Modular structures facilitating field-customized floor controllers
First Claim
1. A customizable aggregated floor controller comprising:
- a plurality of individual foot controller modules, wherein each controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules generates an electrical signal in response to user operation of said individual foot controller module;
a mounting frame securing said plurality of individual foot controller modules in a reconfigurable mounting arrangement, wherein each foot controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules is readily positionable within any of a plurality of mounting locations of said mounting frame; and
a signal interface adapted to transmit interface signals to an external system, wherein said interface signals are generated in response to one or more of said electrical signals generated by said plurality of individual foot controller modules.
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Abstract
The invention allows for easy field-customization of floor controllers using techniques that are similar to those applicable to the easy creation of aggregated instruments. The invention further facilitates entirely new manufacturing, marketing, and sales paradigms permitting a broad range of open industry development and commerce, thus making an individual musician'"'"'s creation of new floor controller arrangements an economically viable sector for both mass manufacturing and the niche cottage industry. New opportunities are provided for the creation of multiple-vendor standardizations, multiple-vendor manufacturing, multiple-vendor competitive features, etc. while offering the music equipment user and music industry as a whole, access to an extensive range of customization and diversification. The principles of the invention thus create a rich environment for floor controllers, their users, their features, their application, and the floor controller market.
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18 Claims
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1. A customizable aggregated floor controller comprising:
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a plurality of individual foot controller modules, wherein each controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules generates an electrical signal in response to user operation of said individual foot controller module;
a mounting frame securing said plurality of individual foot controller modules in a reconfigurable mounting arrangement, wherein each foot controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules is readily positionable within any of a plurality of mounting locations of said mounting frame; and
a signal interface adapted to transmit interface signals to an external system, wherein said interface signals are generated in response to one or more of said electrical signals generated by said plurality of individual foot controller modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A customizable aggregated floor controller comprising:
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a plurality of individual foot controller modules, wherein each controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules generates an electrical signal in response to user operation of said individual foot controller module;
means for securing said plurality of individual foot controller modules in a reconfigurable mounting arrangement, wherein each foot controller module of said plurality of individual foot controller modules is readily positionable within any of a plurality of mounting locations of said mounting frame; and
means for transmitting interface signals to an external system, wherein said interface signals are generated in response to one or more of said electrical signals generated by said plurality of individual foot controller modules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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