Information system for controlling electronic devices with a hierarchically structured operator control menu

• Main Author: CIELER STEPHAN,DONK VERA,MEIER-ARENDT GUIDO,SULZBACH THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2006
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

Information system for controlling electronic devices with a hierarchically structured operator control menu An information system for controlling at least one electronic device with a computing unit which is connected to a memory unit, a control device and a display device, the computing unit reading out, from the memory unit, an operator control menu which is a hierarchically structured operator control menu comprising at least two menu levels, each with at least two menu elements, displaying at least one of the menu levels as the current menu level on the display device, reading in a menu element selected from the current menu level by means of the operator control device, displaying the menu level which is subordinate to the menu element as the menu level which is now current, and graphically indicating the depth of the current menu level within the operator control menu on the display device. In order to improve the clarity and ability to perceive the display, the computing unit causes an outline to be displayed around a graphic display element, the outline representing the depth of the current menu level.