Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing
Patent
1997-01-10
1999-11-09
Maung, Zarni
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
704270, 36440001, G06F 1300, G06F 1700, G10L 300
Patent
active
059832843
ABSTRACT:
A multi-function device has a user interface with two buttons that are operated using a two-button protocol to generate function messages and instruction messages. Each function message identifies or describes one of the different functions of the device, while each instruction message corresponds to one of the instruction steps for one of the device functions. The user interface generates signals to control presentation of the function and instruction messages. The device also has a message processor that generates the function and instruction messages based on the signals from the user interface as well as a message rendering component to render the function and instruction messages. In one embodiment, the various function and instruction messages are audio messages and the message rendering component is a speaker, although other, non-visual messages could be used instead. The message processor may be implemented as part of a single chip processor that has an input-output component, a data memory component, and a central processing unit. In addition to instruction and function messages, the two-button user interface can be used to generate troubleshooting messages.
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Caldwell Andrew
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Maung Zarni
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