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20100232176 | Illuminator method and device - A first toroidal ray guide defines an axis of revolution and has a toroidal entrance pupil adapted to image light incident on the entrance pupil at an angle to the axis of revolution between 40 and 140 degrees, and it also has a first imaging surface opposite the entrance pupil. A second toroidal ray guide also defines the same axis of revolution and has a second imaging surface adjacent to the first imaging surface. Various additions and further qualities of the ray guides, which form optical channels, are disclosed. In a method light emanating from a source at between 40-140 degrees from an optical axis is received at an entrance pupil of a ray guide arrangement that is circularly symmetric about the optical axis. Then the received light is redirected through the ray guide arrangement to an exit pupil in an average direction substantially parallel to the optical axis. | 09-16-2010 |
20100284201 | Illuminator using non-uniform light sources - An optical system comprises at least a source module comprising a non-uniform extended source (e.g., RGB-LED), an optical engine, and at least one of a lightpipe and a lenslet array arrangement. The optical engine is by example detailed at co-owned WO 2008/017718, and has a first toroidal ray guide and a second ray guide defining a common axis of revolution and having complementary imaging surfaces and pupils. For the case in which the system includes the lightpipe, such a lightpipe is disposed between the source module and the optical engine. For the case in which the system includes the lenslet array arrangement, the optical engine is disposed between the source module and the lenslet array arrangement. At least one ray guiding component, also detailed at WO 2008/017718, can be an alternative to the above optical engine. The lenslet array arrangement may include first and second lenslet arrays having corresponding lenslets. | 11-11-2010 |
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20090083665 | MULTI-STATE UNIFIED PIE USER INTERFACE - A state menu selection system that provides a function control set relating to an active application, maps at least one function from the function control set to at least one input device, and activates a function from the control set upon activation of the corresponding input device. | 03-26-2009 |
20090158214 | System, Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Presentation of Content Items of a Media Collection - An apparatus for providing presentation of content items of a media collection may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to provide for a rendering of a content item having at least a first attribute and a second attribute, enable a user to access other content items related to the content item by the first attribute using a first scrolling function oriented with respect to a first axis, and enable the user to access further content items related to the content item by the second attribute using a second scrolling function oriented with respect to a second axis. | 06-18-2009 |
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20090143977 | Visual Travel Guide - A novel method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide a mobile terminal user with up to date information regarding a point/location of interest. A user may identify a destination, and subsequently select points of interest at the destination from photos, audio or other media displayed to the user. Each media item may be geo-tagged or otherwise associated with a particular point of interest, tourist location, museum, etc. For example, when visiting Washington, D.C., the user may be shown photos of the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Museums, Lincoln Memorial, and the White House. The user may select one or more of the points of interest, and the system then generates an itinerary and/or a walking/driving/biking travel route responsive to the selected media items. | 06-04-2009 |
20100295780 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING DISPLAY OF A CURSOR - An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive indication of a continuous stroke input associated with a contact region of a touch display, the continuous stroke input comprising at least a first input, and a second input, cause display of a cursor offset from the contact region in response to determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input, cause display of cursor to move so that the cursor remains offset from the contact region in response to determining that the second input relates to a movement input, and determine an operation based, at least in part, on position of at least part of a cursor. | 11-25-2010 |
20150062057 | Method and Apparatus for Apparatus Input - A method comprising receiving an indication of a first touch input that is associated with a region of a grip surface of an apparatus, the first touch input comprising a contact input, determining that the first touch input is a setting designation input that designates a setting for adjustment, receiving an indication of a second touch input that is associated with a different region of a grip surface of the apparatus, the second touch input being separate from the first touch input, performing adjustment of a value of the setting based, at least in part, on the second touch input, and receiving an indication of a release input of the first touch input is disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |