Patent · US Expired

Method for representing animated menu buttons

US7653882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Jobst Hörentrup · Hannover, DE
Dirk Adolph · Ronnenberg, DE
Ralf Ostermann · Hannover, DE
Harald Schiller · Hannover, DE
Hui Li · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2004
Grant date	Jan 26, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/488
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title, a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed, with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are “unselected”, “selected” or “activated”. According to the invention, the representation of a menu button may vary, depending on its state. An image or an image sequence, e.g. cartoon, may be associated to a buttons state, providing user animation. Further, a sound or sound sequence, e.g. melody or click, may be associated to a buttons state, and may be played back when the button enters this state. A data structure is disclosed which allows storage of such menu data e.g. on a Blu-ray disc.

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