Compact and ergonomic communications terminal equipped with proximity detection surfaces
US5598527A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/96011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The compact and ergonomic communications terminal equipped with proximity detection surfaces embodying the invention comprises a screen and command device distributed around the periphery of the screen, the command device comprising two devices for detection on a respective axis of the position of an operator's finger, divided into a plurality of segments assimilable with switch operating keys, the axes of these two detection devices being perpendicular to one another and each disposed facing an edge of the screen. It is notably used inside the cockpit of an aircraft.
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