Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven wheelchair
First Claim
1. An apparatus associated with a power driven wheelchair, including:
- a display device to selectively display screen content during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair;
a first input device for selective activation; and
a microcontroller in operative communication with the display device and the first input device;
wherein the microcontroller controls the content displayed on the display device during the operation or support and detects activation of the first input device; and
wherein, in response to detection of the first input device activation, the microcontroller selects help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the screen content displayed on the display device, and controls display of the contextually-related help information content on the display device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) displaying screen content displayed on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, b) detecting selective activation of a first input device, c) in response to detection of the first input device activation, selecting help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the screen content displayed on the display device, and d) displaying the contextually-related help information content on the display device. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a display device, a first input device, and a microcontroller in operative communication with the display device and the first input device.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus associated with a power driven wheelchair, including:
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a display device to selectively display screen content during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair;
a first input device for selective activation; and
a microcontroller in operative communication with the display device and the first input device;
wherein the microcontroller controls the content displayed on the display device during the operation or support and detects activation of the first input device; and
wherein, in response to detection of the first input device activation, the microcontroller selects help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the screen content displayed on the display device, and controls display of the contextually-related help information content on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair, including:
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a) displaying content on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair;
b) detecting selective activation of a first input device;
c) in response to detection of the first input device activation, selecting help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the content displayed on the display device; and
d) displaying the contextually-related help information content on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair, including:
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a) displaying content on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, the content during at least a portion of the operation or support including one or more screen objects;
b) detecting activation of a screen navigation control;
c) in response to detection of the screen navigation control activation, designating a first screen object from the one or more screen objects as active within the content;
d) detecting selective activation of a help switch;
e) in response to detection of the help switch activation, selecting help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the active screen object within the content displayed on the display device; and
f) displaying the contextually-related help information content on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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