Games controllers
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1. Apparatus comprising a combination of a controller and a microprocessor based units, the apparatus comprising;
- a programmable microprocessor-based unit including a receiving means adapted to receive signals from a programmable cartridge or other programme storage device that provides programme instructions for controlling the operation of the programmable microprocessor-based unit;
an output through which output signals can be passed from the microprocessor to a display;
a display arranged to display images dependent upon the signals from the microprocessor-based unit;
an exercise apparatus adapted to allow a user to perform a range of movements associated with a sport; and
a controller comprising a handlebar assembly which can be held by a user, a first input device responsive to movement of the handlebar which generates input signals for supply to the microprocessor-based unit, a saddle which can be sat upon by the user, and a second input device which is responsive to the force applied to the saddle by said user so as to indicate whether or not the user is seated on said saddle, said second input device also generates input signals for supply to the microcontroller, and in which the first input signal and the second input signal modify the operation of the programme running on the microprocessor in turn to modify the images displayed on the display.
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Abstract
A controller is disclosed, especially but not exclusively, for use in combination with an exercise apparatus. The controller comprises in one arrangement a handlebar assembly and one or more input devices, of at least one of the input device being responsive to movement of the handlebars. The controller may include a support such as a handlebar stem, and may provide output signals to a microprocessor in turn to control operation of a program running on the microprocessor.
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1. Apparatus comprising a combination of a controller and a microprocessor based units, the apparatus comprising;
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a programmable microprocessor-based unit including a receiving means adapted to receive signals from a programmable cartridge or other programme storage device that provides programme instructions for controlling the operation of the programmable microprocessor-based unit;
an output through which output signals can be passed from the microprocessor to a display;
a display arranged to display images dependent upon the signals from the microprocessor-based unit;
an exercise apparatus adapted to allow a user to perform a range of movements associated with a sport; and
a controller comprising a handlebar assembly which can be held by a user, a first input device responsive to movement of the handlebar which generates input signals for supply to the microprocessor-based unit, a saddle which can be sat upon by the user, and a second input device which is responsive to the force applied to the saddle by said user so as to indicate whether or not the user is seated on said saddle, said second input device also generates input signals for supply to the microcontroller, and in which the first input signal and the second input signal modify the operation of the programme running on the microprocessor in turn to modify the images displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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2. A combination of a controller and a microprocessor-based unit, said controller comprising:
- a handlebar assembly which can be held by a user and which includes at least one input device adapted to generate input signals for supply to a microprocessor-based unit, at least one of said at least one input device being responsive to movement of said handlebar assembly by said user, wherein said handlebar assembly comprises a handlebar rotably attached to a handlebar support, such that said handlebar may rotate relative to said handlebar support about three perpendicular axes.
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15. A combination according to claim 15 wherein said second portion comprises a tube which fits within a seatpost of at least one of a bicycle and an exercise bicycle.
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