Patent ID: 9158457
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a display control module; a cursor control device coupled to the display control module; a graphical user interface displayable by the display control module, the graphical user interface comprising a plurality of a graphical control element, each of the plurality of the graphical control element operable to control a different controllable parameter; and a human interface device in data communication with the display control module, the human interface device comprising a plurality of keys that are separate physical keys, each of the plurality of keys mapped to a separate one of the graphical control element by the display control module, the graphical control element adjustable by the cursor control device while the key mapped to the graphical control element is activated and the graphical control element decoupled from adjustment by the cursor control device when the key mapped to the graphical control element is deactivated, wherein adjustment of the graphical control element is prohibited when the separate physical key of the human interface device to which the graphical control element corresponds is placed in an inactive state via the separate physical key being released and not depressed, the separate physical key and not the graphical control element being placed in the inactive state, wherein responsive to the separate physical key to which the graphical control element corresponds being placed in an active state via the separate physical key being and remaining depressed, a cursor on the graphical user interface is automatically moved over the graphical control element and the graphical control element is activated, the separate physical key and not the graphical control element being placed in the active state, wherein when the separate physical key to which the graphical control element corresponds is in the active state in which the separate physical key is currently being depressed, and the separate physical key is then placed in the inactive state by being released, the graphical control element is deactivated such that the graphical control element is no longer adjustable, wherein when the graphical control element is activated, a larger version thereof is displayed on a bottom of the display control module and is directly manipulated, and an original version of the graphical control element that is smaller than the larger version is still displayed, direct manipulation of the larger version causing corresponding changes to the original version that is smaller.