公开(公告)号：DE69332282T2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-22

申请号：DE69332282

申请日：1993-02-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  COMERFORD LIAM DAVID ,  GOULD JOHN DAVID ,  SPRARAGEN SUSAN LYNN ,  UKELSON JACOB PAUL

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: A user interface includes a process model unit (34) for predicting one or more allowable next states, from a current state of a process, and a display processing unit (26) for deriving, for each of the allowable next states, a representation of the allowable next state. The display processing unit has an output coupled to a display screen (30) for displaying each of the representations (30b-30g) in conjunction with a representation (30a) of a current state of the process. The user interface further includes an actuator control unit (22) that is coupled to an input mechanism whereby a user selects one of the displayed representations of one of the allowable next states. The motor control unit controls the process to cause it to enter a new current state that corresponds to the selected derived representation. In one embodiment, the display screen has a touchscreen capability whereby the user selects one of the representations by physically touching the display screen within an area associated with a selected one of the derived allowable states.

公开(公告)号：DE69021661D1

公开(公告)日：1995-09-21

申请号：DE69021661

申请日：1990-06-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BENNETT WILLIAM EDWARD ,  BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  DAVIES ANTHONY ROBIN ,  ETZOLD KARL-FRIEDRICH ,  RODGERS TODD KANNER

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06K11/08

Abstract: A stylus and tablet X-Y data input system for a video display system. The pen comprises an optical stylus having suitable pickup means and the tablet is passive in nature and provides direct digitized data readout. Absolute positional information is encoded in binary form in the tablet in such a fashion that the pen position upon the tablet is automatically determinable by illuminating a particular area of the tablet and reading off the digitized X-Y coordinate data stored therein. The pen and supporting hardware/software are rotationally insensitive so that the pen may be held in any desired position comfortable to a user. The system provides greatly improved resolution, sampling rate accuracy and general robustness particularly for such applications as text recognition as well as a wide variety of other graphical input uses.

公开(公告)号：DE69332282D1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-17

申请号：DE69332282

申请日：1993-02-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  COMERFORD LIAM DAVID ,  GOULD JOHN DAVID ,  SPRARAGEN SUSAN LYNN ,  UKELSON JACOB PAUL

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: A user interface includes a process model unit (34) for predicting one or more allowable next states, from a current state of a process, and a display processing unit (26) for deriving, for each of the allowable next states, a representation of the allowable next state. The display processing unit has an output coupled to a display screen (30) for displaying each of the representations (30b-30g) in conjunction with a representation (30a) of a current state of the process. The user interface further includes an actuator control unit (22) that is coupled to an input mechanism whereby a user selects one of the displayed representations of one of the allowable next states. The motor control unit controls the process to cause it to enter a new current state that corresponds to the selected derived representation. In one embodiment, the display screen has a touchscreen capability whereby the user selects one of the representations by physically touching the display screen within an area associated with a selected one of the derived allowable states.

公开(公告)号：AT224076T

公开(公告)日：2002-09-15

申请号：AT93102726

申请日：1993-02-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  COMERFORD LIAM DAVID ,  GOULD JOHN DAVID ,  SPRARAGEN SUSAN LYNN ,  UKELSON JACOB PAUL

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: A user interface includes a process model unit (34) for predicting one or more allowable next states, from a current state of a process, and a display processing unit (26) for deriving, for each of the allowable next states, a representation of the allowable next state. The display processing unit has an output coupled to a display screen (30) for displaying each of the representations (30b-30g) in conjunction with a representation (30a) of a current state of the process. The user interface further includes an actuator control unit (22) that is coupled to an input mechanism whereby a user selects one of the displayed representations of one of the allowable next states. The motor control unit controls the process to cause it to enter a new current state that corresponds to the selected derived representation. In one embodiment, the display screen has a touchscreen capability whereby the user selects one of the representations by physically touching the display screen within an area associated with a selected one of the derived allowable states.

公开(公告)号：ES2179043T3

公开(公告)日：2003-01-16

申请号：ES93102726

申请日：1993-02-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  COMERFORD LIAM DAVID ,  GOULD JOHN DAVID ,  SPRARAGEN SUSAN LYNN ,  UKELSON JACOB PAUL

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: A user interface includes a process model unit (34) for predicting one or more allowable next states, from a current state of a process, and a display processing unit (26) for deriving, for each of the allowable next states, a representation of the allowable next state. The display processing unit has an output coupled to a display screen (30) for displaying each of the representations (30b-30g) in conjunction with a representation (30a) of a current state of the process. The user interface further includes an actuator control unit (22) that is coupled to an input mechanism whereby a user selects one of the displayed representations of one of the allowable next states. The motor control unit controls the process to cause it to enter a new current state that corresponds to the selected derived representation. In one embodiment, the display screen has a touchscreen capability whereby the user selects one of the representations by physically touching the display screen within an area associated with a selected one of the derived allowable states.

公开(公告)号：DE69021661T2

公开(公告)日：1996-04-18

申请号：DE69021661

申请日：1990-06-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BENNETT WILLIAM EDWARD ,  BOIES STEPHEN JOY ,  DAVIES ANTHONY ROBIN ,  ETZOLD KARL-FRIEDRICH ,  RODGERS TODD KANNER

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06K11/08

Abstract: A stylus and tablet X-Y data input system for a video display system. The pen comprises an optical stylus having suitable pickup means and the tablet is passive in nature and provides direct digitized data readout. Absolute positional information is encoded in binary form in the tablet in such a fashion that the pen position upon the tablet is automatically determinable by illuminating a particular area of the tablet and reading off the digitized X-Y coordinate data stored therein. The pen and supporting hardware/software are rotationally insensitive so that the pen may be held in any desired position comfortable to a user. The system provides greatly improved resolution, sampling rate accuracy and general robustness particularly for such applications as text recognition as well as a wide variety of other graphical input uses.