Apparatus including user interface and method regarding user interface

• US 20040128005A1
• Filed: 12/17/2003
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Suzukawa, Hiroki
• Application Number:
  US10/736,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128005A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed, which includes a user interface unit, a detection unit to detect whether a user exists, and a first setting unit to set an item operable from the user interface unit based on a detection result of the detection unit.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface unit;

a detection unit which detects whether a user exists; and

a first setting unit which sets an item operable from said user interface unit based on a detection result of said detection unit.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first setting unit sets the item based on a change from existence of a user to absence of the user.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first setting unit minimizes number of the items based on a change from existence of a user to absence of the user.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second setting unit which sets the item based on a predetermined operation from said user interface unit.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said predetermined operation includes an input operation for user authentication.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said second setting unit sets the item based on a user authenticated due to said input operation.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first setting unit sets, as the item, an input operation for user authentication, based on a change from existence of a user to absence of the user.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a device manufacturing apparatus.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes an exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to a pattern.

10. A device manufacturing method, comprising a step of exposing a substrate to a pattern using an apparatus defined in claim 9.

11. A method comprising steps of:

detecting whether a user exists with respect to a user interface unit of an apparatus; and

setting an item operable from the user interface unit based on a detection result in said detecting step.