Multi controller

• US 6,819,864 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2001
• Issued: 11/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Shojiro, Fujita, Kazuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Boccio, Vincent
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fletcher, James A
• Application Number:
  US09/803,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20020039485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,345 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.591, 348/734, 386/46, 386/83, 386/95, 386/125, 386/126
• US Class Current: 386/230
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2516 Hard disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2575 DVD-RAMs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/455 said record carriers being in one device and being used as primary and secondary/backup media, e.g. HDD-DVD combo device, or as source and target media, e.g. PC and portable player
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

A multi controller according to the present invention comprise first operating means for generating a control signal in association with a declination operation in plural directions, second operating means for generating a control signal in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc, and third operating means for generating a control signal in association with a shifting operation in front and back. Depending on the mode which is being executed, the control signal generated by the same operating means controls various operations.

Claims

1. A multi controller comprising:

first operating means for generating a control signal in association with a declination operation in plural directions;

second operating means for generating a control signal in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc; and

third operating means for generating a control signal in association with a shifting operation in front and back,

wherein said first and second operation means are concentrically arranged and said third operation means is arranged at specific distance from a center of this concentric circle.

2. A multi controller according to claim 1, wherein the control signal, which is generated by said second operating means, controls reproduction in a reproduction control mode and the control signal, which is generated by said second operating means, controls the operation via a GUI in a GUI mode.

3. A multi controller according to claim 1, wherein, in a GUI mode, the control signal which is generated by said first operating means controls a frame shifting operation on a GUI screen, the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls an item selection operation in frames on the GUI screen and the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls a page forwarding operation on the GUI screen.

4. A multi controller according to claim 1, wherein, in a reproduction control mode, the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls suspension of reproduction in association with a pushing operation in a normal reproduction state, the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls a single frame step and single frame return in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc in the reproduction suspension state, the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls reproduction suspension release in association with a pushing operation in the reproduction suspension state and the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls fast forwarding and fast return in association with a shifting operation in front and back in the normal reproduction state.

9. A multi controller according to claim 1, wherein said third operating means is a lever key located in a side of the multi controller.

5. A multi controller comprising:

first operating means for generating a control signal to control a first function in association with a declination operation in four or eight directions and generating a control signal to control a second function in association with a pushing operation;

second operating means for generating a control signal to control a third function in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc; and

third operating means for generating a control signal to control a fourth function in association with a shifting operation in front and back and generating a control signal to control a fifth function in association with a pushing operation,

wherein said first and second operation means are concentrically arranged and said third operation means is arranged at specific distance from a center of this concentric circle.

6. A multi controller according to claim 5, wherein the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls reproduction in a reproduction control mode and the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls the operation via a GUI in a GUI mode.

7. A multi controller according to claim 5, wherein, in a GUI mode, the control signal which is generated by said first operating means controls a frame shifting operation on a GUI screen, the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls an item selection operation in frames on the GUI screen and the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls a page forwarding operation on the GUI screen.

8. A multi controller according to claim 5, wherein, in a reproduction control mode, the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls suspension of reproduction in association with a pushing operation in a normal reproduction state, the control signal which is generated by said second operating means controls a single frame step and single frame return in association with a rotation operation

in a circular arc in the reproduction suspension state, the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls reproduction suspension release in association with a pushing operation in the reproduction suspension state and the control signal which is generated by said third operating means controls fast forwarding and fast return in association with a shifting operation in front and back in the normal reproduction state.

10. A multi controller according to claim 5, wherein said third operating means is a lever key located in a side of the multi controller.

11. A multi controller, comprising:

a first operator generating a first control signal in association with a declination operation in plural directions;

a second operator for generating a second control signal in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc; and

a third operator for generating a third control signal in association with a shifting operation in front and back,

wherein said first and said second operators are concentrically arranged and said third operator is arranged at specific distance from a center of this concentric circle.

12. A multi controller according to claim 11, wherein the second control signal controls reproduction in a reproduction control mode and controls the operation via a GUI in a GUI mode.

13. A multi controller according to claim 11, wherein, in a GUI mode, the first control signal controls a frame shifting operation on a GUI screen, the second control signal controls an item selection operation in frames on the GUI screen and the third control signal controls a page forwarding operation on the GUI screen.

14. A multi controller according to claim 11, wherein, in a reproduction control mode, the third control signal controls suspension of reproduction in association with a pushing operation in a normal reproduction state, the second control signal controls a single frame step and single frame return in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc in the reproduction suspension state, the third control signal controls reproduction suspension release in association with a pushing operation in the reproduction suspension state and the third control signal controls fast forwarding and fast return in association with a shifting operation in front and back in the normal reproduction state.

19. A multi controller according to claim 11, wherein said third operator is a lever key located in a side of the multi controller.

15. A multi controller, comprising:

a first operation generating a first control signal to control a first function in association with a declination operation in four or eight directions and generating a second control signal to control a second function in association with a pushing operation;

a second operator generating a third control signal to control a third function in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc; and

a third operator generating a fourth control signal to control a fourth function in association with a shifting operation in front and back and generating a fifth control signal to control a fifth function in association with a pushing operation,

wherein said first and second operator are concentrically arranged and said third operator is arranged at specific distance from a center of this concentric circle.

16. A multi controller according to claim 15, wherein the third control signal controls reproduction in a reproduction control mode and controls the operation via a GUI in a GUI mode.

17. A multi controller according to claim 15, wherein, in a GUI mode, the first control signal controls a frame shifting operation on a GUI screen, the third control signal controls an item selection operation in frames on the GUI screen and the fourth control signal controls a page forwarding operation on the GUI screen.

18. A multi controller according to claim 15, wherein, in a reproduction control mode, the fifth control signal controls suspension of reproduction in association with a pushing operation in a normal reproduction state, the third control signal controls a single frame step and single frame return in association with a rotation operation in circular arc in the reproduction suspension state, the fifth control signal controls reproduction suspension release in association with a pushing operation in the reproduction suspension state and the fourth control signal controls fast forwarding and fast return in association with a shifting operation in front and back in the normal reproduction state.

20. A multi controller according to claim 15, wherein said third operator is a lever key located in a side of the multi controller.