User configurable control panel layout for medical device
US8570755B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0017
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device has been designed that allows for modular rearrangement of groups of controls such that a user can shift control “pods” from left to right on the face of the device without changing the functionality of the device in any manner. The pods are electrically and mechanically movable from one port to another and thus pods can be designed having different control types for controlling the same function. Thus, an operator can select the operator's preferred control types for a particular set of functions and can then adapt the control panel with the operator's preference of both control type and control function location. This then allows the same device to be used by different operators one after the other with each operator being able to customize the control panel according to that operator's preferences. In one embodiment operators can rearrange the control panel in the hot mode so that the device need not be turned off.
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