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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:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony United Kingdom Limited, Weybridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
An array of user-operable controls and a proximity sensing apparatus are contained in an apparatus wherein the proximity sensing apparatus detects whether a user's hand is within a predetermined distance from the controls. Once the user's hand is a predetermined distance from the controls, a display screen displays screen icons associated with its respective control. The screen icons are controlled by a display processor which responsive to the user's hand being within a predetermined distance from the controls, alters the screen icon associated with its respective control.