Image controller
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1. A hand operable image controller for controlling imagery, comprising:
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a first two-axes input structure supported by said housing;
a second two-axes input structure supported by said housing;
active tactile feedback means for providing a feedback to a human user of said controller, said active tactile feedback means supported by said housing.
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Abstract
An image controller having a first member movable on at least two axes and a second member movable on at least two axes structured for allowing inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, one preferred controller structured with a sufficient number of sensors to aid in controlling three-dimensional objects and navigating a three-dimensional viewpoint shown by a display. Some preferred embodiments also incorporate an active tactile feedback vibrator for providing vibration to be felt by a user and proportional sensors allowing user variable inputs to cause imagery to be variably controlled.
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62 Claims
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1. A hand operable image controller for controlling imagery, comprising:
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a housing;
a first two-axes input structure supported by said housing;
a second two-axes input structure supported by said housing;
active tactile feedback means for providing a feedback to a human user of said controller, said active tactile feedback means supported by said housing. - 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. A method of controlling imagery comprising the steps of:
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depressing, variably, a finger depressible button, said button pivoting, variably, causing variable activating of a proportional sensor, said proportional sensor outputting a signal useful to an image generation machine for causing imagery to vary according to the variable depressing of said button. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An image controller comprising:
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a first input member positioned to activate first input member sensors, said first input member moveable on at least two axes;
a second input member positioned to activate second input member sensors, said second input member moveable on at least two axes;
a plurality of finger depressible button input members positioned to activate button input member sensors;
a circuit board sheet structurally connecting, at least in part, said first input member sensors to said second input member sensors;
said image controller is connected to an image generation device;
at least one of the button input member sensors is a pressure-sensitive variable sensor, whereby depression of at least one of the finger depressibie button input members provides a proportional signal representing a level of depressive pressure applied; and
active tactile feedback structure, as a component of said controller, said active tactile feedback structure providing vibration to be felt by a hand holding said controller, said active tactile feedback comprising a motor and a weight. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. An image controller comprising:
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a first input member controllable by a human hand on at least two axes, said first input member structured to activate a first set of sensors; and
a second input member controllable by a human hand on at least two axes, said second input member structured to activate a second set of sensors;
a plurality of finger depressible button input members, said finger depressible button input members structured to activate a third set of sensors; and
a circuit board connects the first set, the second set and the third set of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An image controller comprising:
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a first input member with associated sensors, said first input member moveable on at least two axes;
a second input member with associated sensors, said second input member moveable on at least two axes; and
at least four independent finger depressible buttons with associated sensors; and
a circuit board sheet connects to the sensors of the input members and the sensors of said finger depressible buttons. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A controller controlling imagery of an electronic game, the controller comprising:
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a housing;
associated with the housing are a plurality ofinput members receiving inputs from a user;
the input members positioned to activatesensors, the sensors sensing the inputs by the user and providing electrical outputs related to the sensed inputs, the outputs at least in part controlling the electronic game;
a first of the input members is a member moveable on two mutually perpendicular axes;
a second of the input members is a finger depressible button, the button is associated with a proportional pressure-sensitive variable output sensor of the sensors, the proportional pressure-sensitive variable output sensor receiving varying input force and providing a variable output representing the varying input force;
a graphics generation device, the graphics generation device generating the imagery of the electronic game, the imagery is shown on a display connected to the image generation device.
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52. A hand held image controller controlling imagery, comprising:
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a two-axes input member with associated sensors, outputs of the sensors controlling the imagery; and
a plurality of finger depressible individual buttons with associated pressure-sensitive sensors, variable outputs of the pressure-sensitive sensors variably control the imagery; and
tactile feedback structure providing tactile sensations felt by a hand of a user of said controller. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An image controller comprising:
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a first input member with associated sensors, and moveable on at least two axes;
a second input member with associated sensors, and moveable on at least two axes;
a plurality of finger depressible button input members with associated sensors;
a first button of said button input members is positioned to activate a first proportional pressure-sensitive sensor;
a second button of said button input members is positioned to activate a second proportional pressure-sensitive sensor;
tactile feedback structure;
a housing supports at least in part;
the first and second input members, the first and second input member sensors, the button sensors and the first and second button input members, and the tactile feedback structure. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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