Method and apparatus for indicating states of electronic...

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2005-06-28

2005-06-28

Voeltz, Emanuel Todd (Department: 2121)

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Generic control system, apparatus or process

Having operator control interface

C700S017000, C725S037000, C725S088000, C725S102000, C345S215000, C345S949000, C345S960000, C345S950000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06912431

ABSTRACT:
An electronic device operation method and apparatus. A current state of a device such as TVs or VCRs is indicated as a graphic moving picture of a familiar character shape. Pictures containing an associated character shape are stored in correspondence with a various states of the electronic device. The pictures are formed of fonts each of which has a predetermined magnitude and corresponds to a block of the picture. One or more fonts are read during the time of shifting a device state according to a user key input, and the fonts are changed at time intervals to display a moving picture. A sound corresponding to the moving picture may be output together with the displayed moving picture, to further enhance the device state indication. Thus, a current state of the electronic device is more recognized by persons who do not read characters.

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