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Apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus without using eyesight

US7318198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2003
Grant dateJan 8, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/0049
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus comprising an operation input device configured to allow a user to input an instruction for operating the apparatus without using eyesight, and an output device configured to output information informing the user of a status of inputting the instruction for operating the apparatus and a result of inputting the instruction for operating the apparatus by a sound and a voice so that the user can operate the apparatus without using eyesight.

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