Directionally oriented interfaces and systems and methods for the same

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to directionally oriented keyboards for interfacing with a virtual workspace, including applications executing therein, and related systems, methods, and devices. A selectable object of an invoked directionally oriented keyboard may be selected responsive to directional information. Directional information may be provided by a user input device such as a thumbstick device or video capture device. A selectable object and/or information associated with the selectable object may be provided to a business application that is associated with an invoked directionally oriented keyboard.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method of using a directionally oriented keyboard at a virtual reality environment, the method comprising:
 receiving directional information while a directionally oriented keyboard is invoked;   displaying a first visual indicator for a selected segment of the directionally oriented keyboard responsive to the directional information, the selected segment including a first number of selectable objects in a first concentric region and a second number of selectable objects in a second, different concentric region, the selectable objects of the first and second number of selectable objects arranged at locations such that paths are visually defined that extend in a substantially linear manner from a common reference location to respective selectable objects and respective ones of the paths provide respective ones of the selectable objects a direct line of sight to the common reference location;   identifying a selectable object of the first number of selectable objects of the selected segment responsive to the directional information;   displaying a second visual indicator for the identified selectable object responsive to identifying the selectable object; and   providing the selectable object to a business application that is associated with the directionally oriented keyboard.