Controlling device with selectively illuminated user interfaces
First Claim
1. A display for providing a device with a graphical user interface, comprising a panel having both a touch-sensitive surface and a plurality of translucent display portions arranged in overlapping relation wherein each display portion is individually illuminable by being provided within light energy from a source of light energy and each display portion has an image which responds to its corresponding display portion being provided with light energy from its source of light energy by becoming more visibly prominent on its corresponding display portion such that the plurality of display portions are illuminable in various combinations to cause the images of illuminated display portions to be made more visibly prominently relative to remaining images in various combinations to thereby provide multiple, different graphical user interfaces.
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Abstract
A controlling device using a source of energy, such as light energy, to provide the controlling device with a user interface having multiple, different visual appearances.
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- 1. A display for providing a device with a graphical user interface, comprising a panel having both a touch-sensitive surface and a plurality of translucent display portions arranged in overlapping relation wherein each display portion is individually illuminable by being provided within light energy from a source of light energy and each display portion has an image which responds to its corresponding display portion being provided with light energy from its source of light energy by becoming more visibly prominent on its corresponding display portion such that the plurality of display portions are illuminable in various combinations to cause the images of illuminated display portions to be made more visibly prominently relative to remaining images in various combinations to thereby provide multiple, different graphical user interfaces.
- 3. A method for manufacturing a device having multiple, different graphical user interfaces, comprising arranging both a panel having a touch-sensitive surface and a plurality of individually illuminable translucent display portions in overlapping relation and arranging on each display portion an image wherein the image is arranged on its corresponding display portion so as to become more visibly prominent on its corresponding display portion when its corresponding display portion is provided with light energy from a source of light energy such that the plurality of display portions are illuminable in various combinations to cause the images of illuminated display portions to be made more visibly prominent relative to remaining images in various combinations to thereby provide the multiple, different graphical user interfaces.
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