Electronic apparatuses which displays various graphic data at the time of power-on

Patent 5659338 Issued on August 19, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 5, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

3760171

Programmable calculator Patent #: 4554641
Issued on: 11/19/1985
Inventor: Haneda , et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 341208 filed on 12/05/1994

US Classes:

345/536, Plural storage devices345/211, Display power source708/100, ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER708/130, Programmable calculator713/321Programmable calculator with power saving feature

Examiners

Primary: Hjerpe, Richard
Assistant: Tran, Vui T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

Foreign Patent References

2-114318 JP. 04/13/1990
5-20016 JP. 01/13/1993

International Class

G09G 005/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-12-07 JP

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a display screen; a power supply switch; a memory for storing a plurality patterns of graphic data, select information indicating which graphic data is selected, and the number of times by which the power supply switch is operated; a controller responsive to the power supply switch being operated for controlling the display screen to display graphic data of a pattern specified by the select information; and a device for updating in accordance with a predetermined scheme the select information and the number of times of operation of the power supply switch, if the power supply switch is operated and the number of times of operation of the power supply switch satisfies predetermined conditions. For example, when the power supply switch is operated a predetermined times, a dialog screen for selecting the next pattern is displayed. The patterns may be divided into groups so that upon operating the power supply switch predetermined times, the next pattern of the group is selected, and ultimately the dialog for selecting the next group is displayed.