Computerized system for operator interaction
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1. An operator control system comprising:
- a switch for generating a switch signal having a switch bounce signal portion and a switch information signal portion;
a command memory for storing commands related to processing of the switch signal;
an information memory for storing processed information related to the switch information signal portion; and
processing means for processing information in respone to said stored commands;
said processing means including means for receiving the switch signal, means for processing the received switch signal under control of said stored commands to separate the switch information signal portion from the switch bounce signal portion, and storing means for storing information related to said separated switch information signal portion in said information memory in response to the processing of said received switch signal by said received switch signal processing means.
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Abstract
A system is provided for operator interaction having a computer for enhanced operation. The computer performs switch debounce operations under program control and performs display refresh operations under program control. The computer is a fully integrated circuit computer in a preferred embodiment having an integrated circuit read only memory for storing a program and an integrated circuit scratchpad memory for storing operands.
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38 Claims
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1. An operator control system comprising:
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a switch for generating a switch signal having a switch bounce signal portion and a switch information signal portion; a command memory for storing commands related to processing of the switch signal; an information memory for storing processed information related to the switch information signal portion; and processing means for processing information in respone to said stored commands;
said processing means including means for receiving the switch signal, means for processing the received switch signal under control of said stored commands to separate the switch information signal portion from the switch bounce signal portion, and storing means for storing information related to said separated switch information signal portion in said information memory in response to the processing of said received switch signal by said received switch signal processing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data processing system comprising:
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switch means for generating at least one input signal having an input information signal portion and having a switch bounce signal portion degrading the input information signal portion and data processor means for processing information in respone to stored instructions, said data processor means including (1) an integrated circuit memory for storing a plurality of instructions, and (2) processing means connected to said integrated circuit memory and operating in response to said stored instructions for processing the input signal from said switch means to derive input information from the input information signal portion in the presence of degradation of the input information signal portion by the switch bounce signal portion.
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7. A switch control system having a switch for generating a switch input signal, wherein said switch has a switch bounce characteristic and wherein said switch input signal has switch information content and switch bounce content;
- the improvement comprising a stored program computer for generating a switch information signal related to the switch information content of the switch input signal under program control, said stored program computer including;
memory means for storing a program; processing means connected to said switch and memory means for removing the switch bounce content of the switch input signal to generate the switch information signal related to the switch information content of the switch input signal under control of the stored program; and storing means for storing the switch information signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the improvement comprising a stored program computer for generating a switch information signal related to the switch information content of the switch input signal under program control, said stored program computer including;
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14. A switch control system including a switch for generating a switch signal having an information signal portion and having a switch bounce signal portion and including a signal processor for removing the switch bounce signal portion to obtain the information contained in the information signal portion, the improvement being a computerized signal processor comprising:
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memory means for storing a plurality of computer instructions; switch processing means connected to said switch and said memory means for processing the switch signal to obtain switch information contained in the information signal portion by removing the switch bounce signal portion under control of the computer instructions stored in said memory means; and storing means for storing the obtained switch information in response to the processing of said switch signal by said switch processing means - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A switch control system having a switch for generating a switch input signal, wherein said switch provides switch bounce upon actuation for an actuation period of time, wherein the switch input signal includes an unstable switch bounce signal content for the actuation period of time and a stable switch information signal content following the actuation period of time;
- the improvement comprising a stored program data processor for generating a switch information signal under program control, said stored program data processor including;
memory means for storing the program; processing means connected to said switch and said memory means for determining occurrence of the stable switch information after said switch actuation under control of the stored program by separating said unstable switch bounce signal content from said stable switch information signal content; and storing means for storing said determined stable switch information in response to the occurrence determined by said processing means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- the improvement comprising a stored program data processor for generating a switch information signal under program control, said stored program data processor including;
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