Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
307 words
A visual user interface for use in controlling the interaction of a device with a spatial region, comprising: means for displaying a target space and a control space, wherein an overlapping portion of the control space is within the target space, the content of the overlapping portion of the control space being substantially the same as the content of the target space that would otherwise be present at the location of the overlapping portion of the control space, such that the content of the target space provides context for at least the overlapping portion of the control space; and means for enabling a user to change the state of the display of the control space, wherein the device is controlled in response to the state of the display of the control space; wherein the target space comprises a moving video image of a target area defined by the boundaries within which the device is capable of interacting with the spatial region and the overlapping portion of the control space comprises a moving video image of the portion of the target space with which the device is interacting at any given time; wherein the target space comprises an area too large to be displayed at one time by the visual user interface and wherein the means for displaying is configured to display a portion of the target space at any given time and to change the portion displayed, if needed, in response to movement of the control space relative to the target space by the user, so as to display a portion of the target space that includes the overlapping portion of the control space, even if the control space is moved by the user to an area within the target space that lies outside the portion of the target space originally displayed by the visual user interface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
307 words
A visual user interface for use in controlling the interaction of a device with a spatial region, comprising: means for displaying a target space and a control space, wherein an overlapping portion of the control space is within the target space, the content of the overlapping portion of the control space being substantially the same as the content of the target space that would otherwise be present at the location of the overlapping portion of the control space, such that the content of the target space provides context for at least the overlapping portion of the control space; and means for enabling a user to change the state of the display of the control space, wherein the device is controlled in response to the state of the display of the control space; wherein the target space comprises a moving video image of a target area defined by the boundaries within which the device is capable of interacting with the spatial region and the overlapping portion of the control space comprises a moving video image of the portion of the target space with which the device is interacting at any given time; wherein the target space comprises an area too large to be displayed at one time by the visual user interface and wherein the means for displaying is configured to display a portion of the target space at any given time and to change the portion displayed, if needed, in response to movement of the control space relative to the target space by the user, so as to display a portion of the target space that includes the overlapping portion of the control space, even if the control space is moved by the user to an area within the target space that lies outside the portion of the target space originally displayed by the visual user interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A visual user interface as in claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a video camera, the target space comprises a target scene, and the control space comprises a control scene; and wherein the control scene comprises a scene currently being filmed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A visual user interface as in claim 1 , wherein the means for enabling a user to change the state of the control space is adapted to enable the user to change the size of the control space with respect to the target space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A visual user interface as in claim 1 , wherein the means for enabling a user to change the state of the control space is adapted to enable the user to change the shape of the control space with respect to the target space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A visual user interface as in claim 1 , wherein the means for enabling a user to change the state of the control space is adapted to enable the user to change the angular orientation of the control space with respect to the target space.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A visual user interface as in claim 1 , wherein the means for enabling a user to change the state of the control space is adapted to enable the user to change the location of the control space with respect to the target space.