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Control device for an apparatus

US4780806A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateSep 26, 1985
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00092
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control device for use in controlling various information relating to an apparatus which can be operated in response to the instructions fed from the control device. The control device is provided with a memory device for storing information relating to the operation of the apparatus and is operable by mounting a memory medium in which coded information in relation to the user of the apparatus are registered. The control device comprises a key input board operable by the user for inputting a specific coded signal, apparatus for causing the input coded signal to be registered in the memory medium and apparatus for enabling the apparatus in response to the registration of the coded signal in the memory medium.

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