Method and apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive settings
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1. Method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes, said method comprising:
- displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, said menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair;
selecting a wheelchair parameter for a drive mode from the displayed menu image;
in response to the selecting, opening a window on the interactive display screen to program the selected wheelchair parameter setting while continuing to display settings of at least the selected wheelchair parameter for the plurality of drive modes in the menu image; and
programming the setting of said selected wheelchair parameter to a desired setting.
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Abstract
A method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes comprises: displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, the menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; selecting a wheelchair parameter for a drive mode from the displayed menu image; and programming the setting of the selected wheelchair parameter to a desired setting.
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1. Method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes, said method comprising:
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displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, said menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; selecting a wheelchair parameter for a drive mode from the displayed menu image; in response to the selecting, opening a window on the interactive display screen to program the selected wheelchair parameter setting while continuing to display settings of at least the selected wheelchair parameter for the plurality of drive modes in the menu image; and programming the setting of said selected wheelchair parameter to a desired setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19)
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11. Apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes, said apparatus comprising:
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a display; a controller for interacting with said display and operative to display a menu image on a screen of said display, said menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; and one or more input devices operative to interact with said controller and said display to select a wheelchair parameter for a drive mode from the displayed menu image and to program the setting of said selected wheelchair parameter to a desired setting; wherein the controller is operative to open a window on the display for programming the selected wheelchair parameter setting in response to selection of said wheelchair parameter such that settings of at least the selected wheelchair parameter for the plurality of drive modes continue to be displayed in the menu image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. Apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes, said apparatus comprising:
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a display; a memory for storing a plurality of menu images, each menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; a controller for interacting with said memory and display; and a programming unit operative to control said controller to display a menu image from said plurality of stored menu images on the screen of the display according to a predetermined routing, to select a wheelchair parameter for a drive mode using the displayed menu image, and to program the setting of said selected wheelchair parameter to a desired setting; wherein to program the setting of said selected wheelchair parameter the controller opens a window on the display for programming the selected wheelchair parameter setting while still displaying the menu image.
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21. A method for adjusting the drive parameters of a power wheelchair comprising:
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displaying one or more drive parameters for a plurality of drive modes; reading at least one drive parameter adjustment selection for at least one drive mode; displaying at least one drive parameter adjustment display while still displaying one or more drive parameters for the plurality of drive modes; reading an adjustment of the at least one selected drive parameter; and saving the adjusted at least one drive parameter to memory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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