Audio/visual device graphical user interface
US9172897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4316
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface for an audio/visual device incorporates one or both of a touch sensor having a touch surface on which is defined a racetrack surface having a ring shape and a display element on which is displayed a racetrack menu also having a ring shape, and where the user interface incorporates both, the ring shapes of the racetrack surface and the racetrack menu are structured to generally correspond such that the position of a marker on the racetrack menu is caused to correspond to the position at which a digit of a user's hand touches the racetrack surface.
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