Radar apparatus

Details Radar apparatus Radar apparatus

1994-01-06

1995-06-20

Sotomayor, John B.

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

With particular circuit

Display

342183, G01S 722

Patent

active

054264367

ABSTRACT:
A marine radar has a screen on which is displayed a radar image and several representations of the different control functions of the radar such as range, gain and sea clutter setting. The radar also has a key pad with three keys and a tracker ball that is connected to the radar control unit. The control unit generates a marker on the screen that is movable by the tracker ball. To change one of the control functions, the tracker ball is displaced until the marker moves into the region of the representation of the appropriate control function. The control unit then produces three boxes on the screen below the control function to indicate the different options available for that function. The user can select the desired option by pressing the appropriate one of the three keys.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3623090 (1971-11-01), Gilbert et al.
patent: 3863098 (1975-01-01), Mehr
patent: 4028695 (1977-06-01), Saich
patent: 4307396 (1981-12-01), Slater
patent: 4623966 (1986-11-01), O'Sullivan
patent: 4706090 (1987-11-01), Hashiguchi et al.
patent: 4836579 (1989-06-01), Pease et al.
patent: 4903309 (1990-02-01), Wentworth et al.
patent: 4979137 (1990-12-01), Gerstenfeld et al.
patent: 4994795 (1991-02-01), MacKenzie
patent: 4994971 (1991-02-01), Poelstra
patent: 5006836 (1991-04-01), Cooper
patent: 5032842 (1991-07-01), Tanigaki et al.
patent: 5056411 (1991-10-01), Baker
patent: 5119479 (1992-06-01), Arai et al.
patent: 5122654 (1992-06-01), Koh et al.
patent: 5173861 (1992-12-01), Inselberg et al.
patent: 5179385 (1993-01-01), O'Loughlin et al.
patent: 5200902 (1993-04-01), Pilley
patent: 5250929 (1993-10-01), Hoffman et al.
patent: 5270689 (1993-12-01), Hermann
patent: 5283560 (1994-02-01), Bartlett
patent: 5289168 (1994-02-01), Freeman
patent: 5302968 (1994-04-01), Heberle
patent: 5307086 (1994-04-01), Griffin et al.
patent: 5315313 (1994-05-01), Shinagawa
patent: 5317687 (1994-05-01), Torres
patent: 5319747 (1994-06-01), Gerrissen et al.
patent: 5321420 (1994-06-01), Rezek et al.
patent: 5334997 (1994-08-01), Scallon
Patent Abstracts of Japan; vol. 13, No. 152 (P856), Apr. 13, 1989 (JP-A-63313226).
"A Taxonomy of Window Manager User Interfaces" by B. A. Myers, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Sep. 1988, pp. 65-84.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Radar apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Radar apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Radar apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1847325