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Apparatus for providing a user interface, peripheral devices, computer means, methods of providing a user interface, and programs

US8244921B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Canon Europa N.V. · NL

Inventors

Karsten Huster · Bad Iburg, DE
Michael Rosemann · Wallenhorst, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2008
Grant date	Aug 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided an apparatus for providing a user interface comprising a peripheral device (1) for displaying a user interface, and computer means (2) connected to the peripheral device (1). The apparatus is configured to provide user-interface information to the peripheral device (1), and the peripheral device (1) is configured to allow a user to interact with a program on the computer means (2) via a user interface displayed on the peripheral device (1). The apparatus is configured so that the computer means (2) sends user-interface information to the peripheral device (1) to allow the peripheral device (1) to display a plurality of panes of the user interface to the user without receiving further user-interface information from the computer means (2).

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