AV device control apparatus
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1. An AV device controller for controlling networked devices with a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- an interface section for obtaining GUI information from a controlled device;
a GUI storage section for storing the GUI information;
a GUI display section for displaying the GUI parts;
input means for selecting the GUI parts; and
a GUI part position storage section capable of freely changing a relative positional relationship among the GUI parts displayed on said display section and of storing the relationship, wherein a user can customize the GUI, the GUI parts are GUI controlling parts for controlling the networked devices, and by selecting a GUI controlling part displayed on said GUI display section with said input means, predetermined processing assigned to the GUI controlling part is started.
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Abstract
An AV device controller for controlling networked devices with a graphical user interface (GUI). An interface section obtains GUI information from a controlled device. A GUI storage section stores the GUI information. A GUI display section displays GUI parts. An input device selects the GUI parts. By selecting a GUI part displayed on the GUI display section with the input device, a predetermined processing assigned to the GUI part is started.
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1. An AV device controller for controlling networked devices with a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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an interface section for obtaining GUI information from a controlled device;
a GUI storage section for storing the GUI information;
a GUI display section for displaying the GUI parts;
input means for selecting the GUI parts; and
a GUI part position storage section capable of freely changing a relative positional relationship among the GUI parts displayed on said display section and of storing the relationship, wherein a user can customize the GUI, the GUI parts are GUI controlling parts for controlling the networked devices, and by selecting a GUI controlling part displayed on said GUI display section with said input means, predetermined processing assigned to the GUI controlling part is started. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An AV device controller for controlling networked devices with a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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an interface section for obtaining GUI information from a controlled device;
a GUI storage section for storing the GUI information;
a GUI display section for displaying the GUI parts; and
input means for selecting the GUI parts, a GUI part position storage section capable of freely changing a relative positional relationship among the GUI parts displayed on said display section and of storing the relationship, wherein a user can customize the GUI, wherein by selecting a GUI part displayed on said GUI display section with said input means, predetermined processing assigned to the GUI part is started, wherein said GUI display section comprises a GUI level setting section for performing zoom-in setting to provide screen display so that the GUI parts are partly enlarged and zoom-out setting to display GUI parts in the whole of the screen, and a GUI position setting section for deciding display positions of the GUI parts of the zoom-in or zoom-out setting corresponding to a display level of the GUI parts. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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