Joseph L Michels

US Patent:

20020143912, Oct 3, 2002

Filed:

Apr 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/823117

Inventors:

Joseph Michels - Scottsdale AZ, US
Michael Bordelon - Phoenix AZ, US
Kevin Wills - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc.

International Classification:

G06F015/16
G06F015/173

US Classification:

709/223000, 709/201000

Abstract:

A method of previewing content in a distributed communications system () includes receiving categorized content () at a remote communications node (). The categorized content () is then evaluated and assigned contextual audio content (). The categorized content () is then previewed utilizing the contextual audio content (). Contextual audio content () can be user-provided and user-defined in order to enrich the distributed communications system () environment.

US Patent:

6529804, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Nov 7, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/707537

Inventors:

Dave Draggon - Tempe AZ
Joseph Michels - Scottsdale AZ

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

701 1, 3404255, 386 46, 386 96, 345716

Abstract:

The user interface disclosed in the present disclosure allows the user to âtuneâ to a âcontentâ station just like he is accustomed to tuning to a radio station. The channel band GUI presents various content or feature bands as rotating belts of icons with each icon representing a channel on the band. The use of graphical belts enables a dynamic number of channels per band and the dynamic number of bands. The graphical presentation of the bands includes the presentation of sub-band âvisual hintsâ as a user highlights a channel on a given band. Provided that there is sufficient room on the display, a super-band visual hint can be used to indicate to the user that the current band is a sub-band. The user tunes to a channel by rotating a dial and selecting a channel from the band. A channel can be âfine tunedâ by rotating the dial within the channel âbandâ and making a selection that presents a sub-band for that channel.