Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface
First Claim
1. A computing system that is capable of receiving a video stream and that is also capable of displaying the video stream and a user interface on a display device, the computing system comprising:
- one or more computer-readable storage media having stored computer-executable instructions for implementing a method for displaying and controlling transparency of the user interface and the video stream, the method comprising;
generating screen data by mixing a user interface and a video stream;
displaying the screen data in a display window on the display device, wherein a view of the video in the display window is dependent on a level of transparency of the user interface;
wherein the system includes both;
means for adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface and a level of transparency of the video simultaneously, such that adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface necessarily adjusts the level of the video, andmeans for adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface independently of the level of transparency of the video and such that adjusting the level of transparency does not affect the level of transparency of the video;
receiving input from a user, wherein the input controls the level of transparency of the user interface; and
adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface on the display device according to the input received from the user, wherein adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface includes selectively adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface independently or simultaneously with the level of transparency of the video.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface. A user interface is simultaneously displayed with video content or other data in the same window of a display device. The user interface has a level of transparency that is user adjustable. The user can thus make the user interface either more or less visible with respect to the video content. At the same time, the video content is correspondingly made less or more visible. Each item included in the user interface may also have a level of transparency that can be adjusted independently of the level of transparency of the user interface.
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15 Claims
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1. A computing system that is capable of receiving a video stream and that is also capable of displaying the video stream and a user interface on a display device, the computing system comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media having stored computer-executable instructions for implementing a method for displaying and controlling transparency of the user interface and the video stream, the method comprising; generating screen data by mixing a user interface and a video stream; displaying the screen data in a display window on the display device, wherein a view of the video in the display window is dependent on a level of transparency of the user interface; wherein the system includes both; means for adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface and a level of transparency of the video simultaneously, such that adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface necessarily adjusts the level of the video, and means for adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface independently of the level of transparency of the video and such that adjusting the level of transparency does not affect the level of transparency of the video; receiving input from a user, wherein the input controls the level of transparency of the user interface; and adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface on the display device according to the input received from the user, wherein adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface includes selectively adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface independently or simultaneously with the level of transparency of the video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system that is capable of receiving a video stream and that is also capable of displaying the video stream and a user interface on a display device, the computing system comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media having stored computer-executable instructions for implementing a method for displaying a user interface that has one or more selectable items and video content in a single window, the method comprising; displaying the user interface and the video content in the window, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of different selectable items, and wherein a global level of transparency is associated with the user interface, and such that adjusting the global level of transparency simultaneously adjusts transparency of each of the different selectable items of the user interface; selecting one of the plurality of different items included in the user interface, wherein the selected item has a level of transparency that is independent of the global level of transparency; and adjusting the level of transparency of the selected item according to input received from a user, the input comprising selection of one or more buttons on a remote control device, wherein the level of transparency of the selected item is adjusted independently of the global level of transparency, such that when the level of transparency of the selected item is adjusted, the global level of transparency remains unchanged. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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