Multifunction switch device with display function
First Claim
1. A multifunction switch device with a display function comprising:
- a switch part for displaying a character indicating an operating object equipment on an operating button by a display measure whenever the operating button is operated;
setting means for setting up an operating object equipment;
judging means for judging an operating object equipment set up on the basis of an output from the setting means;
operating sequence determining means for determining an operating object equipment, which is operated next to the operating object equipment presently operated by the operating button, from the judged operating object equipment;
image generating means for generating each character, which indicates the operating object equipment presently operated or that to be operated next according to the operating sequence determined by the operating sequence determining means and for transmitting each character to the display measure; and
detecting means for detecting an operating of the operating button and for transmitting a detected signal to the image generating means, wherein the image generating means changes each character, which indicates the operating object equipment presently operated or that to be operated next on the basis of the detected signal by the detecting means.
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Abstract
A multifunction switch device with a display function is provided, which displays a function of a switch presently selected on a switch operating section and simultaneously displays a next selectable function. On a display device 13d, which constitutes a MF switch 13 employing a pushing switch, an equipment (function) to be selected next by operating the switch, for example a MD (miniature disc), is simultaneously displayed adjacently to a letter indicating a CD (compact disc) in a different displaying manner from that of the letter indicating the CD, together with an equipment presently selected, for example, an icon indicating the CD and the letter indicating the CD.
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4 Claims
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1. A multifunction switch device with a display function comprising:
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a switch part for displaying a character indicating an operating object equipment on an operating button by a display measure whenever the operating button is operated;
setting means for setting up an operating object equipment;
judging means for judging an operating object equipment set up on the basis of an output from the setting means;
operating sequence determining means for determining an operating object equipment, which is operated next to the operating object equipment presently operated by the operating button, from the judged operating object equipment;
image generating means for generating each character, which indicates the operating object equipment presently operated or that to be operated next according to the operating sequence determined by the operating sequence determining means and for transmitting each character to the display measure; and
detecting means for detecting an operating of the operating button and for transmitting a detected signal to the image generating means, wherein the image generating means changes each character, which indicates the operating object equipment presently operated or that to be operated next on the basis of the detected signal by the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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