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Method of displaying data setting menu on touch input display provided with touch-sensitive panel and apparatus for carrying out the same method

  • US 5,818,450 A
  • Filed: 03/07/1997
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of displaying a data setting menu having a plurality of indicating blocks on a touch input display provided with a transparent touch-sensitive panel with touch input key elements arranged so as to overlap the indicating blocks displayed on the screen of the touch input display, the indicating block including data item indicating blocks for indicating data items and set value indicating blocks which display set values for the data items, the touch input key elements being touched on a surface of the transparent touch-sensitive panel,said method comprising steps of:

  • choosing a data input method for setting value for the data item between a step switch input method and a numeric key input method by touching a touch input key element for selecting a input method;

    displaying either a data input key window of step switches type or a data input key window of numeric keys type according to the selected data input method, with a data item indicating block and/or a set value indicating block displayed, when a touch is made to the data item indicating block or the set value indicating block in which a set value is entered or changed; and

    entering the set value by making touches to increment keys and decrement keys included in the data input key window of step switches type or numeric keys included in the data input key window of numeric keys type.

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