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User interface system in which operation associated with input device may be selectively switched

US5119479A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1989
Grant dateJun 2, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S706/919
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user interface system receives data from input devices and, on input of data, that data is associated with one of a plurality of names, which names are stored in a reference memory. The resulting data signal is processed by suitable a processing device, which determines the operation to be carried out on the data on the basis of selection of one of a plurality of operations stored in a rule base memory, which selection is determined by the name that has been associated with the data. A control output to e.g. a display is then generated by the processing device. One of the operations stored in the rule base memory is that which determines the association of names and data. By configuring the user interface in this way, a more flexible arrangement can be achieved.

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