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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1997
Ming-Chih Chang, Taipei, TW;
Primax Electronics Ltd., , TW;
Abstract
A peripheral control device of a computer system having programmable keys for recording frequently used procedures is disclosed. The computer system comprises a computer, a peripheral device connected to the computer, a peripheral control program for controlling the peripheral device, and a peripheral control device for controlling the peripherals of the computer. The peripheral control device comprises control keys for generating peripheral control signals, at least one programmable key for generating an execution signal, and a display device for displaying a message signal. The system further comprises a signal distribution program for transmitting the peripheral control signals to the peripheral control program and transmitting the message signal generated from the peripheral control program to the display device, a script file generation program for generating a script file for a programmable key, and a script file execution program for executing the designated script file. The script file is used for storing a peripheral control procedure.