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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Darren Kelly O'brien, Apple Valley, CA (US);
Dannie C. Lau, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Darren Kelly O'Brien, Apple Valley, CA (US);
Dannie C. Lau, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A system implements a circular navigation paradigm that matches a physical input device to a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI may be displayed on a personal navigation device, music player, or any other electronic device that employs a GUI. The match between the physical input device and the GUI facilitates ready understanding and intuitive interaction with the GUI by the device operator. The circular navigation paradigm may also extend over multiple screens within an application, and across multiple applications, to provide consistency of operation throughout the entire feature set of this device.