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1. A method for graphically representing content of a database in an automobile entertainment system, the method comprising presenting a primary display element on a display, wherein the primary display element represents a first node in a first hierarchical level of the data base;
- and presenting a secondary display element on the display, wherein the secondary display element includes a graphical indicator that varies in size according to the number of nodes in a second hierarchical level below the first hierarchical level of the database.
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Abstract
A method for graphically representing content of a database in an automobile entertainment system. The method includes presenting a primary display element on a display, wherein the primary display element represents a first node in a first hierarchical level of the data base; and presenting a secondary display element on the display, wherein the secondary display element includes a graphical indicator that varies in size according to the number of nodes in a second hierarchical level below the first hierarchical level of the database. A method for graphically representing data base elements on a display, includes causing an icon to appear on a display, the icon representing a first node in a first hierarchical level of a data base; causing a ring to appear around the icon; and highlighting an arc of the ring, the arch described by an included angle, wherein the magnitude of the included angle is related to the number of elements in a hierarchical level below the first hierarchical level associated with the first node.
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1. A method for graphically representing content of a database in an automobile entertainment system, the method comprising
presenting a primary display element on a display, wherein the primary display element represents a first node in a first hierarchical level of the data base; - and
presenting a secondary display element on the display, wherein the secondary display element includes a graphical indicator that varies in size according to the number of nodes in a second hierarchical level below the first hierarchical level of the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In an automobile entertainment system, a method for graphically representing elements of database comprising a plurality of nodes that are arranged in a predetermined order, the method comprising:
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providing a control knob for navigating through nodes presented on a display of the vehicle entertainment system;
presenting on the display a first graphical element representative of a selected node; and
presenting on the display a second and third graphical element associated with a respective second and third node that are each adjacent to the selected node in the predetermined order, wherein the first, second and third graphical elements are arranged in an approximately circular or semi-circular fashion such that as the control knob is rotated selection between the first, second, and third graphical elements is similarly rotated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for displaying audio signal sources each audio signal source corresponding to one of a plurality of preset indicators, comprising:
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on a display screen, adjacent a first preset indicator, displaying an audio signal source corresponding to the first preset indicator;
displaying adjacent a second preset indicator a first graphical indicator that there are additional audio signal sources each corresponding to one of the plurality of preset indicators; and
upon selection of the second preset indicator, displaying a second audio signal source corresponding to the first preset indicator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An audio system comprising:
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a number N of input elements each associated with a particular radio station such then when the input element is actuated by a user the audio system tunes to the particular radio station; and
a user interface that permits the user to change the number of particular radio stations that may be stored from a first value to a second value, wherein at least the second value is greater than N.
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21. A method for graphically representing data base elements on a display, the method comprising:
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causing an icon to appear on a display, the icon representing a first node in a first hierarchical level of a data base;
causing a ring to appear around the icon; and
highlighting an arc of the ring, the arc described by an included angle, wherein the magnitude of the included angle is related to the number of elements in a hierarchical level below the first hierarchical level associated with the first node. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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