Controlling device with dual-mode, touch-sensitive display
DCFirst Claim
1. A hand-held, portable device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive surface;
a transmitter for transmitting data for commanding functional operations of at least one appliance located remotely from the hand-held, portable device; and
a processing device for causing the transmitter to transmit data in response to input provided to the touch-sensitive surface;
wherein, in response to the touch-sensitive surface of the hand-held, portable device being provided a first input type indicative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit first data for commanding a functional operation of the at least one appliance located remotely from the hand-held, portable device such that a displayed, movable object is caused to be moved in a manner that corresponds to the motion made across the touch-sensitive surface scaled as a function of an orientation of the touch-sensitive surface during a time that the first input type is provided to the touch-sensitive surface of the hand-held, portable device.
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Abstract
A processing device of a universal controlling device is programmed to distinguish between a first input type provided to a touch-sensitive surface and a second input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the first input type which is indicative of a static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface the processing device causes a transmitter to transmit first data representative of the static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the second input type which is indicative of a moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit second data being representative of the moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface.
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31 Claims
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1. A hand-held, portable device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive surface; a transmitter for transmitting data for commanding functional operations of at least one appliance located remotely from the hand-held, portable device; and a processing device for causing the transmitter to transmit data in response to input provided to the touch-sensitive surface; wherein, in response to the touch-sensitive surface of the hand-held, portable device being provided a first input type indicative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit first data for commanding a functional operation of the at least one appliance located remotely from the hand-held, portable device such that a displayed, movable object is caused to be moved in a manner that corresponds to the motion made across the touch-sensitive surface scaled as a function of an orientation of the touch-sensitive surface during a time that the first input type is provided to the touch-sensitive surface of the hand-held, portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable media embodied in a physical memory device having stored thereon instructions for causing a hand-held, portable device comprised of a touch-sensitive surface and adapted to transmit data to one or more appliances located remotely from the hand-held, portable device to perform steps comprising:
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displaying with the touch-sensitive surface one or more graphical user interfaces comprised of graphical user interface icons; accepting via the touch-sensitive surface a first input type indicative of a selection of a displayed graphical user interface icon; initiating a transmission by the hand-held, portable device to the one or more appliances first data representative of the displayed graphical user interface icon selected by the first input type; accepting via the touch-sensitive surface a second input type indicative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface; initiating a transmission by the hand-held, portable device to the one or more appliances second data representative of the motion made across the touch-sensitive surface provided by the second input type; and allowing the hand-held, portable device to distinguish the first input type received via the touch-sensitive surface from the second input type received via the touch-sensitive surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A hand-held, portable device adapted to transmit data to one or more appliances located remotely from the hand-held, portable device, comprising:
a housing carrying a touch-sensitive surface;
a transmitter; and
a processing device having an associated memory wherein the processing device is adapted to communicate with the transmitter and the touch-sensitive surface and wherein the memory device has stored thereon instructions for causing the processing device to;
display with the touch-sensitive surface one or more graphical user interfaces comprised of graphical user interface icons;
initiate a transmission by the transmitter of the hand-held, portable device to the one or more appliances first data representative of a displayed graphical user interface icon selected by a first input type received via the touch-sensitive surface;
initiate a transmission by the transmitter of the hand-held, portable device to the one or more appliances second data representative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface provided by a second input type received via the touch-sensitive surface; and
distinguish the first input type received via the touch-sensitive surface from the second input type received via the touch-sensitive surface.- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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