Patent ID: 6239787
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G08B,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A display method for displaying a state of an electronic equipment, comprising the steps of:generating a facial image having a plurality of facial features, and associating said plurality of facial features with respective plurality of states of said electronic equipment;informing a user of said electronic equipment of at least two states of said electronic equipment by changing representations of said plurality of facial features; androtating said facial image in a clockwise direction when an operation of an operation unit is carried out in a first rotational direction and rotating said facial image in a counterclockwise direction when the operation of said operation unit is carried out in a second rotational direction opposite to said first direction, andsaid plurality of facial features indicate one of a first, a second and an intermediate level of each of said plurality of states of said electronic equipment.