Method and Apparatus for Use of Rotational User Inputs
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1. A portable media player, comprising:
- a storage device that stores media content for each of a plurality of media items;
a display screen that displays a portion of the media items at a time;
a user input device that enables a user of the portable media player to at least select a particular media item from the plurality of media items through a rotational action with respect to the user input device;
a processor operatively connected to the storage device and the user input device, the processor controls the portable media player to play the media content of the particular media item that was selected using the user input device; and
a feedback circuit operatively connected to the user input device and the processor, the feedback circuit produces a sound effect corresponding to the rotational action with respect to the user input device.
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Abstract
Improved approaches for users of computing devices to interact with graphical user interfaces are described. According to one aspect, a rotational user action supplied by a user at a user input device is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. According to another aspect, a portion of an extended list of items is displayed by a graphical user interface and, through rotational user actions at a user input device, the portion of the list being displayed can be varied with welcomed ease of use. Although the type of computing device can vary, the improved approaches are particularly well-suited for use with a portable media player.
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1. A portable media player, comprising:
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a storage device that stores media content for each of a plurality of media items;
a display screen that displays a portion of the media items at a time;
a user input device that enables a user of the portable media player to at least select a particular media item from the plurality of media items through a rotational action with respect to the user input device;
a processor operatively connected to the storage device and the user input device, the processor controls the portable media player to play the media content of the particular media item that was selected using the user input device; and
a feedback circuit operatively connected to the user input device and the processor, the feedback circuit produces a sound effect corresponding to the rotational action with respect to the user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for interacting with a graphical user interface produced on a display device of a computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a rotational movement associated with a user input action;
converting the rotational movement into a linear movement;
applying the linear movement to at least one object of the graphical user interface being produced on the display device to provide visual feedback correlated to the rotational movement associated with the user input action on the display device; and
producing an audio indication of the rotational movement using electrical signals to control an audio device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A portable media player, comprising:
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a storage device that stores media content for each of a plurality of media items;
a display screen that displays a portion of the media items at a time;
a user input device having an exposed upper surface that enables a user of the portable media player to at least identify a particular media item from the media items being displayed through a rotational action with respect to the exposed upper surface of the user input device;
a processor operatively connected to the storage device and the user input device, the processor controls the portable media player to play the media content of the particular media item that was identified using the user input device; and
a feedback circuit operatively connected to the user input device and the processor, the feedback circuit produces a sound effect indicating the rotational action with respect to the user input device, wherein, responsive to the rotational action with respect to the exposed upper surface of the user input device, visual feedback is provided on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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