiles, including an organized set of references to the tiles; receiving, from the second device, references corresponding to the organized set of references, and instructions for organizing a display of tiles corresponding to the references; retrieving, from the storage, graphical tiles corresponding to the identifications received from the second device; displaying, on the first device, the graphical tiles retrieved from the storage, organized on the display according to the received instructions.
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