Abstract: A control device includes a mobile control member (F) for emitting a diffuse light beam (LS). An electronic processing unit (V) generates a graphic user interface (VA) and is advantageously connected, via a data link (K1, K2), to a display unit (D, VD). The display unit (D, VD) displays the graphic user interfaces (VA). An optical receiver sensor (S) converts movement directions (B) of the diffuse light beam (LS) of the mobile control member (F) into a control signal. In the processing unit (V), the control signal effects, in accordance with the movements of the diffuse light beam (LS), tracking of a graphic control marker (C) and/or of the position of the graphic user interface (VA) and/or of parts of the interface (VA) and/or of visual elements (C) in the interface (VA).

Abstract: A method for processing data in a data processing system (1) which includes a number of data processing units (2), and operator and observation units (4), which are interconnected by way of a data transmission unit (6), whereby a respective data processing program (8) with corresponding function modules (FB1 to FBn) and data modules (DB 1 to DBn) is implemented in the data processing units (2). At least one identifier (K, KE, KI) for the function modules and data modules is stored in a respective conversion table (10) belonging to each data processing unit (2). When an external data processing unit (2) accesses a data module (DB1 to DBn) and/or a function module (FB1 to FBn) of another data processing unit (2), a conversion table (10) mediates by using an external identifier (KE) that characterizes the access and verifies whether a matching internal identifier (KI) is stored for the particular external identifier (KE).

Abstract: A control device includes a mobile control member (F) for emitting a diffuse light beam (LS). An electronic processing unit (V) generates a graphic user interface (VA) and is advantageously connected, via a data link (K1, K2), to a display unit (D, VD). The display unit (D, VD) displays the graphic user interfaces (VA). An optical receiver sensor (S) converts movement directions (B) of the diffuse light beam (LS) of the mobile control member (F) into a control signal. In the processing unit (V), the control signal effects, in accordance with the movements of the diffuse light beam (LS), tracking of a graphic control marker (C) and/or of the position of the graphic user interface (VA) and/or of parts of the interface (VA) and/or of visual elements (C) in the interface (VA).

Abstract: A method for processing data in a data processing system (1) which includes a number of data processing units (2), and operator and observation units (4), which are interconnected by way of a data transmission unit (6), whereby a respective data processing program (8) with corresponding function modules (FB1 to FBn) and data modules (DB 1 to DBn) is implemented in the data processing units (2). At least one identifier (K, KE, KI) for the function modules and data modules is stored in a respective conversion table (10) belonging to each data processing unit (2). When an external data processing unit (2) accesses a data module (DB1 to DBn) and/or a function module (FB1 to FBn) of another data processing unit (2), a conversion table (10) mediates by using an external identifier (KE) that characterizes the access and verifies whether a matching internal identifier (KI) is stored for the particular external identifier (KE).