Combination scroll and marquee display
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorSteven M. Schron
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Abstract
A control and an alphanumeric display in a reproduction machine for selectively displaying to an operator messages in either a normal, scroll or marquee fashion to simplify and assist operator interaction with the machine. In particular, a plurality of operator messages are stored in the read only memory in the control. Upon the need to display operator messages during the operation of the machine, the control decodes a specific code associated with the particular message and in response to the code selectively activates a mode of display, either normal, marquee or scroll, for the particular message.
Claims13
In a reproduction machine for producing impressions of an original, the combination of
- a photosensitive member,
- a plurality of discrete operating components cooperable with one another and a photosensitive member to electrostatically produce the impressions on support material,
- an operator console having an alphanumeric display,
- a controller including a memory electronically storing the characters for providing messages,
- means to display the messages in either a scroll or marquee manner on the alphanumeric display,
- means to select a particular message for display,
- identification means to determine the manner of display of the particular selected message, and
- means to display the particular message in response to the identification means.
In a reproduction machine having machine components including an operator console with an alphanumeric display and having a control provided with a plurality of stored electronic messages including identifiers, a method of operating the machine including the steps of
- selecting a particular message for display,
- decoding the indentifier to determine whether the message is to be displayed in either a scroll, marquee, or normal manner, and
- displaying the particular message in either a scroll, marquee, or normal manner on the alphanumeric display in response to the determination.
In a reproduction machine having machine components including an operator console with an alphanumeric display and having a control provided with a plurality of stored electronic messages including identifiers, the identifiers indicating a particular mode of display, a method of operating the machine including the steps of
- selecting a particular message for display,
- decoding the identified to determine the mode of display for that particular message, and
- displaying the particular message on the alphanumeric display in response to the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.