Patents by Inventor Wilfried Lucke

Wilfried Lucke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of facilitating the operation of terminals intelecommunications systems
    Patent number: 5831598
    Abstract: Operation of a terminal equipped with an input keyboard whose function keys can be given fixed and/or variable function assignments and having a display unit on which a text explaining the function of the function keys can be displayed, is facilitated. Execution of a respective function, as well as display of text explaining the respective function, is effected solely by actuation of a respective function key by determining the manner and/or extent of the actuation of the respective function key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Uwe Kauffert, Wilfried Lucke