Method and apparatus for controlling a user interface of a consumer electronic device
OwnerJen-Ming Tsao, Yuan-Ching Lin +1inventors
InventorsJen-Ming Tsao, Yuan-Ching Lin, Chih-Hung Cheng
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling a user interface of a consumer electronic device. An exemplary embodiment of a method for controlling a user interface of a consumer electronic device, including a plurality of I/O interfaces for communication with a plurality of data sources, is disclosed. The method comprises: utilizing the user interface to display a content list of a first data source present in the consumer electronic device if the first data source is active; and when a second data source is added to the consumer electronic device and then actively selected, utilizing the same user interface to display a content list of the second data source.
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A method for controlling a user interface of a consumer electronic device comprising a plurality of I/O interfaces for communication with a plurality of data sources, the method comprising:
- utilizing the user interface to display a content list of a first data source present in the consumer electronic device if the first data source is active;
- and
- when a second data source is added to the consumer electronic device and then actively selected, utilizing the same user interface to display a content list of the second data source.
A method for controlling a user interface of a consumer electronic device, the consumer electronic device capable of communicating with a plurality of data sources, the method comprising:
- if a first data source is present in the consumer electronic device and being active, utilizing the user interface to display a content list of the first data source;
- and
- when a second data source is added to the consumer electronic device, utilizing the same user interface to display a content list of the second data source.
A consumer electronic device capable of communicating with a plurality of data sources, comprising:
- a storage unit for storing a user interface program;
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- a controller, coupled to the storage unit, operative to execute the user interface program and control a user interface shown on a display unit, wherein the user interface is controlled to display a content list of a first data source present in the consumer electronic device if the first data source is active, and when a second data source is added to the consumer electronic device and then actively selected, the same user interface is controlled to display a content list of the second data source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.