摘要 |
A computer containing stored programs and stored information is programmed by selecting a series of partial commands finally assembled into a complete command. Instead of selecting commands from a great plurality of commands, one from each of a relatively few possible partial commands is selected in sequence to form the complete command. Frames carrying a sequence of these few commands are projected on a touch sensitive selection screen and selection is performed by the operator simply by touching one of the touch sensitive panels corresponding to the selected command. The computer programs the presentation of the sequence of available commands, receives and assembles the partial commands and then responds to the complete command. The completed command is an action command and may, for example, answer questions posed, send out questions to be answered by the operator, issue instructions or store information all to an appropriate terminal such as a hard copy teletypewriter. |