Device for operating television appliances
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsMichael Senge, Kai Tomerius
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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.
Claims12
An arrangement for operating television-technological apparatuses,
- wherein
- operating and display elements can be represented on a screen (5), wherein the screen (5) is provided with a touch-sensitive input field (6), wherein the respective value of at least one quantity to be set is represented graphically, and wherein the at least one quantity to be set can be set by touching the input field (6) in a touch region (22, 31, 13) enclosing the representation (21, 32, 11) and moving the touch point (24, 25, 33, 34, 14) in a direction corresponding to the change in the quantity to be set.
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- at least one display element is a symbol (32) represented on a display area (31), and wherein the touch region is an area enclosing the display area (31).
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- at least one operating element (11, 12) is realized by moving the touch point (14, 16, 18) about a pivot, the change in the value to be set being effected by the respective angle of rotation, and wherein the touch region (13) is significantly larger than the representation of the operating element (11, 12).
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- numeric, alphanumeric and/or symbolic representations of the respective values are provided in addition to the graphical representation.
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- the ratio between the movement and the change in the quantity to be set is adjustable.
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- a plurality of operating and display menus are provided, which can be selected with the aid of touch fields (41, 58) provided on the touch-sensitive input field and/or keys, rotary regulators and/or trackballs arranged beside the touch-sensitive input field.
The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims,
- wherein
- the quantities respectively set are transmitted to the television-technological apparatus (1), and wherein received set quantities are sent back from the television-technological apparatus (1) and displayed on the screen (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.