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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Jérôme Martin, Paris, FR;
Hervé Dartigues, Paris, FR;
Jérôme Martin, Paris, FR;
Hervé Dartigues, Paris, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
The invention makes it possible to select an element from a list of elements represented by icons. A first element is selected by affixing a graphics distinction on its icon. When the user activates and holds a command, said graphics distinction moves from the first icon to a second icon. A second element is selected when the graphics distinction occupies at least one determined area of the second icon representing this second element. According to an improvement, the graphics distinction moves from icon to icon, totally overlapping only a single icon at a time. The invention also relates to a device able to execute the method of selecting an element by moving a graphics distinction.