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(11) | EP 0 491 392 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Embedded user-interface having multiple language capability |
(57) A postage meter mailing machine (1) includes an embedded user interface system. The
mailing machine includes a programmable microcontroller means having a non-volatile
memory for storing data information and executable routine. The microcontroller is
in bus communication with a visual display (7) and a plurality of soft keys (8). Stored
in the memory are (i) a plurality of system screens for display on the visual display
(7), (ii) a data window field and a prompt field and having descriptors for each of
the respective fields (iii) a plurality of text strings in a first language and a
plurality of text strings in a second language, (iv) a plurality of graphic display
run routines, (v) a plurality of routines for enabling the soft keys (8) and for identifying
the respective subsequent screen. The user interface is programmed to enable a select
one of the text strings in one of the languages for display on the display. |