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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Frank A. Hunleth, Rockville, MD (US);
Negar Moshiri, Bethesda, MD (US);
William J. Napier, Germantown, MD (US);
Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);
Frank J. Wroblewski, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kevin Conroy, Rockville, MD (US);
Charles W.K. Gritton, Sterling, VA (US);
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a control framework for organizing, selecting and launching media items including graphical user interfaces coupled with an optional 3D control device for collection of the basic control primitives of point, click, scroll, hover and zoom which permit for easy and rapid selection of media items, e.g., movies, songs etc., from large or small collections. The remote control maps natural hand movements and gestures into relevant commands while the graphical display uses images, zooming for increased/decreased levels of detail and continuity of GUI objects to provide easy organization, selection and navigation among the media items by a user.