EP0112060A2
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Arrangement for displaying data entered on keyboard
Assignee: Olivetti SpA
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Filing: 1983-11-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-11-17
Abstract
Abstract The arrangement comprises a single display device having a working region (40) in which the characters or symbols corresponding to the keys actuated by the operator are progressively displayed, and a region (45) in which the machine conditions which are keyed in by the keyboard are indicated by lighting up light elements (47) adjacent to selected indicia on a fixed screen (46) adjacent to the display device.
Inventors
- 👤 Michele Monasterolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:28
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/04; B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/44; B41J3/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
L. An arrangement for displaying data entered on a keyboard (22) comprising a light display device (39) having a first region (40) for displaying the characters and the symbols corresponding to the keys actuated, characterised by a screen (46) marked with various machine conditions which can be keyed in is disposed in association with a second region (45) of the display device, and in that the light elements (47) of the second region are selectively lighted to indicate the machine conditions which have been keyed in.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the display device (39) comprises a continuous dot matrix and that the upper rows of the matrix define the light elements (47) of the second region (45).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that a row of dots of the matrix is constantly illuminated to indicate the separation between the first and second regions (40 and 45).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
4'. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the display device (39) is fitted in a typewriter, characterised in that the inclination of the display device (39) is manually variable with respect to the plane of the keyboard (22).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An arrangement according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the screen (46) is substantially parallel to the first display region (40) and in that the second region (45) lies between the screen and the first region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
An arrangement according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the keyboard (22) is the keyboard of an electronic typewriter, characterised in that the machine conditions which are marked on the screen (46) and which can be displayed by the light elements (47) are the kind of printing of the machine, pitch, line spacing, state of the machine, control of the right-hand margin and keyboard layout.
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