Mailing machine including an embedded control system having a screen control architecture
US6297821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00419
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control system for a mailing machine includes a user interface having a display, a memory having a screen region, a plurality of screens stored within the screen region and a control program for displaying the plurality of screens on the display and for controlling the operation of the mailing machine. Each of the plurality of screens has pre-function data and background function data, respectively. The pre-function data includes image data relating to a screen image for display. The control program uses the pre-function data to identify a pre-function to be executed before displaying the screen image and uses the background function data to identify a background function to be executed during the display of the screen image.
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