Method for controlling the rate of automated flow and navigation through information presented on a digitally controlled electronic device
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1. An apparatus for controlling a device delivering information, comprising:
- a device for delivering information;
software configured to present said information in a plurality of modes; and
a single mechanism having multistate operability, wherein a first state switches said device between the plural modes of operation and a second state controls a rate of delivery of said information when in a first of said plural modes of operation.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the delivery and presentation of information using an information delivery device is disclosed. Additionally disclosed is an apparatus and method for changing a mode of operation and a speed of delivery of information when in an automated sequential information delivery mode by use of a single input mechanism. Furthermore, an apparatus and method for controlling an information delivery device in an automated information delivery mode and a navigation mode is disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a device delivering information, comprising:
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a device for delivering information;
software configured to present said information in a plurality of modes; and
a single mechanism having multistate operability, wherein a first state switches said device between the plural modes of operation and a second state controls a rate of delivery of said information when in a first of said plural modes of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for controlling a device delivering information, comprising:
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a device for delivering information;
software configured to present said information at a plurality of predetermined rates; and
a single mechanism having plural manners of actuation wherein a rate of delivery of said information is initially at a first of said plural rates, and wherein actuating said mechanism in a first of said plural manners increases said rate of delivery to a second of said plural rates, and wherein actuating said mechanism in a second of said plural manners decreases said rate of delivery to a third of said plural rates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling a device delivering information, comprising:
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providing a device for delivering information wherein the device includes software configured to present the information in a plurality of modes and wherein the device includes an input mechanism having multistate operability;
switching the device between the plural modes of operation by operating the mechanism in a first state; and
controlling a rate of delivery of the information when in a first of the plural modes of operation by operating the mechanism in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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