Customizable and reconfigurable virtual instrument panel
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1. A method for controlling a device, comprising:
- removably coupling an interface component to a first portion of an interface surface, wherein one or more encoders are coupled to at least a second portion of the interface surface;
detecting, via the one or more encoders, motion of at least one portion of the interface component;
tracking, via the one or more encoders, the motion of the at least one portion of the interface component and forming control input data based on the motion tracking; and
controlling the device using the control input data.
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Abstract
The invention provides an instrument control panel that is easily customized and reconfigured, and yet provides the familiar tactile sensation of physical knobs, sliders, and buttons. The instrument control panel comprises one or more interface components that are removably coupled to an interface display wherein the interface components communicate with one or more control components disposed behind the interface display. The present invention lends itself particularly well to an instrument panel.
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1. A method for controlling a device, comprising:
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removably coupling an interface component to a first portion of an interface surface, wherein one or more encoders are coupled to at least a second portion of the interface surface; detecting, via the one or more encoders, motion of at least one portion of the interface component; tracking, via the one or more encoders, the motion of the at least one portion of the interface component and forming control input data based on the motion tracking; and controlling the device using the control input data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for controlling a device, comprising:
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an interface surface having coupled thereto, one or more encoders; an interface component having a surface associated therewith, wherein the interface component is removably coupled to a first portion of the interface surface upon placement by a user; and a processor, wherein the processor is operably coupled to the one or more encoders and configured to; analyze motion of at least a portion of the interface component using the one or more encoders, form control input data based on the analyzed motion; and control the device using the control input data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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