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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Kok Eng Yeap, Penang, MY;
Hiroshi Kimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kok Eng Yeap, Penang, MY;
Hiroshi Kimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Sony EMCS (Malaysia) SDN. BHD., Kula Lumpur, MY;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control device for operating electronic equipment having a generally elongated body and rotatable selection portion that is rotatable to any one of a plurality of operation mode positions. A display unit displays information associated with each mode, and a single common actuator activates the selected mode. The display unit may include a curved window that extends at least 180 degrees around the body.