Patent Document ID: 4746953
Application ID: 06916766

Base Claim:
1. In a copier having a controller and a platen upon which an original is placed for exposure, a control system for entering dimensional data into the controller, the control system comprising: a first electrically sensitive membrane strip disposed along one axis of the platen, a second electrically sensitive membrane strip disposed along another axis of the platen, the membrane strips being conterminous with the edges of the platen, said membrane strips being formed with touch sensitive portions such that touching by an operator effects a signal indicative of the location of the touch contact, means connecting said strips to the controller for transmitting said signals thereto as indicative of the dimension of the original along the effected edge thereof, and a third electrically sensitive membrane strip, said third electrically sensitive membrane strip electrically connected to the controller and including a conversion switch, activation of said conversion switch enabling the touching of said touch sensitive portions to selectively edit segments of the document related thereto.

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Claim 3:
3. The control system of claim 1 including a plurality of switches for operating upon said original to produce a predetermined copy of said original, said plurality of switches being disposed on the third membrane strip.