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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald A Gray, Jr, Fairport, NY (US);
Edward L Steiner, Macedon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364518 ; 235304 ; 355 14 ; 364900 ;
Abstract
An operator console for a reproduction machine, with the console including a fixed number of input selection devices, e.g. pushbuttons, for initiating machine activity. The activation of the machine components is preferably controlled by a digital computer being instructed by a plurality of operating programs. The selection of the same console input device will initiate a different machine activity depending on what program is currently instructing the machine.