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The system embodying the invention involves a communications instrument comprising a sensitive surface coupled to a processor ensuring management of a plurality of display elements, the dialogue between said instrument and said processor taking place according to a sequence comprising a first operat

The system embodying the invention involves a communications instrument comprising a sensitive surface coupled to a processor ensuring management of a plurality of display elements, the dialogue between said instrument and said processor taking place according to a sequence comprising a first operational mode in which the sensitive surface is virtually divided into a plurality of zones corresponding isomorphically with the geometrical disposition of the display elements, and a second operational mode in which a variable displayed on a visualisation element is modified subsequent to displacement of the operator's finger on the sensitive surface. This system is notably suitable in the case of management of a large number of display elements and is highly ergonomic.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for communication between an operator and at least one processor, using:a plurality of display elements managed by said processor and laid out according to a predetermined geometrical disposition, a variable being displayed on each of these display elements,a com

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for communication between an operator and at least one processor, using:a plurality of display elements managed by said processor and laid out according to a predetermined geometrical disposition, a variable being displayed on each of these display elements,a communication instrument separate from said display elements comprising a touch-sensitive surface coupled to said processor so as to set up communication with the latter in order to ensure management of said display elements,validating means coupled to said processor for enabling said operator to validate selecting actions. andsaid processor comprising:means for managing said sensitive surface according to a first operating mode using a virtual division of said sensitive surface into a plurality of virtual areas, and means for adjusting the respective shapes and dispositions with respect to each other of said areas so as to correspond isomorphically with said geometrical disposition of said display elements,means for detecting a selecting operation of one of said areas corresponding to a display element, this selecting operation being performed by the operator by acting directly on any point of said area of said sensitive surface and by validating this action by acting on said validating means,means for cyclically detecting the position of an object such as the operator's finger on said sensitive surface,means for managing said sensitive surface according to a second operating mode subsequent to said selecting operation using means for determining the displacement of the object between two successive positions on said sensitive surface,means for computing a new value of the variable displayed on a previously selected display element as a function of a current value of said variable and of the determined displacement of said object on said sensitive surface, andfor displaying said new value on said previously selected display element.