Media selecting device
US6236398A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04802
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media selecting device enabling a user to easily select any desired one of a plurality of selectable media. The media selecting device according to the present invention can easily select any one of a plurality of hierarchically-related icons by turning a rotary disk-type knob. The user presses a first change-over button to access the icon selected by the disk-type knob, and to display icons of a lower hierarchical layer or to display a deciding medium represented by icons. The user can press a second change-over button to cancel the selected icon, and to display icons of an upper hierarchical layer. Furthermore, the displayed icons have different three-dimensional shape and location information, and are disposed in a three-dimensional virtual space, thus increasing visibility and control of the device.
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