Analog sensor(s) with tactile feedback
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1. A variable sensor, said variable sensor comprising:
- a rigid support board, said board at least in part supporting a flexible membrane sheet, said sheet positioned between said board and a depressible resilient dome cap, said dome cap providing upon activation of said sensor a first soft snap tactile feedback to a thumb of a hand of a human user; and
said dome cap providing upon deactivation of said sensor a second soft snap tactile feedback to the thumb of the hand of the human user;
structured in combination with said variable sensor is a motor and offset weight, said motor and offset weight providing active tactile feedback vibration to the hands of the user.
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Abstract
An analog sensor depressible by a single human finger/thumb. Depressive force is applied to a dome-cap and to structuring capable of defining analog output of the sensor responsive to varying force applied by a single finger or thumb. Depressive force causes the dome-cap to bow downward passing through a user discernable threshold, causing a snap-through tactile sensation. The analog sensor is further taught in combination with additional sensors and tactile feedback structures, for example, sensors such as rotary potentiometers and the tactile feedback structure of an electric motor rotating an offset weight.
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60 Claims
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1. A variable sensor, said variable sensor comprising:
a rigid support board, said board at least in part supporting a flexible membrane sheet, said sheet positioned between said board and a depressible resilient dome cap, said dome cap providing upon activation of said sensor a first soft snap tactile feedback to a thumb of a hand of a human user; and
said dome cap providingupon deactivation of said sensor a second soft snap tactile feedback to the thumb of the hand of the human user;
structured in combination with said variable sensor isa motor and offset weight, said motor and offset weight providing active tactile feedback vibration to the hands of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A variable sensor activated by depression of a single button, said single button depressed by a single finger of a hand of a user, said variable sensor at least in part controlling game imagery, said variable sensor comprising:
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a proportional sensor creating a proportional output, said proportional output representing varying depression applied by the finger of the user, said proportional output at least in part controlling the game imagery;
a resilient dome providing a soft snap tactile feedback to the finger of the hand of the user, said soft snap tactile feedback is provided upon activation and deactivation of said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A variable sensor variably controlling electronic imagery according to variable depressive force applied to said variable sensor by only a single human finger of a hand of a human user, comprising:
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a depressible resilient dome cap, said dome cap structured to provide, upon activation of said variable sensor a snap-through threshold tactile feedback to the human finger;
further structured in combination with said variable sensor are a motor and offset weight structured to provide an active tactile feedback vibration to the hand of the user, said vibration is provided according to the electronic imagery. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of using a variable pressure analog sensor, depressed by a human thumb, to control variable movement of imagery in an electronic game, said method comprising:
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a) decreasing pressure on said analog sensor, followed by b) receiving a soft snap tactile feedback, followed by c) increasing pressure on said analog sensor, said increasing pressure-applied according to said imagery and substantially because of said receiving a soft snap tactile feedback. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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