DEVICE FOR INTERACTING WITH REAL-TIME STREAMS OF CONTENT

摘要

An end-user system (10) for transforming real-time streams of content into an output presentation includes a user interface (30) that allows a user to interact with the streams. The user interface includes a moveable object (32) and a fixed object (36), which is divided into a plurality of sections (38). A user operates the user interface (30) by causing the moveable object (32) to move onto the fixed object (36), and each section (38) of the fixed object (36) that is struck by the moveable object (32) produces a magnetic field. The combination of magnetic fields produced on the fixed object (36) determines which streams of contact are activated or deactivated. The present invention allows a user to adapt the presentation according to his/her own preferences, instead of merely being a spectator.