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User friendly remote system interface with menu scrolling
Assignee: Adeia Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1999-10-22
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Granted: 2002-02-05
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Expires: 2019-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A system, method, and medium for enhancing a GUI and viewing environment for a computer user is disclosed. Enabling a user to fully navigate and operate a computer through the use of a remote control device, the present invention includes at least a PC mode of operation and a theater mode of operation, wherein the theater mode is designed for distance use with the remote device. While operating in theater mode, received function key signals are interpreted by the computer system to operate various functions which have been modified to accommodate remote viewing and control. To enable the remote device to fully control the applications executable on the computer, the disclosed process notifies the various applications of the current operating mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph H. Matthews, III
- 👤 David Wm. Plummer
- 👤 David A. Barnes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:35
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; G06F3/0481; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234381; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/43; H04N21/432; H04N21/4325; H04N21/443; H04N21/4438; H04N21/47; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8106; H04N21/8113; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A system comprising: a computer; an input device coupled to the computer which receives input from a user; and a display device coupled to the computer, wherein the display device can be operated in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; wherein the computer controls the display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size in accordance with a sizing factor input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A system comprising: a computer; an input device coupled to the computer which receives input from a user; and a display device coupled to the computer, wherein the display device can be operated in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; wherein the computer controls the display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size in accordance with a sizing factor input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer multiplies the sizing factor entered by the user with a current screen resolution to determine the size of the menu.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
90 words
A method comprising: operating a display device coupled to a computer in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; receiving at a computer input from a user via an input device; controlling said display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size by determining a ratio of screen size to menu size in accordance with input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
90 words
A method comprising: operating a display device coupled to a computer in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; receiving at a computer input from a user via an input device; controlling said display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size by determining a ratio of screen size to menu size in accordance with input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the computer in said controlling step multiplies a sizing factor entered by the user with a current screen resolution to determine the size of the menu.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising: operating a display device coupled to a computer in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; receiving at a computer input from a user via an input device; controlling said display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size accordance with a sizing factor input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
90 words
A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising: operating a display device coupled to a computer in one of a plurality of screen resolutions; receiving at a computer input from a user via an input device; controlling said display device to generate menus of a particular physical size relative to the display device screen size accordance with a sizing factor input from the user, such that a user can control the size of the menus independently of resolution changes caused by changing to a different screen resolution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 5 having further computer-executable instructions for performing the step of: multiplying the sizing factor entered by the user with a current screen resolution to determine the size of the menu.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the system calculates a resolution factor, said resolution factor being the ratio of an aspect of a current display resolution to a corresponding aspect of a predefined resolution of a menu to be displayed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a horizontal resolution and corresponds to a horizontal resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a vertical resolution and corresponds to a vertical resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a combination of horizontal and vertical resolutions and corresponds to horizontal and vertical resolutions of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 7 wherein the resolution factor is multiplied by the sizing factor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 11 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.0 to 1.0.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 12 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.5 to 1.0.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising calculating a resolution factor, said resolution factor being a ratio of an aspect of a current display resolution to a corresponding aspect of a predefined resolution of a menu to be displayed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a horizontal resolution and corresponds to a horizontal resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a vertical resolution and corresponds to a vertical resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a combination of horizontal and vertical resolutions and corresponds to horizontal and vertical resolutions of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the input from the user comprises a sizing factor.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18 comprising multiplying the resolution ratio by the sizing factor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.0 to 1.0.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.5 to 1.0.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
43 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 5 having further computer-executable instructions for calculating a resolution factor, said resolution factor being a ratio of an aspect of a current display resolution to a corresponding aspect of a predefined resolution of a menu to be displayed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a horizontal resolution and corresponds to a horizontal resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a vertical resolution and corresponds to a vertical resolution of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
39 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the aspect of a current display resolution is a combination of horizontal and vertical resolutions and corresponds to horizontal and vertical resolutions of the predefined resolution of the menu to be displayed.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
19 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 22 having further computer-executable code for multiplying the resolution ratio by the sizing factor.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 26 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.0 to 1.0.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 27 wherein the sizing factor is in the range of 0.5 to 1.0.
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