Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User interface for operating a computer from a distance
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Application No.: US10174619Application Date: 2002-06-19
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Publication No.: US08370744B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Kathryn L. Parker , William T. Flora, Jr. , Jeffrey C. Fong , Mark R. Gibson , Mark D. MacKenzie , Molly Scoville Rhoten , Tandy W. Trower , Mark Jeffrey Weinberg , Christopher Daniel Williams , Rodger William Benson
- Applicant: Kathryn L. Parker , William T. Flora, Jr. , Jeffrey C. Fong , Mark R. Gibson , Mark D. MacKenzie , Molly Scoville Rhoten , Tandy W. Trower , Mark Jeffrey Weinberg , Christopher Daniel Williams , Rodger William Benson
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
A new user interface, a distance user interface, in a computer system for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance is provided. A centralized display is provided enabling a user to access streaming video and sound as well as music files, video files, and picture files from a single screen. Collaborative sharing of media content is provided by enabling a computer's operations and feedback to be collectively observed from a distance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030234804A1 User interface for operating a computer from a distance Public/Granted day:2003-12-25
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