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Patent US8065051 - Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven ... - Google Patents
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...http://www.google.com/patents/US8065051?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8065051 - Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven wheelchair
Publication number US8065051 B2
Application number US 11/513,854
Also published as CA2614744A1, CA2614744C, CA2615083A1, CA2615084A1, CA2615087A1, CA2615087C, CA2615091A1, CA2615091C, CA2616325A1, CA2616325C, CA2931730A1, EP1928385A2, EP1928386A2, EP1928386B1, EP1928387A2, US7403844, US8073585, US8073588, US8127875, US8145373, US8285440, US8437899, US8646551, US8793032, US8977431, US9084705, US9456942, US9522091, US20070055424, US20070056780, US20070056781, US20070056782, US20070067072, US20080249694, US20120016548, US20120064502, US20120130590, US20120143393, US20120166020, US20120185114, US20130096798, US20140058582, US20140067158, US20150342807, US20160015581, WO2007027845A2, WO2007027845A3, WO2007027851A2, WO2007027851A3, WO2007027852A2, WO2007027852A3, WO2007027853A2, WO2007027853A3, WO2007027857A2, WO2007027857A3, WO2007027971A2, WO2007027971A3
Publication number 11513854, 513854, US 8065051 B2, US 8065051B2, US-B2-8065051, US8065051 B2, US8065051B2
Inventors Gary E. Chopcinski, Thomas A. Drobnak
Patent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (133), Referenced by (32), Classifications (33), Legal Events (4)
US 8065051 B2
With reference to FIG. 3, a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a system controller 32 may include a microcontroller 62, one or more input devices 64, a display 66, one or more indicators 68, an on-board storage device 70, a storage medium interface 72, an output device interface 74, one or more remote input device interfaces 76, and a programmer interface 78. The microcontroller 62 may include a central processing unit (CPU) 80, an on-chip storage device 82, and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter 84. The A/D converter 84 may provide the microcontroller 62 with an interface to receive analog input signals. In one embodiment, the microcontroller 62 may include an SAF-XC164CS 16-bit single-chip microcontroller by Infineon Technologies of München, Germany.
With reference to FIG. 4, an exemplary embodiment of a programmer 60 may include a microcontroller 88, one or more input devices 90, a display 92, one or more indicators 94, an on-board storage device 96, a storage medium interface 98, and a controller interface 100. The microcontroller 88 may include a CPU 102 and an on-chip storage device 104. In one embodiment, the microcontroller 88 may include an SAF-XC164CS 16-bit single-chip microcontroller by Infineon Technologies of München, Germany.
While the invention is described herein in conjunction with one or more exemplary embodiments, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, exemplary embodiments in the preceding description are intended to be illustrative, rather than limiting, of the spirit and scope of the invention. More specifically, it is intended that the invention embrace all alternatives, modifications, and variations of the exemplary embodiments described herein that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof. Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specific function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶ 6. In particular, the use of “step of” in the claims herein is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶ 6.
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U.S. Classification 701/36, 701/22, 701/49, 701/1
International Classification G06F3/033, G06F3/01, G06F17/00, A61G5/10, A61G5/04
Cooperative Classification A61G5/128, A61G7/05784, A61G5/1089, H02P21/18, A61G5/10, Y02T10/643, G05B2219/23128, G05B2219/23129, A61G5/1075, A61G5/12, G05B2219/23193, A61G5/1059, A61G2203/14, Y02T10/7258, B60Y2200/84, A61G2203/20, G05B19/106, G05B2219/23388, G05B2219/23159, G05B2219/23332, G05B2219/2637, A61G5/04
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