2004-06-12 DE IBM erhält Patent auf Status-Anzeige bei Stillhaltetasten
Der Anspruchsbereich umfasst jegliche Form der Statusanzeige in Form eines Mechanismus oder Algorithmus -- egal ob dies über ein visuelles, akustisches, fühlbares Signal erfolgt oder in einer Kombination daraus besteht.
Hauptanspruch
A Caps Lock notification method, comprising:
- determining that a Caps Lock key of a computer keyboard is in an error state, based on determining that a first condition has been satisfied;
- generating an error signal in response to the determining that the Caps Lock key is in the error state;
- ascertaining whether a second condition has occurred after the generating; and
- if said ascertaining has ascertained that the second condition has occurred then disabling the error signal in response to said ascertaining without changing the error state.
