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US 12,605,014 B2Granted
Appliance having a user interface adaptive to changing positions
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
InventorsDavid Lowes, Sam Davies, Phil Shaw
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Abstract
An appliance comprises a component having a user interface. The appliance is arranged to control a feature of the user interface in dependence on a change in the position (such as a locational or rotational position) of the component.
Claims19
An appliance, comprising:
- a component having a user interface;
- a further component, the component being rotatable relative to the further component and at least one of:
- a locking mechanism configured to selectively prevent rotation of the component relative to the further component;
- and
- an interlock arrangement configured to prevent operation of the appliance unless the component is in a predetermined position relative to the further component;
- wherein the appliance is arranged to rotate the user interface in dependence on a trigger signal indicating a change in a position of the component relative to the further component in order to maintain an orientation of the user interface relative to the further component;
- wherein the trigger signal is initiated based on at least one of:
- the locking mechanism being operated;
- and the interlock arrangement being operated.
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A method of changing the position of a user interface, the method comprising:
- providing an appliance comprising a component, having a user interface;
- a further component being rotatable relative to the component;
- and at least one of:
- a locking mechanism configured to selectively prevent rotation of the component relative to the further component;
- and an interlock arrangement configured to prevent operation of the appliance unless the component is in a predetermined position relative to the further component;
- and
- rotating the user interface in dependence on a trigger signal indicating a change in a position of the component relative to the further component in order to maintain an orientation of the user interface relative to the further component;
- wherein the trigger signal is initiated based on at least one of:
- the locking mechanism being operated;
- and the interlock arrangement being operated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.