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Information processing system

US5436639A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateMar 15, 1994
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/033
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing system which comprises an integral input and display unit comprising a display which enables an object to be selectively displayed at one of a plurality of positions in a display area and a tablet having an input face overlaid on a display face of the display, the input and display face being disposed substantially horizontally, and a display whose display face is disposed substantially uprightly, wherein when an object is presented to a user in the display area of the display, a display position of the object is determined in response to at least one of a state of the user, a state of the input and display face, and a display state of the display, thereby enabling the object to be displayed at an easy-to-use position relative to the user's position.

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