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Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997

Filed:

Sep. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

Oliver A Posso, Golden, CO (US);

Julie A Reichert, Aurora, CO (US);

Assignee:

Ohmeda Inc., Liberty Corner, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341 22 ; 341 20 ; 341 35 ; 345184 ; 345902 ;
Abstract

The menu selection device uses a combination of the rotary position of a rotary optical encoder and the operation of a coaxially mounted push-button switch to enable the user to progress through various layers of a hierarchical menu system. The rotary position of the shaft translates to a menu category which is selected by the user activating the push-button switch. The selection of the menu category allows the user to then sequence through the plurality of menu entries within this menu category by again rotating the shaft. The user selects one of these menu entries by again activating the push-button switch.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Posso, Oliver. (1997). Multi-function menu selection device (U.S. Patent No. 5627531). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5627531

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