Operator control element for a device, in particular a medical device
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWerner Beck, Klaus Bühler, Franz Meissner
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Abstract
The invention relates to an operating element for operating a device, especially an X-ray apparatus, in the form of a touch screen, said touch screen has a touch sensitive screen surface an is provided with a calibration routine for calibrating the touch screen. The invention is characterized in that during a start-up phase of the apparatus, the touch screen is configured in such a manner that it can be used as an activation element for activating the calibration routine.
Claims11
A touch screen control element for operating a medical device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive screen surface that controls operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device does not comprise an additional input device and is operated by the touch-sensitive screen surface without use of the additional input device;
- a service key for activating a service mood of the device;
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- an activation element for activating a calibration routine during a start phase of the service mode of device where the entire screen surface of the touch-sensitive screen serves as the activation element for activating the calibration routine during the start phase of the service mode of the device without the use of the additional input device.
An operator control element for operating a medical device, comprising:
- a touchscreen having a touch-sensitive screen surface and wherein a calibration routine is provided for calibrating the touchscreen that controls operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device does not comprise an additional input device and is operated by the touch-sensitive screen surface without use of the additional input device;
- a service key for activating a service mood of the device;
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- an activation element for activating the calibration routine during a start phase the service mode of the device without the use of the additional input device,
- wherein the touchscreen serves as the activation element for activating the calibration routine during the start phase of the service mode of the device.
A method for operating a medical device, by a touchscreen, comprising:
- providing a calibration routine for calibrating the touchscreen that controls operation of the medical device without use of an additional input device;
- activating a service mood of the medical device by actuating a service key;
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- activating the calibration routine during a start phase of the service mode of the medical device by a user touching a portion of the entire screen surface of the touchscreen without the use of the additional input device,
- wherein the touchscreen serves as an activation element for activating the calibration routine during the start phase of the service mode of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.