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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Peter Charles Eastty, Eynsham, GB;
Peter Damien Thorpe, Oxon, GB;
Christopher Sleight, Chipping Norton, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Charles Eastty, Eynsham, GB;
Peter Damien Thorpe, Oxon, GB;
Christopher Sleight, Chipping Norton, GB;
Assignee:
Sony United Kingdom Limited, England, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Data processing apparatus comprises an array of user-operable controls, the controls being adjustable by movement of a user's hand while touching a control; a detector for detecting when a user's hand is touching a control; a display screen for displaying respective screen icons associated with the controls; and a display processor, responsive to a detection that a user's hand is touching one of the controls, for altering the screen icon associated with that control.