Display telephone with transducer

Claim 2

In an electronic communication terminal, the combination comprising: keyboard means for selectively keying characters, said keyboard means having an output indicative of the keyed characters; variable color display means responsive to said output for providing an indication of the keyed characters; means for measuring a predetermined quantity and for developing output signals related to the measured value of said quantity; and color control means responsive to said output signals for controlling the color of said display means in accordance with the value of said quantity.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein said color control means control the color of the indication of the displayed characters.

Claim 4

In an electronic communication terminal, the combination comprising: keyboard means for selectively keying characters, said keyboard means having an output indicative of the keyed characters: single display means including a display area responsive to said output, for providing an indication of the keyed characters, and a variable color background area substantially surrounding said display area and having a color control input for controlling its color; means for measuring a predetermined quantity and for developing output signals related to the measured value of said quantity; and color control means responsive to said output signals for activating the color control input of said background area to control its color in accordance with the value of said quantity.

Claim 5

In an electronic communication terminal, the combination comprising: keyboard means for selectively keying characters, said keyboard means having an output indicative of the keyed characters: single display means including a display area responsive to said output, for providing an indication of the keyed characters, and a variable color background area substantially surrounding said display area and having a color control input for controlling its color; means for measuring a predetermined quantity and for developing output signals related to the measured value of said quantity; and color control means responsive to said output signals for activating the color control input of said background area to control its color in accordance with the value of said quantity.

Claim 6

In an electronic communication terminal, the combination comprising: keyboard means for selectively keying characters, said keyboard means having an output indicative of the keyed characters; variable color display means responsive to said output for providing an indication of the keyed characters; means for measuring a predetermined quantity and for developing output signals related to the measured value of said quantity; comparator means for comparing said output signals with predetermined limits, to determine the range in which the measured value of said quantity lies, and for developing comparison signals accordingly: and color control means responsive to said comparison signals for controlling the color of said indication in accordance with the range in which the measured value of said quantity lies.

Claim 7

In an electronic communication terminal, the combination comprising: keyboard means for selectively keying characters, said keyboard means having an output indicative of the keyed characters; variable color display means responsive to said output for providing an indication of the keyed characters; means for measuring a predetermined quantity and for developing output signals related to the measured value of said quantity; comparator means for comparing said output signals with predetermined limits, to determine the range in which the measured value of said quantity lies, and for developing comparison signals accordingly: and color control means responsive to said comparison signals for controlling the color of said indication in accordance with the range in which the measured value of said quantity lies.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 4 wherein: said comparator means compare said output signals with predetermined low and high limits, to determine whether the measured value of said quantity is lower than said low limit, or higher than said high limit, or within the bounds of said low and high limits, and develop comparison signals accordingly; and said color control means illuminate said indication in a first color when the measured value of said diverse quantity is lower than said low limit, in a second color when the measured value of said diverse quantity is higher than said high limit, and in a third color when the measured value of said diverse quantity is within the bounds of said low and high limits, said first, second, and third colors being respectively different.

Claim 11

In a telephone device, the combination comprising: dialing means for selectively dialing a telephone number, said dialing means having an output indicative of the dialed telephone number; variable color display means responsive to said output for providing an indication of said telephone number; temperature transducer means for measuring temperature and for developing output electrical signals related to the measured value of temperature; and color control means responsive to said output electrical signals for controlling the color of said display means in accordance with the value of temperature.

Claim 12

In a telephone device, the combination comprising: dialing means for selectively dialing a telephone number, said dialing means having an output indicative of the dialed telephone number; variable color display means responsive to said output for providing an indication of said telephone number; temperature transducer means for measuring temperature and for developing output electrical signals related to the measured value of temperature; and color control means responsive to said output electrical signals for controlling the color of said display means in accordance with the value of temperature.

Claim 13

The combination of claim 7 wherein said color control means control the color of the indication of the displayed telephone number.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 7 wherein: said temperature transducer means include comparator means for comparing the measured value of temperature with a plurality of respectively different predetermined limits, to determine the range in which the measured value of temperature lies, and for developing comparison signals accordingly; and said color control means are responsive to said comparison signals for controlling the color of said indication such that its color corresponds to the range in which the measured value of temperature lies.

Claim 15

The combination of claim 7 wherein: said temperature transducer means include comparator means for comparing the measured value of temperature with a predetermined low limit and a predetermined high limit, to determine whether the measured value of temperature is lower than said low limit, or higher than said high limit, or within the bounds of said low limit and said high limit, and for developing comparison signals accordingly; and said color control means are responsive to said comparison signals for illuminating said indication in a first color when the measured value of temperature is lower than said low limit, in a second color when the measured value of temperature is higher than said high limit, and in a third color when the measured value of temperature is within the bounds of said low limit and said high limit.

Claim 18

In a telephone device, the combination comprising: dialing means for selectively dialing a telephone number, said dialing means having an output indicative of the dialed telephone number; single display means including a display area responsive to said output, for providing an indication of the dialed telephone number, and a variable color background area substantially surrounding said display area and having a color control input for controlling its color; means for measuring temperature and for developing output signals related to the measured value of temperature; and color control means responsive to said output signals for activating the color control input of said background area to control its color in accordance with the value of temperature.

Claim 19

In a telephone device, the combination comprising: dialing means for selectively dialing a telephone number, said dialing means having an output indicative of the dialed telephone number; single display means including a display area responsive to said output, for providing an indication of the dialed telephone number, and a variable color background area substantially surrounding said display area and having a color control input for controlling its color; means for measuring temperature and for developing output signals related to the measured value of temperature; and color control means responsive to said output signals for activating the color control input of said background area to control its color in accordance with the value of temperature.