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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Michael Senge, Darmstadt, DE;
Kai Tomerius, Darmstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Senge, Darmstadt, DE;
Kai Tomerius, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an arrangement for operating television-technological apparatuses, operating and display elements can be represented on a screen. The screen is provided with a touch-sensitive input field. The respective value of at least one quantity to be set is represented graphically. The at least one quantity to be set can be set by touching the input field in a touch region enclosing the representation and moving the touch point in a direction corresponding to the change in the quantity to be set.