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US 6,538,635 B1Granted
Electronic apparatus comprising a display screen, and method of displaying graphics
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorNicolas Ringot
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a screen configured to display a desired portion of a icons. A controller rotationally moves of icons along a fictitious ring so that the desired portion of the icons are displayed on the screen.
Claims16
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a screen for displaying a plurality of graphics,
- movement means for moving said plurality of graphics, said movement means being constituted by means for rotating the plurality of graphics, and
- a hardware key which controls said means for rotation to effectuate rotating said plurality of graphics.
A method of displaying graphics, used in an apparatus provided with a screen comprising:
- arranging the graphics in a fictitious ring,
- assigning a number of the graphics to be visualized at the same time,
- displaying said number of the graphics on said screen, and
- rotating the graphics at the request of a user so as to cause a portion of the graphics desired by the user to appear.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a screen configured to display a desired portion of a plurality of graphics;
- and
- a controller configured to perform a rotational movement of said plurality of graphics along a fictitious ring so that said desired portion of said plurality of graphics is displayed on said screen, wherein said controller is configured to assign a number of said plurality of graphics to be included in said desired portion for simultaneously displaying on said screen said number of said plurality of graphics.
A method for selecting an icon from a plurality of icons comprising:
- arranging said plurality of icons in a fictitious ring;
- displaying a desired portion of said plurality of icons;
- rotationally moving said plurality of icons along said fictitious ring so that said desired portion of said plurality of icons are displayed on said screen;
- and
- assigning a number of said plurality of icons to be included in said desired portion for simultaneously displaying on said screen said number of said plurality of graphics.
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