Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
An arrangement for use in a computer having a display associated therewith comprising means for displaying on said display a pattern including a plurality of information fields and for identifying for each field a kind of information to be inserted therein, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT means for indicating a particular one of said information fields into which information is to be inserted and for concurrently displaying a predefined tool associated with said one of said fields, said predefined tool being operable to supply information of the kind identified for said one field, said tool being selected from a group of predefined tools including at least a tool adapted to supply an individual entry from a menu of alternatives and at least a tool adapted to allow said user to compose said information, and means for inserting in said one field information that is derived as a result of said user operating said displayed tool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
An arrangement for use in a computer having a display associated therewith comprising means for displaying on said display a pattern including a plurality of information fields and for identifying for each field a kind of information to be inserted therein, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT means for indicating a particular one of said information fields into which information is to be inserted and for concurrently displaying a predefined tool associated with said one of said fields, said predefined tool being operable to supply information of the kind identified for said one field, said tool being selected from a group of predefined tools including at least a tool adapted to supply an individual entry from a menu of alternatives and at least a tool adapted to allow said user to compose said information, and means for inserting in said one field information that is derived as a result of said user operating said displayed tool.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said group of predefined tools further includes a tool which displays transitory information, said transitory information being changed periodically.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 2 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said tool which displays transitory information includes at least a date and time tool.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said tool adapted to allow said user to compose said information includes at least a number pad, a keyboard, and a calculator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT means for obtaining from a host computer the information that is to be inserted in one or more of said fields.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said display includes a touch-sensitive screen overlaying said display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT at least one of said fields is a bit-mapped-graphics field adapted to allow said user to compose said information by writing on said bit-mapped-graphics field.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT means for displaying a menu of labels identifying respective ones of said group of predefined tools and for displaying one of said predefined tools when said user points to its label.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
The arrangement set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said computer includes at least one telephone line connected to a telephone system and wherein on of said predefined tools is arranged to operate as a telephone station set when it is displayed on said display to allow said user to establish a telephone call over said at least one telephone line by touching respective buttons displayed in said telephone station set tool.