User interface device
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1. A user interface device for allowing a user to progressively, logically move through a sequence of information available for display, the user interface comprising:
- a cue object having at lease a first control surface region and a second control surface region, both of which are visually distinguishable by a user, one of said control surface regions comprising a ribbed or textured control surface;
user location/movement detecting means for detecting location, speed of movement, or both location and speed of movement of a user'"'"'s gesture relative to each of said first control surface region and said second control surface region and for determining a relationship between a location or speed of movement of said user'"'"'s gesture and at least one said control surface region; and
control means responsive to an output of said user location/movement detecting means indicative of said relationship of said location or speed of movement of said user'"'"'s gesture and said at least one control surface region, for accordingly altering a logical position or a speed of movement through said sequence of information available for display.
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Abstract
A user interface device for intuitive sequencing through displayed information comprises a cue block 10 with a top smooth curved control surface 12 and downwardly inclined ribbed or textured control surfaces 14, which suggest the smooth surfaces of the exposed pages of an open book, and the ribbed edges of the page edges to either side, respectively. The device detects the location or movement of a user'"'"'s finger on or near the control surfaces and maps this to appropriate page turning commands to control the speed, direction and/or mode of sequencing.
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1. A user interface device for allowing a user to progressively, logically move through a sequence of information available for display, the user interface comprising:
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a cue object having at lease a first control surface region and a second control surface region, both of which are visually distinguishable by a user, one of said control surface regions comprising a ribbed or textured control surface; user location/movement detecting means for detecting location, speed of movement, or both location and speed of movement of a user'"'"'s gesture relative to each of said first control surface region and said second control surface region and for determining a relationship between a location or speed of movement of said user'"'"'s gesture and at least one said control surface region; and control means responsive to an output of said user location/movement detecting means indicative of said relationship of said location or speed of movement of said user'"'"'s gesture and said at least one control surface region, for accordingly altering a logical position or a speed of movement through said sequence of information available for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user interface device for allowing a user to progressively, logically move through a sequence of information available for display, the user interface comprising:
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a cue object having a control surface region, said control surface region comprising a ribbed or textured control surface user location/movement detecting means for detecting user location or both user location and user speed of movement relative to the control surface region, and control means responsive to an output of said user location/movement detecting means for altering a logical position or speed of movement through said sequence of information available for display, wherein the amount of alteration of logical position by the control means is determined by user position relative to the associated control surface region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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