Apparatus having user input device with changeable indicia
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a product;
user input device integral with said product and having a plurality of keys and indicators, each of a plurality of keys of the device representing a predetermined item of data or function for the product, the data being entered or function being carried out by actuating the keys of the device;
a plurality of manually actuatable elements forming the keys of the device;
a plurality of elements forming visually perceptible indicators of the device;
indicia means associated with at least a selected plurality of said keys and/or indicators for providing a visually perceptible indicium for each of the selected keys indicative of the item of data or function represented by the keys and/or a visually perceptible indicium for the nature of each of the indicators;
means for establishing the visually perceptible indicia in a form for use in a given language; and
means for altering indicia for the selected plurality of keys and/or indicators from a form suitable for use in one language to a form suitable for use in another language.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as a medical equipment product, has an integral user input device with a plurality of manually actuatable keys representing a predetermined item of data or function specific to the associated product. The data is entered or function carried out by actuating the keys of the device. Visually perceptible indicia are associated with a selected plurality of the keys that are indicative of the item of data or function represented by the keys. E-ink may be used for to form the indicia. The visually perceptible indicia for the keys are established in a given language and can be altered from those of the given language to those in another language. This permits operation of the product with keys labeled in differing languages. The user input device may also have status indicators for the apparatus and/or input device with changeable indicia.
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25 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a product;
user input device integral with said product and having a plurality of keys and indicators, each of a plurality of keys of the device representing a predetermined item of data or function for the product, the data being entered or function being carried out by actuating the keys of the device;
a plurality of manually actuatable elements forming the keys of the device;
a plurality of elements forming visually perceptible indicators of the device;
indicia means associated with at least a selected plurality of said keys and/or indicators for providing a visually perceptible indicium for each of the selected keys indicative of the item of data or function represented by the keys and/or a visually perceptible indicium for the nature of each of the indicators;
means for establishing the visually perceptible indicia in a form for use in a given language; and
means for altering indicia for the selected plurality of keys and/or indicators from a form suitable for use in one language to a form suitable for use in another language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An improved apparatus comprising:
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a medical equipment product;
a keyboard integral with said product and having a plurality of keys and indicators, each of the plurality of keys of the keyboard representing a predetermined item of data or function for the medical equipment product, the data being entered or function being carried out by actuating the keys of the keyboard;
indicia means associated with at least a selected plurality of said keys and/or indicators for providing a visually perceptible indicium for each of the selected keys indicative of the item of data or function represented by the keys and a visually perceptible indicium for the nature of each of the indicators;
means for establishing the visually perceptible indicia in a character or characters for use in a given language; and
means for altering indicia for the selected plurality of keys and/or indicators from a form suitable for use in one language to a form suitable for use in another language, thereby to permit operation of the medical equipment product with keys and indicators labeled in different languages.
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