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Flower look interface

  • US 9,021,396 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2010
  • Issued: 04/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a user interface, comprising:

  • generating a menu, utilizing at least one processing unit, the menu including a plurality of menu items peripherally arranged around a central menu item;

    mapping the plurality of menu items to a plurality of selectable numbers on at least one remote input device, whereinat least one of the plurality of menu items is mapped to a respective selectable number on the at least one remote input device,at least one of the plurality of menu items includes a menu item action indicator and an associated number, the number identifying the selectable number on the at least one remote input device mapped to the respective menu item of the plurality of menu items,the menu item action indicator identifying an action associated with the respective menu item of the plurality of menu items,at least a portion of the peripheral arrangement of the plurality of menu items correspond to the visual layout of the selectable numbers on the at least one remote input device,at least one of the selectable numbers on the at least one remote input device is used to alter the central menu item around which the peripherally arranged menu items are arranged and to alter the mapping of the at least one of the plurality of menu items to a respective selectable number on the at least one remote input device, andat least one of the selectable numbers on the at least one remote input device is used to perform an action; and

    transmitting a display image that includes the menu to at least one display device.

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