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Function display circuit and method thereof in an electronic system

US5515071A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1990
Grant dateMay 7, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an electronic system having a plurality of function parts, a function display circuit comprising PA1 a switching part to select a desired function part, a first display part to display an operating function part, a second display part to display a function of the operating function part and logic control means including a first and a second MICOM parts, said second MICOM part being controlled by the first MICOM part to drive the first and the second display parts respectively, and PA1 a function display method comprising a function decision process to decide a switching state, a function stop process to stop driving each of the first and the second display parts for an unselected function part, and a function display process to display an operating state and a function of a selected function part.

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