Controlling device with dual-mode, touch-sensitive display
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorCraig M. Janik
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Abstract
A processing device of a universal controlling device is programmed to distinguish between a first input type provided to a touch-sensitive surface and a second input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the first input type which is indicative of an icon selection made upon the touch-sensitive surface the processing device causes a transmitter to transmit first data representative of the selected icon. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the second input type which is indicative of a moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit second data being representative of the moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface.
Claims12
A universal controlling device, comprising:
- a display having a touch-sensitive surface in which is displayed a plurality of graphical user interface icons;
- a transmitter for transmitting data for commanding functional operations of one or more appliances located remotely from the controlling device;
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- a processing device for causing the transmitter to transmit data in response to input provided to the touch-sensitive surface;
- wherein, in response to the touch-sensitive surface of the universal controlling device being provided a first input type indicative of a selection of a one of the plurality of displayed graphical user interface icons, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit first data for commanding at least a first functional operation of the one or more appliances with the first data being representative of the one of the plurality of graphical user interface icon selected by the first input type and, in response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided a second input type indicative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit second data for commanding at least a second functional operation of the one or more appliances with the second data being representative of the motion made across the touch-sensitive surface provided by the second input type, and wherein the processing device is programmed to distinguish the first input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface from the second input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface.
A non-transitory computer-readable media embodied in a physical memory device having stored thereon instructions for causing a universal controlling device comprised of a display having a touch-sensitive surface and adapted to transmit data to one or more appliances located remotely from the controlling device to perform steps comprising:
- displaying in the display of the universal controlling device one or more graphical user interfaces comprised of graphical user interface icons;
- accepting via the touch-sensitive surface of the universal controlling device a first input type indicative of a selection of a displayed graphical user interface icon;
- initiating a transmission by the universal controlling device to the one or more appliances first data representative of the displayed graphical user interface icon selected by the first input type;
- accepting via the touch-sensitive surface of the universal controlling device a second input type indicative of a motion made across the touch-sensitive surface;
- initiating a transmission by the universal controlling device to the one or more appliances second data representative of the motion made across the touch-sensitive surface provided by the second input type;
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- allowing the universal controlling device to distinguish the first input type received via the touch-sensitive surface from the second input type received via the touch-sensitive surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.