Remote control handset
First Claim
1. A remote control handset for navigating a user interface of an entertainment device, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure with at least two levels, the remote control handset being defined by a first axis extending in a width direction of the remote control handset between opposite respective sides and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis and extending in a longitudinal direction of the remote control handset, the remote control handset comprising:
- a first surface having a substantially planar portion extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides and that lies substantially in a plane defined by the first axis and the second axis; and
a second surface extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides, adjacent to the first surface in the longitudinal direction, and having a component in a third axis that is orthogonal to the first and second axes,wherein the first surface forms a first control surface configured to allow navigation within a level of the menu structure; and
the second surface forms a second control surface configured to allow navigation between the levels of the menu structure.
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Abstract
A remote control handset for intuitively navigating a user interface of an entertainment device, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure. The remote control handset of the present invention is not required to have any buttons. The remote control handset has a first control surface, and a second control surface. The first control surface has a substantially planar portion and allows navigation with a level of the hierarchical menu structure. The second control surface has a component in an axis that is normal to the substantially planar portion of the first control surface, and is for navigating between the levels of the hierarchical menu structure.
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17 Claims
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1. A remote control handset for navigating a user interface of an entertainment device, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure with at least two levels, the remote control handset being defined by a first axis extending in a width direction of the remote control handset between opposite respective sides and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis and extending in a longitudinal direction of the remote control handset, the remote control handset comprising:
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a first surface having a substantially planar portion extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides and that lies substantially in a plane defined by the first axis and the second axis; and a second surface extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides, adjacent to the first surface in the longitudinal direction, and having a component in a third axis that is orthogonal to the first and second axes, wherein the first surface forms a first control surface configured to allow navigation within a level of the menu structure; and the second surface forms a second control surface configured to allow navigation between the levels of the menu structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of navigating a user interface for an entertainment device using a remote control handset that is defined by a first axis extending in a width direction of the remote control handset between opposite respective sides and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis and extending in a longitudinal direction of the remote control handset, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure, the method comprising:
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providing the remote control handset having a first control surface and a second control surface; arranging the first control surface with a substantially planar portion extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides and that lies substantially in a plane defined by the first axis and the second axis; arranging the second control surface extending in the width direction between said opposite respective sides, adjacent to the first surface in the longitudinal direction, and with a component in a third axis that is orthogonal to the first and second axes; navigating within a level of the hierarchical menu structure using the first control surface; and navigating between the levels of the hierarchical menu structure using the second control surface.
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