Patent ID: 6146276
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A programmable electronic activity detector and command generator device for an electronic apparatus, said device comprising;at least one read-only detection means adapted for connection to an electronic apparatus, said read-only detection means operative to detect selected event occurrences on an electronic apparatus and output event occurrence notification signals upon detection of an event;event detection sampling means in information transmission connection with said read-only detection means, said event detection sampling means operative to detect and receive event occurrence notification signals from said read-only detection means, analyze said event occurrence notification signals and output event occurrence information signals including information specifying event occurrences;event occurrence information signal computing means in information transmission connection with said event detection sampling means, said signal computing means operative to receive and analyze said event occurrence information signals output by said event detection sampling means and upon detection of selected event occurrence information signals, output command signals for initiating at least one connected output device to perform a selected operation corresponding to said command signal;said at least one output device operative to accept command signals from the programmable event occurrence information signal computing device and output the appointed output device response corresponding to said command signal.