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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345327 ; 345169 ; 345353 ; 345355 ; 345357 ; 345341 ; 345970 ; 345976 ; 364188 ; 348734 ;
Abstract
A remote control device for a home entertainment system has a GUI with touch screen functionality. The visible part of the GUI is hierarchically organized in several control levels. All levels have consistent lay-outs with a first area for selectable items in a first location, a second area with controls for the selected one of the items in a second location and a third area for content data relating to the selected item in a third location. The spatial relationship between locations and areas is maintained throughout the levels. Such a GUI contributes significantly to the user-friendliness of the home entertainment system.
Published as:
WO9857249A1; EP0919021A1; US5956025A; TW385423B; KR20000068084A; JP2000516788A; EP0919021B1; DE69815996D1; DE69815996T2; KR100543356B1; JP3933708B2;