Method and interface device for operating a security system
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1. An interface device comprising:
- at least one programmable device;
a display portion coupled to said at least one programmable device, said display portion configured to convey a hierarchical relationship of a plurality of screen images that at least partially overlap each other, wherein said hierarchical relationship comprises said plurality of screen images defined in a series of logically related, ordered, and ranked groupings, wherein each of said plurality of screen images comprises at least one soft button; and
a plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys coupled to said at least one programmable device;
wherein at least one of said plurality of screen images comprises a set of soft buttons arranged in the same layout, and having the same functions at the same time, as said plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys, wherein each soft button is configured to be activated by touching a corresponding location on the screen image.
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Abstract
An interface device includes at least one programmable device and a display portion coupled to the at least one programmable device. The display portion is configured to convey a hierarchical relationship of a plurality of screen images that at least partially overlap each other. The hierarchical relationship includes the plurality of screen images defined in a series of logically related, ordered, and ranked groupings.
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1. An interface device comprising:
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at least one programmable device; a display portion coupled to said at least one programmable device, said display portion configured to convey a hierarchical relationship of a plurality of screen images that at least partially overlap each other, wherein said hierarchical relationship comprises said plurality of screen images defined in a series of logically related, ordered, and ranked groupings, wherein each of said plurality of screen images comprises at least one soft button; and a plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys coupled to said at least one programmable device; wherein at least one of said plurality of screen images comprises a set of soft buttons arranged in the same layout, and having the same functions at the same time, as said plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys, wherein each soft button is configured to be activated by touching a corresponding location on the screen image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A security system comprising:
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at least one programmable device programmed to generate a plurality of screen images; a plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys coupled to said at least one programmable device; and a display portion coupled to said at least one programmable device configured to display said plurality of screen images such that; at least one of said plurality of screen images having soft buttons with the same layout, and having the same functions at the same time, as said plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys, wherein each soft button is configured to be activated by touching a corresponding location on the screen image; and at least a portion of each of said plurality of screen images is configured to at least one of partially overlap or be partially overlapped by at least one of another of said plurality of screen images, wherein said plurality of screen images is configured to display a hierarchal relationship of said plurality of screen images, wherein said hierarchical relationship comprises the screen images defined in a series of logically related, ordered, and ranked groupings. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating a security system, said method comprising:
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generating a first screen image on a display portion of an interface device, wherein the interface device comprises a plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys, and wherein the first screen image comprises a set of soft buttons arranged in the same layout, and having the same functions at the same time, as said plurality of physical alpha-numeric keys, wherein each soft button is configured to be activated by touching a corresponding location on the screen image; receiving a signal indicating a depression of at least one physical alpha-numeric key on the interface device substantially corresponding to an icon on the first screen image; and generating a second screen image on the display portion that at least partially overlaps the first screen image such that a hierarchal relationship of the first and second screen images is visually generated, wherein the hierarchical relationship includes the first and second screen images defined in a series of logically related, ordered, and ranked groupings. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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