System and method for enabling device operation attribute-controlling commands to be entered and indicated by the operation of elements from outside the device
AssigneeRenau Corporation
InventorKarol Renau
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling the entry and indicating of a command relating to a function of a device, by an operator from outside the device, without the operator accessing the inside of the device. The system includes an entry element and an indicating element, and a processor for processing and implementing the entered and indicated command in the device.
Claims21
A system for enabling an operator from outside a device to enter a command relating to a function of the device, and for indicating to the operator outside the device the nature of the command entered, without operator access to the inside of the device, comprising:
- a single entry element, mounted on the device, for enabling an operator from outside the device to enter a command, by a preset series of actuations of the single entry element, relating to a function of the device;
- a single indicating element, mounted on the device, for indicating to the operator outside the device, by a preset series of pulses of light emitted by the single indicating element, the nature of the command entered by the single entry element, adapted to interact with the single entry element to respond to the actuation thereof;
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- a processing element mounted in the device for processing the command entered in the device responsive to the actuation of the single entry element, for generating the actuation of the single indicating element responsive thereto for indicating the nature of the command entered by the single entry element, and for interacting with the device to enable the device to perform the function responsive to the entry of the command by the single entry element and the indicating of the command by the single indicating element.
A method of enabling an operator from outside a device to enter a command relating to a function of the device, and for indicating to the operator outside the device the nature of the command entered, without operator access to the inside of the device in a system which comprises a single entry element, mounted on the device, for enabling an operator from outside the device to enter a command, by a preset series of actuations of the single entry element, relating to a function of the device, a single indicating element, mounted on the device, for indicating to the operator outside the device, by a preset series of pulses of light emitted by the single indicating element, the nature of the command entered by the single entry element, adapted to interact with the single entry element to respond to the actuation thereof, and a processing element mounted in the device for processing the command entered in the device responsive to the actuation of the single entry element and for generating the actuation of the single indicating element responsive thereto for indicating the nature of the command entered by the single entry element, and for interacting with the device to enable the device to perform the function responsive to the entry of the command by the single entry element and the indicating of the command by the single indicating element, wherein the method comprises:
- entering a command from outside the device, by a preset series of actuations of the single entry element, relating to a function of the device;
- processing the command in the processing element in the device responsive to entry of the command through the single entry element;
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- indicating to the operator outside the device, by a preset series of pulses of light emitted by the single indicating element, the nature of the command entered by the single entry element, responsive to processing thereof in the processing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.