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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Seppo Reino Keronen, Eastwood, AU;
Sue-ken Yap, Lane Cove, AU;
Philip Keith Robertson, Middle Cove, AU;
Seppo Reino Keronen, Eastwood, AU;
Sue-Ken Yap, Lane Cove, AU;
Philip Keith Robertson, Middle Cove, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A customizable user interface system is disclosed, the system comprising: a card () comprising a substrate (), a memory device () associated therewith, and indicia () formed on said substrate () and user interpretable to relate to functions stored within said memory (); and a reader device () for said card (), the reader () comprising a touch sensitive device () arranged to overlay said card (), and through which said indicia () are visible, characterized in that said touch sensitive device () comprises a membrane via which said indicia (), arbitrarily arranged on said substrate (), may be selected.