STIMULI-SENSITIVE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH CONSOLIDATED CONTROL FUNCTIONS

• US 20080204419A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Grothe, Steven P.
• Application Number:
  US11/680,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204419A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 23/00 Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

According to an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stimuli-sensitive display screen and a first Cursor Control Device (CCD). The first CCD is within a second area (902) of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, and the first CCD operable to generate a first signal for control of a first cursor in a first avionics display in response to a first input that is sensed in the first area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a stimuli-sensitive display screen;

a first Cursor Control Device (CCD) within a first area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, the first CCD operable to generate a first signal for control of a first cursor in a first avionics display in response to a first input that is sensed in the first area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stimuli-sensitive display screen is operable to display the first cursor and the first avionics display in a second area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a second CCD within a third area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, the second CCD operable to generate a second signal for control of a second cursor in a second avionics display in response to a second input that is sensed in the third area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the stimuli-sensitive display screen is operable to display the second cursor and the second avionics display in a fourth area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first and the second area occupy a first half of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, and wherein the third and the fourth area occupy a second half of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a first hand rest disposed adjacent to the first area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen; and

a second hand rest disposed adjacent to the third area of the stimuli-sensitive display screen.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first avionics display comprises:

a data display in a first sub-area of the second area; and

a touchkey display in a second sub-area of the second area.

8. An apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a first cursor and visual data in a first area;

means for receiving a first input in a second area of the means for displaying the first cursor and visual data; and

means for generating a first signal in response to the first input received in the second area for control of the first cursor within the first area of the means for displaying.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, the means for displaying comprising means for displaying a second cursor and visual data in a third area.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

means for receiving a second input in a fourth area of the means for displaying; and

means for generating a second signal in response to the second input received in the fourth area for control of the second cursor within the third area of the means for displaying.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first area is separate from the second area, the third area is separate from the fourth area, and the first area is separate from the third area.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising means for supporting a hand adjacent to the second area of the means for displaying.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising means for supporting a hand adjacent to the fourth area of the means for displaying.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the means for displaying has a shape that is substantially symmetric about an axis, and wherein the second area and the fourth area are disposed in locations that are substantially symmetric about the axis.

15. The apparatus of claim 8, the first area of the means for display comprising:

a first sub-area that is operable to display a keypad; and

a second sub-area that is separate from the third area.

16. A method of operating a display device having a stimuli-sensitive display screen, the method comprising the steps of:

producing a first data display and a first cursor in a first area;

receiving a first input that is sensed within a second area that is part of the stimuli-sensitive display screen;

generating a first signal for control of the first cursor based at least in part upon the first input; and

adjusting a position of the first cursor in the first area in response to the first signal.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first area is part of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, and the first area is separate from the second area.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

producing a second data display and a second cursor in a third area;

receiving a second input that is sensed within a fourth area that is part of the stimuli-sensitive display screen;

generating a second signal for control of the second cursor based at least in part upon the second input; and

adjusting a position of the second cursor in the third area in response to the second signal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the third area is part of the stimuli-sensitive display screen, and the third area is separate from the fourth area.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first and third areas of the stimuli-sensitive display screen are substantially symmetric about an axis that bisects the stimuli-sensitive display screen, and wherein the second and fourth areas are symmetric about the axis.