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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:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony/Tektronix Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364130 ; 3403 / ; 364188 ;
Abstract
A set point control method and apparatus for controlling many set points of an electronic apparatus by using a simple switch is disclosed. A switch condition is repeatedly detected, and a difference of the switch conditions is obtained when a former switch condition is different from the present switch condition. If a switch is a rotary digital switch for selecting one of a plurality of digital words, the difference is defined by the rotation direction of the switch and a difference of the former and present digital words. A memory stores a plurality of set information, and is addressed in accordance with the difference for controlling the set point of the electronic apparatus.