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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
May. 05, 2003
Eric Gould Bear, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chad Magendanz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Aditha May Adams, Seattle, WA (US);
Carl Ledbetter, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Steve Kaneko, Medina, WA (US);
Dale Clark Crosier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott Plank, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Gould Bear, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chad Magendanz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Aditha May Adams, Seattle, WA (US);
Carl Ledbetter, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Steve Kaneko, Medina, WA (US);
Dale Clark Crosier, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott Plank, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A record button that facilitates audiovisual input into a computer system without requiring manual interaction (direct manipulation interaction) with software. The record button may be grouped with transport controls, a standalone button, or grouped with other controls. The record button may be actuated with different types of actuation techniques, each of which may correspond to a different audio and/or video operating mode, which may be user configurable. A record light may be provided to notify the user of the current recording mode via variable colors and/or flash patterns. The record button can work in conjunction with a camera button and with manual software switching of recording modes.