Computing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016283106-A1
Application number	US-201415036935-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	Jan 31, 2014
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computing device including a touch sensitive screen to display a graphical representation of a user interface and a processor module configured to control the graphical representation in response to signals representing user interaction. The user interface includes an orbital touch control to move in angular and radial directions relative to a reference point in response to signals representing user interaction with the orbital touch control. The processor module further can generate, in response to the signals representing the user interaction with the orbital touch control, control signals controlling parameters associated with data received at the computing device. The control signals include an indication of a value of a first parameter dependent on an angular position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point and a value of a second parameter dependent on a radial position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point.

First claim

1 . A computing device, comprising
a processor module configured to execute program code to provide useable functions of the computing device, and a touch sensitive screen formed from a touch sensing input module and a display module and configured to display a graphical representation of a user interface and to provide the processor module with signals representing interaction with the touch sensitive screen, the processor module being configured to control the graphical representation of the user interface in response to the signals representing the interaction, wherein the user interface includes an orbital touch control, the orbital touch control being configured to move in an angular direction and in a radial direction relative to a reference point in response to signals representing interaction with the orbital touch control, and the processor module is configured to generate, in response to the signals representing the interaction with the orbital touch control, control signals for controlling parameters associated with data received at the computing device, the control signals including an indication of values of a first and of a second of the parameters, the value of the first parameter being dependent on an angular position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point and the value of a second parameter being dependent on a radial position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point.

2 . A computing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data includes one or more
images captured by one or more image capturing devices and the parameters correspond to first and second parameters of the image capturing devices, the image capturing devices being configured to generate and to communicate to the computing device signals representing the captured images, and the computing device is configured to receive the signals representing the captured images and transmit the control signals to the image capturing devices, wherein the image capturing devices are configured to adjust the first and second parameters of the image capturing device dependent on the control signals.

3 . A computing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data includes one or more
images and the processor module is configured to adjust the first and second parameters of the one or more images dependent on the control signals.

4 . A computing device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the control signals
include an indication of a predetermined temporal period over which the parameters are to be adjusted.

5 . A computing device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the user interface comprises a
second orbital touch control configured to move relative to the reference point, the angular position of the second orbital touch control relative to the reference point representing a pre-adjustment value of the first parameter and the radial position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point representing a pre-adjustment value of the second parameter.

6 . A computing device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the one or more
images form one or more video streams.

7 . A computing device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the reference
point forms a central point of an aperture in the user interface and a portion of one of the one or more images is displayed within the aperture, the displayed portion having parameters adjusted in accordance the parameter values indicated in the control signals.

8 . A computing device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processor module is
configured to splice two video streams and the parameters are associated with the spicing of the two video streams.

9 . A video processing system, comprising
a video camera configured to generate video signals representing video captured by the video camera, a computing device comprising a touch sensitive screen configured to display a graphical representation of a user interface and to provide a processor module with signals representing user interaction with the touch sensitive screen, the processor module being configured to control the graphical representation of the user interface in response to the signals representing the interaction a server configured to receive the video signals from the video camera and provide at least some of the video signals to the computing device for reproduction of at least some of the images on the touch sensitive screen wherein the user interface includes an orbital touch control, the orbital touch control being configured to move in an angular direction and in a radial direction relative to a reference point in response to signals representing interaction with the orbital touch control, and the processor module is configured to generate, in response to the signals representing the interaction with the orbital touch control, control signals for controlling parameters associated with the video signals, the control signals including an indication of values of a first and of a second of the parameters, and the value of the first parameter being dependent on an angular position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point and the value of a second parameter being dependent on a radial position of the orbital touch control relative to the reference point.

10 . A video processing system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the computing device is
configured to transmit the control signals to the server, and the server is configured to adjust the parameters of the captured video dependent on the control signals and to provide an edited video stream to a client, the edited video stream including at least some of the captured video whose parameters have been adjusted.

11 . A video processing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the video camera
is configured for manual parameter adjustment by an operator, and the computing device is configured to transmit the control signals to the server, the server being configured to provide a change request representing the control signals to the video camera and the video camera is configured to present the change request to the operator via an operator interface.

12 . A video processing system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the system
comprises a plurality of video cameras and the server is configured to receive video signals from the video cameras and provide at least some of the video signals to the computing device for reproduction of at least some of the images on the touch sensitive screen and wherein the computing device is configured to transmit the control signals to the server, and the server is configured to adjust the parameters of the captured video of one or more of the plurality of video cameras dependent on the control signals and to provide an edited video stream to a client, the edited video stream including at least some of the captured video whose parameters have been adjusted.

13 . A method of generating of control signals for adjusting a first parameter and a second
parameter associated with data, the method comprising displaying a graphical representation of a user interface on a touch sensitive screen, providing a processor module with signals representing interaction with the touch sensitive screen, controlling the graphical representation of the user interface in response to the signals representing the interaction, wherein the user interface includes an orbital touch control, the orbital touch control being configured to move in an angular direction and in a radial direction relative to a reference point in response to signals representing user interaction with the orbital touch control, and the method including generating, in response to the

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Thorne Samuel John

Classifications

• H04N23/66

  Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title