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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:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nao Nagashima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395163 ; 3951851 ; 395650 ; 371 24 ; 3642304 ; 364230 ; 3642329 ; 364267 ; 36493144 ; 3649424 ; 3642655 ; 355203 ;
Abstract
An information processing method and apparatus capable of accessing the key input or display status without the use of a master computer. Key input, display, processor, and instruction devices are coupled together to save the memory capacity in a master computer and enable high-speed operation thereof. The processor is a slave device enabling the accessing of the display and key input devices in response to actuation of the instruction device.