Operator control unit and method for assigning an on-screen display to a softkey button
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorUwe SCHEUERMANN
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Abstract
An operator control unit for operating a machine tool, a production machine, a crane and/or a robot, includes a screen, softkey buttons and an operating button. The operator control unit is designed such that on invoking an on-screen display, the invoked on-screen display is displayed. A user menu is displayed by pressing the operating button, and, by pressing a softkey button for a certain length of time, the softkey button pressed in this manner is assigned to the invoked on-screen.
Claims4
An operator control unit for operating a machine, comprising:
- a screen displaying an on-screen display when the on-screen display is invoked;
- an operating button displaying a user menu as an on-screen display when the operating button is pressed;
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- softkey buttons assigning an invoked on-screen display to a softkey button when the softkey button is pressed for a given length of time.
A machine tool, production machine, crane and/or robot, comprising:
- a screen displaying an on-screen display when the on-screen display is invoked;
- an operating button displaying a user menu as an on-screen display when the operating button is pressed;
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- softkey buttons assigning an invoked on-screen display to a softkey button when the softkey button is pressed for a given length of time.
A method for assigning an on-screen display to a softkey button in an operator control unit for operating a machine tool, a production machine, a crane and/or a robot, comprising the steps of:
- invoking an on-screen display;
- pressing an operating button so as to display a user menu;
- pressing a softkey button for a predetermined length of time so that the softkey button is assigned to the invoked on-screen display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.