Invention Grant
- Patent Title: TV widget animation
- Patent Title (中): 电视小部件动画
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Application No.: US12384312Application Date: 2009-04-02
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Publication No.: US08181120B2Publication Date: 2012-05-15
- Inventor: Steven Friedlander , Thomas Patrick Dawson , Seth Hill , Ted Dunn
- Applicant: Steven Friedlander , Thomas Patrick Dawson , Seth Hill , Ted Dunn
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo US NJ Park Ridge
- Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo US NJ Park Ridge
- Agency: Miller Patent Services
- Agent Jerry A. Miller
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
An example television Widget movement method involves receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, wherein the Widget programs, when in Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a command from the remote controller that establishes one of the plurality of displayed Widget programs as being in focus; and receiving a command from the remote controller that places the Widget program that is currently in focus in a Move Mode, where the Widget representation can be moved about the display while in Move Mode, wherein when the Widget is in Move Mode, the Widget representation is responsive to navigation commands from the remote controller to move about the display, and wherein such movement is animated using a 3 dimensional graphics engine. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100257554A1 TV widget animation Public/Granted day:2010-10-07
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