(19)
(11) EP 2 112 578 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
07.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/14

(43) Date of publication:
28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(21) Application number: 09167880.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/033(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 01.05.2003 US 428600

(60) Divisional application:
10154441.9

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
04760555.5 / 1618554

(71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Smith, Gregory-Clark
    92648, Boulogne cedex (FR)
  • Quinn, Thomas
    92648, Boulogne cedex (FR)
  • Leftwich, James
    92648, Boulogne cedex (FR)

(74) Representative: Deschamps, Samuel 
Thomson 1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex (FR)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 14-08-2009 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Multimedia user interface


(57) A user interface for multimedia centers advantageously utilizes hand-held inertialsensing user input devices to select channels and quickly navigate the dense menus of options. Extensive use of the high resolution and bandwidth of such user input devices is combined with strategies to avoid unintentional inputs and with dense and intuitive interactive graphical displays.