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US 6,720,953 B1Granted
Computer display system with manual fail-safe back-up
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorSteven W. Mitchell
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Abstract
A computer display system connectable to a computer system includes a computer-driven display screen displaying information from the computer system. A manual display screen mounted to the computer-driven display screen displays information provided by a human operator. The computer-driven display screen is viewable from a line-of-sight in a first mode of operation, and the manual display screen is viewable from the line-of-sight in a second mode of operation.
Claims19
A computer display system coupled to a computer system, the computer display system comprising:
- a computer-driven electronic display screen with a housing and displaying information provided from the computer system;
- and
- a transparent non-electric display board mounted to the computer-driven display screen housing and configured to display erasable information manually applied to a surface of the transparent non-electric display board by a human operator, wherein the information displayed on the computer-driven display screen is viewable from a line-of-sight in a first mode of operation, and the information displayed on the transparent non-electric display board is viewable from the line-of-sight in a second mode of operation.
A method of displaying information, the method comprising:
- displaying information provided from a computer system on a computer-driven electronic display screen viewable from a line-of sight in a first mode of operation;
- and
- displaying erasable information manually applied by a human operator to a surface of a transparent non-electric display board viewable from the line-of sight in a second mode of operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.