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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:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alistair R. Hamilton, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Christine L. Enderby, Boston, MA (US);
David P. Laughlin, Kettering, OH (US);
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ;
Abstract
A computing device for visually impaired persons. In one embodiment, the device includes processing logic, input and output devices, a selectable member that has a plurality of functions associated therewith, and a device that indicates in a non-visual manner which-of said plurality of functions is associated with said selectable member at a given time. Several variations of the method and manner of non-visual function indication are disclosed.