Method and system for inputting time in a video environment using sliders

• US 20010035884A1
• Filed: 02/14/2001
• Published: 11/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan, Kamen, Yakov
• Application Number:
  US09/783,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20010035884A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

A method and system for inputting time in a video environment using sliders are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for inputting time in a video environment, comprises displaying an analog-type mechanism having an hour hand grab mechanism and a minute hand grab mechanism. The hour hand grab mechanism may be pulled with a user input device to set a desired hour. The minute hand grab mechanism may be pulled with the user input device to set a desired minute. A day/evening selector is displayed, wherein day or evening may be selected with the user input device.

Claims

1. A method for inputting time and date in a video environment, comprising:

displaying one or more sliders, each having a slide knob and ends, wherein the slide knob may be pulled with a user input device;

displaying within the slide knob a desired setting, wherein the setting comprises day, month, year, hour, minute, and seconds; and

displaying a range limit for an end of each slider.

2. The method according to

claim 1

, further comprising displaying a slide knob, where a slide knob'"'"'s position between the ends of each slider corresponds to the desired setting'"'"'s proximity to the range limit.

3. A device for inputting time and date in a video environment, comprising:

one or more sliders, each having a slide knob and ends, wherein the slide knob may be pulled with a user input device;

a displaying within the slide knob indicating a desired setting, wherein the setting comprises day, month, year, hour, minute, and seconds; and

a range limit display at each end of each slider.

4. The device according to

claim 3

, further comprising a slide knob, where a slide knob'"'"'s position between the ends of each slider corresponds to the desired setting'"'"'s proximity to the range limit.

5. The device according to

claim 4

, wherein the device is used to select a start time of a video program.

6. The device according to

claim 5

, wherein the slider indicated a series of programs to be viewed.

7. A system for inputting time and date in a video environment, comprising:

means for displaying one or more sliders, each having a slide knob and ends, wherein the slide knob may be pulled with a user input device;

means for displaying within the slide knob a desired setting, wherein the setting comprises day, month, year, hour, minute, and seconds; and

means for displaying a range limit for an end of each slider.

8. The system according to

claim 7

, further comprising means for displaying a slide knob, where a slide knob'"'"'s position between the ends of each slider corresponds to the desired setting'"'"'s proximity to the range limit.

9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for inputting time in a video environment, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform

displaying one or more sliders, each having a slide knob and ends, wherein the slide knob may be pulled with a user input device;

displaying within the slide knob a desired setting, wherein the setting comprises day, month, year, hour, minute, and seconds; and

displaying a range limit for an end of each slider.

10. The computer-readable medium of

claim 9

having stored thereon additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform displaying a slide knob, where a slide knob'"'"'s position between the ends of each slider corresponds to the desired setting'"'"'s proximity to the range limit.