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Patent US8065051 - Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn apparatus and method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) displaying screen content displayed on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, b) detecting...http://www.google.com/patents/US8065051?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8065051 - Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven wheelchairAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8065051 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/513,854Publication dateNov 22, 2011Filing dateAug 31, 2006Priority dateAug 31, 2005Also published asCA2614744A1, CA2615083A1, CA2615084A1, CA2615087A1, CA2615091A1, CA2615091C, CA2616325A1, EP1928385A2, EP1928386A2, EP1928387A2, US7403844, US8073585, US8073588, US8127875, US8145373, US8285440, US8437899, US8646551, US20070055424, US20070056780, US20070056781, US20070056782, US20070067072, US20080249694, US20120016548, US20120064502, US20120130590, US20120143393, US20120166020, US20120185114, US20130096798, US20140058582, US20140067158, WO2007027845A2, WO2007027845A3, WO2007027851A2, WO2007027851A3, WO2007027852A2, WO2007027852A3, WO2007027853A2, WO2007027853A3, WO2007027857A2, WO2007027857A3, WO2007027971A2, WO2007027971A3Publication number11513854, 513854, US 8065051 B2, US 8065051B2, US-B2-8065051, US8065051 B2, US8065051B2InventorsGary E. Chopcinski, Thomas A. DrobnakOriginal AssigneeInvacare CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (133), Referenced by (10), Classifications (33), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetContext-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven wheelchairUS 8065051 B2Abstract An apparatus and method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) displaying screen content displayed on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, b) detecting selective activation of a first input device, c) in response to detection of the first input device activation, selecting help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the screen content displayed on the display device, and d) displaying the contextually-related help information content on the display device. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a display device, a first input device, and a microcontroller in operative communication with the display device and the first input device.
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PhillipsMotorized wheelchair interlock* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification701/36, 701/22, 701/49, 701/1International ClassificationG06F3/033, G06F3/01, G06F17/00, A61G5/10, A61G5/04Cooperative ClassificationA61G2005/1089, A61G2203/14, G05B2219/23388, A61G2203/20, A61G2007/05784, G05B2219/23159, A61G5/12, G05B2219/23332, Y02T10/7258, G05B2219/23129, G05B19/106, B60Y2200/84, A61G5/1059, A61G5/1075, G05B2219/23193, G05B2219/2637, G05B2219/23128, A61G2005/128, H02P21/146, Y02T10/643, A61G5/04, A61G5/10European ClassificationA61G5/04, G05B19/10SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionDec 12, 2010ASAssignmentFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNORS:INVACARE CORPORATION;ADAPTIVE SWITCH LABORATORIES, INC.;THE AFTERMARKET GROUP, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:025473/0311Owner name: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PENNSYLVANIAEffective date: 20101028Aug 31, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: INVACARE CORPORATION, OHIOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:CHOPCINSKI, GARY E.;DROBNAK, THOMAS A.;REEL/FRAME:018259/0280Effective date: 20060828RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google