Multimedia user interface
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1. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a number of elements in an array on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel;
detecting a signal from the input device responsive to a user input;
selecting one of the elements by navigating through the array to the element in response to the signal from the input device, the navigation exhibiting an asymmetry in response by having a first sensitivity to movement through the array in a first direction and having a reduced sensitivity to movement through the array in a second direction;
displaying a state change associated with the selected element such that it is visually distinguishable from the other elements;
displaying at least one of text and graphical information corresponding to the selected element proximate to the selected element;
detecting a second signal from the input device in response to a user input; and
displaying the channel corresponding to the selected element on the graphic display in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
A user interface for multimedia centers advantageously utilizes hand-held inertial-sensing user input devices to select channels and quickly navigate the dense menus of options. Extensive use of the high resolution and bandwidth of such user input devices is combined with strategies to avoid unintentional inputs and with dense and intuitive interactive graphical displays.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements in an array on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to a user input; selecting one of the elements by navigating through the array to the element in response to the signal from the input device, the navigation exhibiting an asymmetry in response by having a first sensitivity to movement through the array in a first direction and having a reduced sensitivity to movement through the array in a second direction; displaying a state change associated with the selected element such that it is visually distinguishable from the other elements; displaying at least one of text and graphical information corresponding to the selected element proximate to the selected element; detecting a second signal from the input device in response to a user input; and displaying the channel corresponding to the selected element on the graphic display in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements in an array on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to a user input; and selecting one of the elements by navigating through the array to the element in response to the signal from the input device, the navigation exhibiting an asymmetry in response by having a first sensitivity to movement within through the array in a first direction and having a reduced sensitivity to movement through the array in a second direction.
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20. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements in an array on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel; attributing asymmetry to designated elements; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to a user input; selecting one of the elements by navigating through the array to the element in response to the signal from the input device, the navigation exhibiting asymmetry in response by having a first sensitivity to movement between designated elements and having a reduced sensitivity when proximate to such designated elements.
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21. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements arranged in columns on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel and each column representing programming available at different times, wherein user input along a column results in the selection of different channels and user input orthogonal to a column results in the selection of different times; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to at least one of a bump right gesture and a bump left gesture; and scrolling the display of different columns associated with programming available at different times in response to the signal from the input device.
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22. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements arranged in columns on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel and each column representing programming available at different times, wherein user input along a column results in the selection of different channels and user input orthogonal to a column results in the selection of different times; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to at least one of a trigger-drag right gesture and a trigger-drag left gesture; and scrolling the display of different columns associated with programming available at different times in response to the signal from the input device.
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23. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a number of elements arranged in columns on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel and each column representing programming available at different times, wherein user input along a column results in the selection of different channels and user input orthogonal to a column results in the selection of different times; detecting a first signal from the input device responsive to a first gesture; scrolling the display of different columns associated with programming available at different times in response to the first signal from the input device; detecting a second signal from the input device responsive to a second gesture; and displaying programming available at the current time in response to the second signal from the input device.
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