US 7,612,759 B2Granted

Cycle computer display apparatus

AssigneeShimano Inc.

InventorNoriyuki Horiuchi

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Abstract

A cycle computer display apparatus is provided with a touch panel for the rider to input data into the cycle computer. The cycle computer includes a display screen for producing visual images and a controller that selectively controls the visual images and the touch panel such that sensor areas of the touch panel are correlated to images formed on the display screen. Preferably, the controller produces several different display modes with button images of different sizes. The controller further correlates the touch panel to the different size button size images so that when the rider touches the touch panel in the area corresponding to the button image, the appropriate control program is executed by the controller.

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Dependent claims

A cycle computer display apparatus comprising:

a display screen configured to produce visual images;
a touch panel input unit associated with at least a portion of the display screen that produces at least one output selection signal upon being touched;
and
a controller configured to selectively control the visual images displayed on the display screen, the controller being configured to selectively display a plurality of button images on the display screen in a first display mode and to selectively display at least three different bicycle environmental data displays within a first button image of the button images in the first display mode,
the controller being further configured to switch the bicycle environmental data display displayed in the first button image between the at least three different bicycle environmental data displays in response to receiving an output selection signal from the touch panel input unit when the first button image is touched without changing the remaining button images in the first display mode.

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A cycle computer display apparatus comprising:

a display screen configured to produce visual images;
a touch panel input unit associated with at least a portion of the display screen that produces output selection signals upon being touched;
and
a controller configured to selectively control the visual images displayed on the display screen, the controller being configured to selectively display a plurality of button images on the display screen in a first display mode, to selectively display one of at least three different bicycle environmental data within a first button image of the button images in the first display mode, and to selectively display one of the at least three different environmental data displays in a second button image of the button images in the first display mode,
the controller being further configured to selectively display at least one of the at least three different bicycle environmental data displays within either of the first or second button images without changing the size, shape or location of the first and second button images in the first display mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/843,311Filed 12 May 2004
Published: US 2005/0253820 A117 Nov 2005
Granted: 3 Nov 2009
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G01P 1/16
Recording devices: for erasable recording, e.g. magnetic recording
B62J 45/20
Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for: cycle computers as cycle accessories
B62J 50/22
Intended to provide information to rider or passenger: electronic, e.g. displays
G01C 22/002
Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers: for…

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