Multimedia, multiuser system and associated methods
First Claim
1. A multiuser, multi-interface computing system for use with at least two users, the system comprising:
- a computer system;
at least two separate displays; and
a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, wherein;
the substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions adjacent at least one of the first and second surfaces, each touch sensitive region including a touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display of the at least two separate displays and an individual interface for selecting applications,the touch sensitive surface is to serve as the primary input to the computer system,the substrate has transparent portions at least within the touch sensitive regions,the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously to select individual applications in the at least two separate displays,each display includes at least one sub-screen,when a single sub-screen is in a display, that display is to enter a sleep mode after a predetermined period of time of inactivity therein and to bring up a navigational menu in response to a touch in that display, andwhen there is more than one sub-screen in a display, each sub-screen is to enter a sleep mode after a predetermined period of time of inactivity in that sub-screen, and to bring up a navigational menu in response to a touch in that sub-screen, the at least two users can use the touch sensitive surface simultaneously in corresponding sub-screens of that display to select individual applications on that display.
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Abstract
A multiuser, multi-interface computing system includes a computer system, and a continuous substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions, each touch sensitive region including a continuous touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display and an individual interface for selecting applications. The touch sensitive surface is configured to serve as the primary input to the computer system. The continuous substrate is transparent within the touch sensitive regions. The multiuser, multi-interface computing system is configured so that the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously.
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20 Claims
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1. A multiuser, multi-interface computing system for use with at least two users, the system comprising:
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a computer system; at least two separate displays; and a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, wherein; the substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions adjacent at least one of the first and second surfaces, each touch sensitive region including a touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display of the at least two separate displays and an individual interface for selecting applications, the touch sensitive surface is to serve as the primary input to the computer system, the substrate has transparent portions at least within the touch sensitive regions, the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously to select individual applications in the at least two separate displays, each display includes at least one sub-screen, when a single sub-screen is in a display, that display is to enter a sleep mode after a predetermined period of time of inactivity therein and to bring up a navigational menu in response to a touch in that display, and when there is more than one sub-screen in a display, each sub-screen is to enter a sleep mode after a predetermined period of time of inactivity in that sub-screen, and to bring up a navigational menu in response to a touch in that sub-screen, the at least two users can use the touch sensitive surface simultaneously in corresponding sub-screens of that display to select individual applications on that display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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