PRINTER INTERFACE SELECTION AND CONTROL
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1. A printer, comprising:
- an interface selector to generate a signal that indicates whether a stylus has been installed with a printer; and
an interface controller to monitor the signal from the interface selector to detect if the stylus has been installed with the printer and to generate a first printer interface if the stylus has been detected and to generate a second printer interface if the stylus has not been detected.
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Abstract
A printer includes an interface selector to generate a signal that indicates whether a stylus has been installed with a printer. An interface controller monitors the signal from the interface selector to detect if the stylus has been installed with the printer and generates a first printer interface if the stylus has been detected and generates a second printer interface if the stylus has not been detected.
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15 Claims
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1. A printer, comprising:
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an interface selector to generate a signal that indicates whether a stylus has been installed with a printer; and an interface controller to monitor the signal from the interface selector to detect if the stylus has been installed with the printer and to generate a first printer interface if the stylus has been detected and to generate a second printer interface if the stylus has not been detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A printer, comprising:
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a stylus compartment associated with a printer to house a stylus or a plug; an interface selector in the stylus compartment to generate a signal if the stylus has been removed from the stylus compartment; and an interface controller to monitor the signal from the interface selector to detect if the stylus has been removed from the stylus compartment and to generate a stylus interface if the stylus has been removed and to generate a touch screen interface if the stylus or the plug is installed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A printer, comprising:
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a stylus compartment associated with a printer to house a stylus or a plug; an interface selector in the stylus compartment to generate a signal if the stylus has been removed from the stylus compartment; a processor to operate the printer; a memory having computer executable instructions to be executed by the processor, the computer executable instructions comprising; an interface controller to generate a stylus interface if the stylus has been removed from the stylus compartment and to generate a touch screen interface if the stylus or the plug is installed in the stylus compartment; and a stylus detector in the interface controller to detect if the stylus has been removed from the stylus compartment based on the signal from the interface selector.
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