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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2003
Thomas M. Fudali, McHenry, IL (US);
Timothy J. Raml, Pewaukee, WI (US);
William D. Nicholson, Waukesha, WI (US);
Thomas M. Fudali, McHenry, IL (US);
Timothy J. Raml, Pewaukee, WI (US);
William D. Nicholson, Waukesha, WI (US);
Snap-On Technologies, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Autologic, L.L.C., Sussex, WI (US);
Abstract
A user interface for a computing device is provided. The user interface includes a plurality of display elements. A display element includes an active region, a graphical representation, and a textual description. The active region is sized for enabling human finger tip selection of the display element on a touch sensitive display screen. A display module receives coordinate information from the display screen and determines whether the coordinate information corresponds to the active region. When a user touches the active region, an instrument interface module sends a command to a diagnostic instrument. Further features, such as language localization of the textual description, are also provided.