SUBSTITUTING TOUCH GESTURES FOR GUI OR HARDWARE KEYS TO CONTROL AUDIO VIDEO PLAY
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1. Method for controlling an audio video (AV) device comprising:
- causing the audio video device to change channel up, change channel down, display an electronic program guide (EPG) using respective non-graphical user interface (GUI) element selection touch gestures on a display of the device.
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Abstract
A user can toggle between GUI input and touch screen input with the GUI hidden using touch gestures correlated to respective hidden GUI elements and, thus, to respective commands for a TV and/or disk player sending AV data thereto.
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20 Claims
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1. Method for controlling an audio video (AV) device comprising:
causing the audio video device to change channel up, change channel down, display an electronic program guide (EPG) using respective non-graphical user interface (GUI) element selection touch gestures on a display of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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processor; touch screen display controlled by the processor; and computer readable storage medium hearing instructions executable by the processor to; present a main graphical user interface (GUI) on the touch screen display, the main GUI including first and second main GUI elements manipulable by means of a wireless remote control (RC) at least to cause respective first and second control commands to be implemented by the processor, touch commands to control the display being disabled; present at least one toggle element on the touch screen display selectable to hide the main first and second GUI elements and enable touch commands, first and second touch patterns on the touch screen display being respectively correlated to the first and second control commands. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Method comprising:
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receiving on a touch screen a touch gesture, the touch gesture being characterized by a predetermined continuous motion across a sequence of areas of the surface of the touch screen; and implementing a single command in an audio video (AV) device responsive to the touch gesture. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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