User interface for television
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- at least one display apparatus; and
a controller arranged to cause the display apparatus to show a rotating elliptical menu comprising a plurality of menu options, wherein the menu is displayed with a perspective in which all of the menu options that are displayed being displayed so as to appear to lie substantially upon in an elliptical arrangement located on a single apparent plane disposed about a menu center, the menu center being displayed offset from a display center of the display apparatus, so that at least one menu option appears to be rotatable off an edge of the display apparatus at any one time; and
,wherein a sense of perspective is maintained by changing the shape or size of the displayed menu options during rotation of the menu.
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Abstract
A user interface for a screen oriented electronic device includes a rotating menu of options. Options are highlighted and therefore selectable as they rotate past a fixed position on the screen. A remote is shown for use with the menu.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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at least one display apparatus; and a controller arranged to cause the display apparatus to show a rotating elliptical menu comprising a plurality of menu options, wherein the menu is displayed with a perspective in which all of the menu options that are displayed being displayed so as to appear to lie substantially upon in an elliptical arrangement located on a single apparent plane disposed about a menu center, the menu center being displayed offset from a display center of the display apparatus, so that at least one menu option appears to be rotatable off an edge of the display apparatus at any one time; and
,wherein a sense of perspective is maintained by changing the shape or size of the displayed menu options during rotation of the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 23)
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3. An electronic device comprising:
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at least one display; and a controller arranged to cause the display to show a rotating menu comprising a plurality of menu options, wherein the menu is displayed with a perspective in which all of the options of the menu that are displayed appear to lie coplanar upon a single apparent plane that intersects the display to form an acute angle between the display and the apparent plane; and
,wherein a sense of perspective is maintained by changing the shape or size of the displayed menu options during rotation of the menu. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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