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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Jeff Lancaster, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert E. DE Mers, Nowthen, MN (US);
Jeff Lancaster, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert E. De Mers, Nowthen, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system includes an input device having first and second input members configured to be activated by a user. The input device is configured to generate activation signals associated with activation of the first and second input members, and each of the first and second input members are associated with an input function. A processor is coupled to the input device and configured to receive the activation signals. A memory coupled to the processor, and includes a reconfiguration module configured to store the input functions assigned to the first and second input members and, upon execution of the processor, to reconfigure the input functions assigned to the input members when the first input member is inoperable.