US 9,851,842 B1Granted

Systems and methods for adjusting display characteristics

AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.

InventorSusanto Sen

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Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for adjusting display characteristics, such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, color balance, and gamma correction. A media guidance application may generate for display on a touch screen multiple indicators corresponding to a plurality of display characteristics. The media guidance application may detect a first contact point on the touch screen and a second contact point while the first contact point remains in contact with the touch screen. In response to detecting the first and second contact points, the media guidance application may retrieve a mapping for display characteristics that associate each of the contact points with one of the plurality of display characteristics based on certain criteria. The user may manipulate each contact point individually to change the display characteristics simultaneously and achieve the desired combination of display characteristics.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for adjusting display characteristics of a display device, the method comprising:

generating for display on a touch screen a first axis corresponding to a first display characteristic and a first indicator that indicates a current value of the first display characteristic;
generating for display on the touch screen, concurrently with the first axis and the first indicator, a second axis corresponding to a second display characteristic that is different from the first display characteristic, and a second indicator that indicates a current value of the second display characteristic;
detecting a first contact point on the touch screen;
in response to detecting the first contact point, selecting a database listing display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to a detection of a single contact point;
detecting a second contact point on the touch screen while the first contact point remains in contact with the touch screen for a threshold time period;
in response to detecting the second contact point on the touch screen while the first contact point remains in contact with the touch screen, selecting a database listing mappings for display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to a detection of multiple contact points;
selecting from the database listing mappings for display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to the detection of multiple contact points, a mapping, which causes control circuitry to associate the first contact point with the first display characteristic and the second contact point with the second display characteristic;
calculating, using the control circuitry, a first distance based on the first contact point and a position of the first indicator and a second distance based on the second contact point and a position of the second indicator;
and
simultaneously changing the first indicator by a first amount based on the first distance and the second indicator by a second amount based on the second distance, wherein the first amount is independent from the second amount.

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A system for adjusting display characteristics of a display device, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:
generate for display on a touch screen a first axis corresponding to a first display characteristic and a first indicator that indicates a current value of the first display characteristic;
generate for display on the touch screen, concurrently with the first axis and the first indicator, a second axis corresponding to a second display characteristic that is different from the first display characteristic, and a second indicator that indicates a current value of the second display characteristic;
detect a first contact point on the touch screen;
in response to detecting the first contact point, select a database listing display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to a detection of a single contact point;
detect a second contact point on the touch screen while the first contact point remains in contact with the touch screen for a threshold time period;
in response to detecting the second contact point on the touch screen while the first contact point remains in contact with the touch screen, select a database listing mappings for display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to a detection of multiple contact points;
select from the database listing mappings for display characteristic mappings that are triggered in response to the detection of multiple contact points, a mapping, which causes the control circuitry to associate the first contact point with the first display characteristic and the second contact point with the second display characteristic;
calculate a first distance based on the first contact point and a position of the first indicator and a second distance based on the second contact point and a position of the second indicator;
and
simultaneously change the first indicator by a first amount based on the first distance and the second indicator by a second amount based on the second distance, wherein the first amount is independent from the second amount.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/233,602Filed 10 Aug 2016
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06F 3/04847
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 2203/04808
Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/048: several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the…
G06F
Computing and data processing