Patent ID: 6778191
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of enabling a user to interact with a consumer electronics system, the behavior of the system being modeled by a plurality of dynamically changing system elements including system states denoting, at least, recognition of commands of the user, comprehension of commands of the user, non-comprehension of commands of the user, non-recognition of commands of the user, incremental passage of time, and inaction, the method comprising the steps:choosing one appearance from a plurality of different appearances of one object in dependence on actual values of the plurality of dynamically change system elements; and presenting the chosen appearance to the user, wherein a plurality of the independent system elements exclusively correspond to a respective plurality of aspects of the object, the step of choosing an appearance comprises choosing, in response to a predetermined change of any one of said plurality of independent system elements, an appearance of the object that only differs in the respective one of the plurality of aspects from a currently chosen appearance of the object.