System, Software and Method of Use of an Audio Hardware Controller

• US 20150268920A1
• Filed: 03/19/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schapiro Audio LLC
• Original Assignee: Schapiro Audio LLC
• Inventors: Schapiro, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/219,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20150268920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/162 Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs

Abstract

A system, software and method of use for improved audio controls on an audio hardware controller system.

Claims

1. An audio hardware apparatus comprising:

a. a control surface

b. at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface,

c. at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface wherein the one or more user-controllable features modifies the function of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface; and

d. a means for outputting the configuration of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface and the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface.

2. The audio hardware apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface further comprises two or more configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces.

3. The audio hardware controller system of claim 2 wherein the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate independently.

4. The audio hardware controller system of claim 2 wherein the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate in tandem.

5. The audio hardware apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface further comprises two or more user-controllable features on the control surface.

6. The audio hardware apparatus of claim 5 wherein at least one of the two or more user-controllable features on the control surface further comprises a touch screen display.

7. An audio hardware controller system comprising:

a. at least a first computing unit,

b. a control surface,

c. at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface,

d. at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface wherein the one or more user-controllable features modifies the function of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface; and

e. a communicative coupling means between the control surface, the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface and the at least a first computing unit for outputting the configuration of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface and the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface.

8. The audio hardware controller system of claim 7 wherein the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface further comprises two or more configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces.

9. The audio hardware controller system of claim 7 wherein the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate independently.

10. The audio hardware controller system of claim 7 wherein the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate in tandem.

11. The audio hardware controller system of claim 7 wherein the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface further comprises two or more user-controllable features on the control surface.

12. The audio hardware controller system of claim 7 wherein at least one of the two or more user-controllable features on the control surface further comprises a touch screen display.

13. A method for using an audio hardware controller comprising the steps of:

a. providing a control surface

b. providing at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface,

c. providing at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface wherein the one or more user-controllable features modifies the function of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface; and

d. providing a means for outputting the configuration of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface and the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface.

14. The method for using an audio hardware controller of claim 13, wherein the step of providing at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface further comprises the step of providing two or more configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces.

15. The method for using an audio hardware controller of claim 13 further comprising the step of configuring the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate independently.

16. The method for using an audio hardware controller of claim 13 further comprising the step of configuring the at least two configurable multi-axis joysticks with integrated capacitive user interfaces are configured to operate in tandem.

17. The method for using an audio hardware controller of claim 13, wherein the step of providing at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface further comprises the step of providing two or more user-controllable features on the control surface.

18. The method for using an audio hardware controller of claim 17, wherein the step of providing two or more user-controllable features on the control surface further comprises the step of providing at least one touch screen display.

19. A software product, comprising a non-transitory computational device-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by the at least a first processing unit, cause the audio data to be modified according to the configuration of the at least a first configurable multi-axis joystick with an integrated capacitive user interface as modified by the configuration of the at least a first user-controllable feature on the control surface.