Substituting touch gestures for GUI or hardware keys to control audio video play

1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:

processor;

touch screen display controlled by the processor; and

computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:

present a main graphical user interface (GUI) on the touch screen display for video playback control, wherein touch input on the touch screen display is disabled and the main GUI includes first and second main GUI elements manipulable by means of respective wireless commands from a wireless remote control (RC) spaced from the CE device at least to cause respective first and second control commands to be implemented by the processor responsive to receiving the wireless commands, the control commands for controlling respective first and second video playback functions of the CE device,

responsive to a wireless signal from the RC that is spaced from the CE device, present at least one toggle element on the touch screen display selectable at least using the RC to hide the main first and second GUI elements that are manipulable by the RC and to enable touch commands on the touch screen display of the CE device, wherein the touch commands include at least first and second touch gesture patterns on the touch screen display and wherein the first and second touch gesture patterns are respectively correlated to the first and second video playback control commands.

2. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the first touch pattern is two successive swipes up the touch screen display starting nearer to a bottom edge of the display and ending nearer to a top edge of the display, and the first control command is channel up.

3. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the first touch pattern is two successive swipes down the touch screen display and the first control command is channel down.

4. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the first touch pattern is two successive long presses on the touch screen display and the first control command is “display electronic program guide (EPG)”, a long press being continuous contact against the display for longer than a predetermined period substantially in one place on the display, two successive long presses being two long presses separated from each other temporally by a time period, causing an EPG to be presented on the display.

5. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the first touch pattern is a single press against the touch screen display and the first control command is “show menu”, causing a menu to be presented on the display.

6. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

(a) Play/Pause—TWO SUCCESSIVE TAPS to toggle from play to pause and two successive taps to toggle from pause to play

(b) 4 way (cursor)—FLICK or SWIPE up to move cursor up, FLICK OR SWIPE down to move cursor down, FLICK OR SWIPE left to move cursor left, FLICK OR SWIPE RIGHT to move cursor right

(c) Select—TAP

(d) fast forward—FLICK/SWIPE right

(e) rewind—FLICK/SWIPE left

(f) record—SPIRAL

(g) Next chapter—two successive FLICKS OR SWIPES up

(h) Previous chapter—two successive FLICKS or SWIPES down

(i) Stop—CIRCLE.

7. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

Play/Pause—TWO SUCCESSIVE TAPS to toggle from play to pause and two successive laps to toggle from pause to play.

8. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled;

4 way (cursor)—FLICK or SWIPE up to move cursor up, FLICK OR SWIPE down to move cursor down, FLICK OR SWIPE of to move cursor left, FLICK OR SWIPE RIGHT to move cursor right.

9. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

Select—TAP.

10. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

fast forward—FLICK/SWIPE right.

11. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

rewind—FLICK/SWIPE left.

12. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

record—SPIRAL.

13. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

Next chapter—two successive FLICKS OR SWIPES up.

14. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

(h) Previous chapter—two successive FLICKS or SWIPES down.

15. The CE device of claim 1 , wherein the CE device is configured instructions to receive audio video data from a video source and the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor to send the following commands to the video source when the following touch gestures are sensed and touch control is enabled:

Stop—CIRCLE.

16. Device comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions executable by a processor of a consumer electronics (CE) device to configure the processor to:

present a main graphical user interface (GUI) on the touch screen display for video playback control, wherein touch input on the touch screen display is disabled and the main GUI includes first and second main GUI elements manipulable by means of respective wireless commands from a wireless remote control (RC) spaced from the CE device at least to cause respective first and second control commands to be implemented by the processor responsive to receiving the wireless commands, the control commands for controlling respective first and second video playback functions of the CE device,

responsive to a wireless signal from the RC that is spaced from the CE device, present at least one toggle element on the touch screen display selectable at least using the RC to hide the main first and second GUI elements that are manipulable by the RC and to enable touch commands on the touch screen display of the CE device, wherein the touch commands include at least first and second touch gesture patterns on the touch screen display and wherein the first and second touch gesture patterns are respectively correlated to the first and second video playback control commands.