Modal display, smooth scroll graphic user interface and remote command device suitable for efficient navigation and selection of dynamic data/options presented within an audio/visual system
First Claim
1. In an audio/visual (AV) system, a method for efficient navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
- a) entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields;
c) laterally moving a cursor of the GUI across the plurality of fields of the status bar to place the cursor over a field of the plurality of fields and thus highlight the field in response to the user laterally moving a scrolling mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
d) displaying a navigable list of the highlighted field having a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, if the highlighted field is a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar;
e) scrolling the plurality of items of the navigable list through the highlighted field to cause a desired item of the plurality of items to be highlighted within the highlighted field in response to the user scrolling the scrolling mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
f) repeating c)-e) as needed for other fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) selecting the plurality of currently chosen AV options highlighted within the fields of the status bar by activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
h) in response to selecting, controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected;
i) wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising;
entering an information display mode of the GUI in response to the user moving the scrolling mechanism without activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
j) wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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Abstract
The efficient and intuitive presentation, navigation, and selection of AV information in a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display apparatus of an AV system. Related AV information is organized as items within lists that correspond to various navigable fields of a status bar of the GUI during the GUI interactive mode. A highlighted navigable field of the status bar displays its list of related AV information and the items of the list are scrolled through the navigable field by a user causing a scrolling cylinder of a navigation and selection device to move in a scroll. A different field of the status bar may be selected by the user moving the scrolling cylinder in a lateral movement. Activation of the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device will cause an AV device to be controlled in accordance with the currently displayed AV options.
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28 Claims
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1. In an audio/visual (AV) system, a method for efficient navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a) entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields;
c) laterally moving a cursor of the GUI across the plurality of fields of the status bar to place the cursor over a field of the plurality of fields and thus highlight the field in response to the user laterally moving a scrolling mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
d) displaying a navigable list of the highlighted field having a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, if the highlighted field is a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar;
e) scrolling the plurality of items of the navigable list through the highlighted field to cause a desired item of the plurality of items to be highlighted within the highlighted field in response to the user scrolling the scrolling mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
f) repeating c)-e) as needed for other fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) selecting the plurality of currently chosen AV options highlighted within the fields of the status bar by activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
h) in response to selecting, controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected;
i) wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising;
entering an information display mode of the GUI in response to the user moving the scrolling mechanism without activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
j) wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has not been activated, repeating c)-g).
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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has been activated, causing the GUI to not be displayed on the display apparatus of the AV system.
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7. The method of claim 1, wherein if a time-out mechanism of the information display mode is activated, the GUI is no longer displayed on the display apparatus.
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8. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, causes the system to provide for efficient navigation of available audio/visual (AV) options in an AV system, comprising:
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a) instructions for entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), that is displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) instructions for displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with the GUI having a cursor that highlights one field of the plurality of fields at a given time;
c) if the cursor of the GUI is highlighting a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields, instructions for displaying a list of items, corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, of the navigable field;
d) if scrolling movement of the scrolling mechanism within the highlighted navigable field is detected, instructions for scrolling the list of items through the highlighted navigable filed in accordance with the scrolling movement;
e) if lateral movement of the scrolling mechanism is detected, instructions for laterally moving the cursor across the plurality of fields of the status bar in accordance with the lateral movement;
f) repeating c)-e) for any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar as needed to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) if the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device of the AV system is activated, instructions for controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected;
h) wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising;
if movement of the scrolling mechanism is detected and the selection mechanism has not been activated, instructions for entering an information display mode of the GUI;
instructions for displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
i) wherein subsequently executing instructions for entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has not been activated, repeating c)-g).
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13. The medium of claim 8, further comprising:
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has been activated, instructions for causing the GUI to not be displayed on the display apparatus of the AV system.
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14. In an audio/visual (AV) system, a method for navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a) entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), that is displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with the GUI having a cursor that highlights one field of the plurality of fields at a given time;
c) if the cursor of the GUI is highlighting a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields, displaying a list of items, corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, of the navigable field;
d) if scrolling movement of a scrolling cylinder within the highlighted navigable field is detected, scrolling the list of items through the highlighted navigable field in accordance with the scrolling movement;
e) if lateral movement of the scrolling cylinder is detected, laterally moving the cursor across the plurality of fields of the status bar in accordance with the lateral movement;
f) repeating c)-e) for any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar as needed to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) if the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device of the AV system is activated, controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected; and
h) wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has not been activated, repeating c)-g).
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19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
if a time-out mechanism of the interactive mode has been activated, causing the GUI to not be displayed on the display apparatus of the AV system.
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20. The method of claim 14, wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising:
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if movement of the scrolling cylinder is detected and the selection mechanism has not been activated, entering an information display mode of the GUI; and
displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options.
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21. The method of claim 14, wherein if a time-out mechanism of the information display mode is activated, the GUI is no longer displayed on the display apparatus of the AV system.
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22. In an audio/visual (AV) system, a method for efficient navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a) entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), that is displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with the GUI having a cursor that highlights one field of the plurality of fields at a given time;
c) if the cursor of the GUI is highlighting a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields, displaying a list of items, corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, of the navigable field;
d) if scrolling movement of the scrolling mechanism within the highlighted navigable field is detected, scrolling the list of items through the highlighted navigable field in accordance with the scrolling movement;
e) if lateral movement of the scrolling mechanism is detected, laterally moving the cursor across the plurality of fields of the status bar in accordance with the lateral movement;
f) repeating c)-e) for any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar as needed to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) if the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device of the AV system is activated, controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected; and
h) wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the nonpprominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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23. A graphical user interface (GUI), dynamically displayed on a display apparatus of an audio/visual (AV) system, that is controlled by a navigation and selection device of the AV system to provide efficient navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a status bar of the GUI having a plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with each navigable field having AV options that are displayed when highlighted;
a cursor of the GUI capable of highlighting any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar;
an interactive mode of the GUI;
wherein response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, the interactive mode of the GUI is entered and the GUI is displayed on the display apparatus with the status bar of the GUI being displayed in a prominent location of the GUI and initially having a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as items within the corresponding plurality of fields of the status bar;
wherein if a field of the plurality of fields is a navigable field a plurality of AV options arranged as a plurality of items within a list of the navigable field is displayed on the display apparatus and the plurality of items within the list of the navigable field can be navigated by the user moving the scrolling wheel in a scrolling movement to cause the plurality of items to scroll through the field of the status bar;
wherein by moving the scrolling mechanism in a lateral movement, the user can determine which field of the plurality of fields of the status bar will be highlighted and thus available for navigating if navigable;
wherein in response to the user activating a selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, an AV device of the AV system is controlled by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the plurality of AV options currently within the plurality of fields of the status at the time the selection mechanism is activated;
an information display mode of the GUI that is entered prior to entering the interactive mode in response to the user moving the scrolling mechanism without activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, in which the status bar is displayed within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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24. An audio/visual (AV) system that provides for efficient navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a plurality of AV options stored in a database of the AV system;
a server of the AV system that can access the plurality of AV options stored in the database;
a navigation and selection device having a scrolling mechanism integral to the navigation and selection device that is capable of lateral movement and scrolling movement, a selection mechanism and a management program;
a display apparatus;
one or more AV devices controllable by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the management program;
a graphical user interface (GUI), controlled by a user of the AV system through the navigation and selection device in accordance with the management program and displayed on the display apparatus when activated in an interactive mode;
wherein while in the interactive mode and in response to the user moving the scrolling mechanism of the navigation and selection device, one or more navigable fields of a status bar arranged as related items in lists capable of being navigated are selectively displayed when highlighted by a cursor of the GUI and may be navigated to select a set of desired AV options from a plurality of available AV options;
wherein selection of the set of desired AV options causes an AV device indicated by the set of desired AV options to be controlled by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the desired AV options;
wherein the GUI further comprises an information display mode that is entered in response to the user moving the scrolling mechanism without activating the selection mechanism of the scrolling mechanism, wherein upon entry into the information display mode the status bar is displayed in a non-prominent position of the GUI; and
wherein upon entry into the interactive mode from the information display mode the status bar moves from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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25. In an audio/visual (AV) system, a method for navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a) entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields;
c) laterally moving a cursor of the GUI across the plurality of fields of the status bar to place the cursor over a field of the plurality of fields and thus highlight the field in response to the user laterally moving a scrolling cylinder of the navigation and selection device;
d) displaying a navigable list of the highlighted field having a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, if the highlighted field is a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar;
e) scrolling the plurality of items of the navigable list through the highlighted field to cause a desired item of the plurality of items to be highlighted within the highlighted field in response to the user scrolling the scrolling cylinder of the navigation and selection device;
f) repeating c)-e) as needed for other fields of the plurality of fields of the status bar to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) selecting the plurality of currently chosen AV options highlighted within the fields of the status bar by activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
h) in response to selecting, controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected;
i) wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising;
entering an information display mode of the GUI in response to the user moving the scrolling cylinder without activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device;
displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
j) wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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26. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, causes the system to provide for navigation of available audio/visual (AV) options in an AV system, comprising:
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a) instructions for entering an interactive mode of a graphical user interface (GUI), that is displayed on a display apparatus of the AV system, in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of a navigation and selection device of the AV system;
b) instructions for displaying a status bar in a prominent position of the GUI, wherein the status bar has a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as last-selected items within a corresponding plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with the GUI having a cursor that highlights one field of the plurality of fields at a given time;
c) if the cursor of the GUI is highlighting a navigable field of the one or more navigable fields, instructions for displaying a list of items, corresponding to a plurality of related AV options, of the navigable field;
d) if scrolling movement of a scrolling cylinder within the highlighted navigable field is detected, instructions for scrolling the list of items through the highlighted navigable field in accordance with the scrolling movement;
e) if lateral movement of the scrolling cylinder is detected, instructions for laterally moving the cursor across the plurality of fields of the status bar in accordance with the lateral movement;
f) repeating c)-e) for any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar as needed to place a plurality of currently chosen AV options within the plurality of fields of the status bar;
g) if the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device of the AV system is activated, instructions for controlling an AV device of the AV system in accordance with the currently chosen AV options that were selected;
h) wherein prior to entering the interactive mode, further comprising;
if movement of the scrolling cylinder is detected and the selection mechanism has not been activated, instructions for entering an information display mode of the GUI;
instructions for displaying the status bar within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
i) wherein subsequently executing instructions for entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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27. A graphical user interface (GUI), dynamically displayed on a display apparatus of an audio/visual (AV) system, that is controlled by a navigation and selection device of the AV system to provide navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a status bar of the GUI having a plurality of fields, with one or more fields of the plurality of fields being navigable fields and with each navigable field having AV options that are displayed when highlighted;
a cursor of the GUI capable of highlighting any field of the plurality of fields of the status bar;
an interactive mode of the GUI;
wherein in response to a user of the AV system activating a selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, the interactive mode of the GUI is entered and the GUI is displayed on the display apparatus with the status bar of the GUI being displayed in a prominent location of the GUI and initially having a plurality of last-selected AV options displayed as items within the corresponding plurality of fields of the status bar;
wherein if a field of the plurality of fields is a navigable field a plurality of AV options arranged as a plurality of items within a list of the navigable field is displayed on the display apparatus and the plurality of items within the list of the navigable field can be navigated by the user moving a scrolling cylinder in a scrolling movement to cause the plurality of items to scroll through the field of the status bar;
wherein by moving the scrolling cylinder in a lateral movement, the user can determine which field of the plurality of fields of the status bar will be highlighted and thus available for navigating if navigable;
wherein in response to the user activating a selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, an AV device of the AV system is controlled by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the plurality of AV options currently within the plurality of fields of the status at the time the selection mechanism is activated;
an information display mode of the GUI that is entered prior to entering the interactive mode in response to the user moving the scrolling cylinder without activating the selection mechanism of the navigation and selection device, in which the status bar is displayed within a non-prominent position of the GUI, with the plurality of fields of the status bar containing a plurality of last-selected AV options; and
wherein subsequently entering the interactive mode of the GUI from the information display mode causes the status bar of the GUI to move from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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28. An audio/visual (AV) system that provides for navigation of AV options available to a user of the AV system, comprising:
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a plurality of AV options stored in a database of the AV system;
a server of the AV system that can access the plurality of AV options stored in the database;
a navigation and selection device having a scrolling cylinder integral to the navigation and selection device that is capable of lateral movement and scrolling movement, a selection mechanism and a management program;
a display apparatus;
one or more AV devices controllable by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the management program;
a graphical user interface (GUI), controlled by a user of the AV system through the navigation and selection device in accordance with the management program and displayed on the display apparatus when activated in an interactive mode;
wherein while in the interactive mode and in response to the user moving the scrolling cylinder of the navigation and selection device, one or more navigable fields of a status bar arranged as related items in lists capable of being navigated are selectively displayed when highlighted by a cursor of the GUI and may be navigated to select a set of desired AV options from a plurality of available AV options;
wherein selection of the set of desired AV options causes an AV device indicated by the set of desired AV options to be controlled by the navigation and selection device in accordance with the desired AV options;
wherein the GUI further comprises an information display mode that is entered in response to the user moving the scrolling cylinder without activating the selection mechanism of the scrolling cylinder, wherein upon entry into the information display mode the status bar is displayed in a non-prominent position of the GUI; and
wherein upon entry into the interactive mode from the information display mode the status bar moves from the non-prominent position to a prominent position of the GUI.
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