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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:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Charles W. Stohrer, Rochester, NY (US);
Anne E. Brose, Henrietta, NY (US);
Inventors:
Charles W. Stohrer, Rochester, NY (US);
Anne E. Brose, Henrietta, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interface for a multifunctional electronic device capable of performing multiple services such as copy, fax, scan, and print wherein the interface is simplified by illuminating or otherwise focusing a user's attention to only those control switches that are available for selection in respect to the service to be performed. Also, provision may be made to highlight, within a group of available features, the switch that controls the feature that is currently selected.