Xerox Corporation

James B Williams

Stephen K Bright

Thomas M Sheehan

Thomas J Herceg

Edward P Regan, Jr

Joseph L Filion

Ruediger W Knodt

Carol P Parsons

Eugene L Smith

David E Miller

Alan J Perey

Nancy B Williamson

Deborah Carter-Williams

Icon for a computer display

Paper stock icon for a computer display or the like

Power strip holder

Computer display with edit icon

Job manager icon for a portion of a computer display

Keyboard input icon for a portion of a computer display

Merge icon for a portion of a computer display

Touch video graphic icon for a portion of a display

Edge trim icon for portion of a computer display

A method and apparatus for coaxing a novice operator into dialogue with a touch screen display and for directing the operator to program the machine including a soft display actuator displayed on the first frame of the touch screen display of the user interface, a pointer displayed adjacent to the acutator, the pointer simulating a human action with respect to the actuator, the human action suggesting to the operator the manual engagement of the actuator, and a control responsive to the manual engagement of the actuator to provide a subsequent frame on the touch screen display of the user interface, the subsequent frames providing progressively more complex operator options.

Operator introduction screen

Touch dialogue User Interface (U.I.) for programming a reproduction machine using a touch control CRT screen with display providing a message area, U.I. state selections, and plural tabbed file folders, each file folder when opened in turn displaying a smaller card file of tabbed cards with adjacent work area, each card in the card file when opened providing a display of icons representing first level machine programming selections for touch selection, each icon when touched displaying further icons representing second level programming selections in the work area for touch selection.

Touch dialogue user interface for reproduction machines

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

James B Williams