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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:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark L Leveto, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 81 ; 345 34 ;
Abstract
An electrostatographic reproduction machine including a controller to time multiplex the function of displaying visual information and scanning user input devices. The machine includes an input device, to generate a signal responsive to a user input, a user interface, including visually displayed information, to visually display machine operating states determined as function of the signal, and a controller, including a selection line, coupled to the user interface and to the input device, to select the user interface to display the visually displayed information and to cause the input device to generate signals responsive to the user input.