Intel Corporation

Motorola Corporation

Dave A Draggon

Jonathan G Wootten

Jeffrey D Skirvin

Brian W Skerry

Michele M Clayton

Joseph Michels

A process and system for virtually managing enclosures. A process determines whether a system includes an enclosure processor, a virtual enclosure processor, or both an enclosure processor and a virtual enclosure processor. The process receives a command by a virtual enclosure processor if it is determined that the system includes the virtual enclosure processor. The virtual enclosure processor manages a peripheral in an enclosure. Additionally, a process activates a virtual enclosure processor in a system including a real enclosure processor. The virtual enclosure processor receives a command. The virtual enclosure processor controls a peripheral.

Method and system for virtual enclosure management

The user interface disclosed in the present disclosure allows the user to 'tune' to a 'content' station just like he is accustomed to tuning to a radio station. The channel band GUI presents various content or feature bands as rotating belts of icons with each icon representing a channel on the band. The use of graphical belts enables a dynamic number of channels per band and the dynamic number of bands. The graphical presentation of the bands includes the presentation of sub-band &ldquo;visual hints&rdquo; as a user highlights a channel on a given band. Provided that there is sufficient room on the display, a super-band visual hint can be used to indicate to the user that the current band is a sub-band. The user tunes to a channel by rotating a dial and selecting a channel from the band. A channel can be &lsquo;fine tuned&rsquo; by rotating the dial within the channel &lsquo;band&rsquo; and making a selection that presents a sub-band for that channel.

Method of and apparatus for enabling the selection of content on a multi-media device

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Tempe, AZ, United States of America

Dave A Draggon