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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
William Russell Belknap, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Victor Kauffmann, San Jose, CA (US);
William Russell Belknap, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Victor Kauffmann, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A non-computer interface to a storage system includes a set top box (STB) or interface unit connected to a storage system for storing information to be accessed by a user. The storage system can be a database, such as a relational database having a plurality of tables, or a digital library system, for storing information to be accessed by the user. Also stored in the storage system are navigation information or rules for controlling a user's navigation of the database. A user interacts with the storage system through the STB, sending navigation commands to the storage system via the STB. The navigation commands available to a user are generated by combining the navigation rules with the user's access privileges. The user can send navigation commands via a remote controller which sends cursor control commands to the STB. Alternatively, the user can send navigation commands via a virtual reality interface.