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Menu display apparatus and menu display method
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2002-08-26
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Granted: 2006-08-22
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Expires: 2022-08-26
Abstract
Abstract A menu display apparatus includes a first display screen on which a plurality of first icons, each representing a selectable item, are sequentially disposed on a main circular arc; and a second display screen on which, of the plurality of first icons, the first icon selected by a user is moved and displayed and a plurality of second icons, each representing a selectable item belonging to the selected first icon, are displayed on the main circular arc. The first display screen and the second display screen are selectively displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Ippei Tambata
- 👤 Akira Shinada
- 👤 Katsuhiko Nunokawa
- 👤 Hiroaki Okajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:43
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3664; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B19/025; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; G11B33/00; G11B33/10; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/2562; G11B2220/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A menu display apparatus comprising: a first display screen on which a plurality of first icons, each representing a selectable item, are sequentially disposed on a main circular arc; and a second display screen on which, of the plurality of first icons, the first icon selected by a user is moved toward the center of the main circular arc or outside the main circular arc and is displayed and a plurality of second icons, each representing a selectable item belonging to the selected first icon, are displayed on the main circular arc, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen are selectively displayed, when the first icon on the first display screen is selected, the display is changed from the first display screen to the second display screen, and when the first icon on the second display screen is selected, the display is changed from the second display screen to the first display screen, further comprising virtual emotion generating means for detecting the user's handling of a vehicle and generating virtual emotions on an assumption that the vehicle had a personality, wherein the virtual emotions are displayed at the center of the main circular arc by a predetermined character.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A menu display apparatus comprising: a first display screen on which a plurality of first icons, each representing a selectable item, are sequentially disposed on a main circular arc; and a second display screen on which, of the plurality of first icons, the first icon selected by a user is moved toward the center of the main circular arc or outside the main circular arc and is displayed and a plurality of second icons, each representing a selectable item belonging to the selected first icon, are displayed on the main circular arc, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen are selectively displayed, when the first icon on the first display screen is selected, the display is changed from the first display screen to the second display screen, and when the first icon on the second display screen is selected, the display is changed from the second display screen to the first display screen, further comprising virtual emotion generating means for detecting the user's handling of a vehicle and generating virtual emotions on an assumption that the vehicle had a personality, wherein the virtual emotions are displayed at the center of the main circular arc by a predetermined character.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the change of screen between the first display screen and the second display screen is performed by inserting animated movement of the plurality of first and second icons.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a position at which the selected first icon is displayed on the second display screen is on a sub circular arc, which is substantially concentric to the main circular arc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein traces of the other first icons, except for the selected first icon, are displayed on the sub circular arc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the center of the main circular arc is offset from the center of the display screen by a predetermined distance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein content in different directories is combined, and the combined content is classified according to type, the items selectable by the plurality of first icons are the classified content types, and the items selectable by the plurality of second icons are content titles classified by the classification.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the classification is based on the user's actions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
73 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the items selectable by the plurality of second icons are content titles, a playback screen for playing the corresponding content title is displayed when one icon is selected from the plurality of second icons displayed on the second display screen, and the plurality of first and second icons leading to the content being played are displayed in a portion of the playback screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein, when one icon is selected from the plurality of first icons displayed on the playback screen, the display is changed to the first display screen, and when one icon is selected from the plurality of second icons displayed on the playback screen, the display is changed to the second display screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the color of a background of the first or the second display screen is changed in conjunction with the virtual emotions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A menu display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the character is displayed using animation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
193 words
A menu display method comprising the steps of: selectively displaying a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen on which a plurality of first icons, each representing a selectable item, being sequentially disposed on a main circular arc, and the second display screen on which, of the plurality of first icons, the first icon selected by a user being moved toward the center of the main circular arc or outside the main circular arc and being displayed and a plurality of second icons, each representing a selectable item belonging to the selected first icon, being displayed on the main circular arc; changing the display from the first display screen to the second display screen when the first icon on the first display screen is selected; changing the display from the second display screen to the first display screen when the first icon on the second display screen is selected; and detecting the user's handling of a vehicle and generating virtual emotions on the assumption that the vehicle had a personality, wherein the virtual emotions are displayed at the center of the main circular arc by a predetermined character.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
193 words
A menu display method comprising the steps of: selectively displaying a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen on which a plurality of first icons, each representing a selectable item, being sequentially disposed on a main circular arc, and the second display screen on which, of the plurality of first icons, the first icon selected by a user being moved toward the center of the main circular arc or outside the main circular arc and being displayed and a plurality of second icons, each representing a selectable item belonging to the selected first icon, being displayed on the main circular arc; changing the display from the first display screen to the second display screen when the first icon on the first display screen is selected; changing the display from the second display screen to the first display screen when the first icon on the second display screen is selected; and detecting the user's handling of a vehicle and generating virtual emotions on the assumption that the vehicle had a personality, wherein the virtual emotions are displayed at the center of the main circular arc by a predetermined character.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A menu display method according to claim 12 , wherein the change of screen between the first display screen and the second display screen is performed by inserting animated movement of the plurality of first and second icons.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A menu display method according to claim 12 , wherein a position at which the selected first icon is displayed on the second display screen is on a sub circular arc, which is substantially concentric to the main circular arc.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A menu display method according to claim 14 , wherein traces of the other first icons, except for the selected first icon, are displayed on the sub circular arc.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A menu display method according to claim 12 , wherein the center of the main circular arc is offset from the center of the display screen by a predetermined distance.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
A menu display method according to claim 12 , wherein content in different directories is combined, and the combined content is classified according to type, the items selectable by the plurality of first icons are the classified content types, and the items selectable by the plurality of second icons are content titles classified by the classification.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
73 words
A menu display method according to claim 12 , wherein the items selectable by the plurality of second icons are content titles, a playback screen for playing the corresponding content title is displayed when one icon is selected from the plurality of second icons displayed on the second display screen, and the plurality of first and second icons leading to the content being played are displayed in a portion of the playback screen.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
61 words
A menu display method according to claim 18 , wherein, when one icon is selected from the plurality of first icons displayed on the playback screen, the display is changed to the first display screen, and when one icon is selected from the plurality of second icons displayed on the playback screen, the display is changed to the second display screen.
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