Resilient housing actuated multi-level switch
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1. A resilient housing actuated multi-level switch for housing and providing switching for an electronic circuit comprises:
- housing means, consisting of a resilient material, for substantially housing the electronic circuit;
compression sensing means, physically contacting at least part of the housing means, for providing a compression signal when the at least part of the housing means is sufficiently compressed; and
signal processing means, operably coupled to the compression sensing means, for comparing the compression signal with a first threshold such that when the compression signal exceeds the first threshold, the signal processing means performs at least part of a control signal algorithm.
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Abstract
A resilient housing actuated multi-level housing switch comprises a compression sensitive circuit which is actuated by compressing a resilient housing. The compression sensitive circuit comprises a compression sensing device which produces an analog signal, an A to D converter, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed with algorithms to control the power levels of communication equipment and volume levels based on signals produced by compressing the compression sensing device.
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1. A resilient housing actuated multi-level switch for housing and providing switching for an electronic circuit comprises:
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housing means, consisting of a resilient material, for substantially housing the electronic circuit; compression sensing means, physically contacting at least part of the housing means, for providing a compression signal when the at least part of the housing means is sufficiently compressed; and signal processing means, operably coupled to the compression sensing means, for comparing the compression signal with a first threshold such that when the compression signal exceeds the first threshold, the signal processing means performs at least part of a control signal algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An improved communication radio that includes transceiving means for transceiving radio signal and a processing means, operably coupled to the transceiving means, for processing communication system information, wherein the improvement comprises:
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housing means, consisting of a resilient material, for substantially housing the transceiving means; first compression sensing means, physically contacting a first area of the housing means is sufficiently compressed; and signal processing means, operably coupled to the compression sensing means, for comparing the first compression signal with a first threshold such that when the first compression signal exceeds the first threshold, the signal processing means performs at least part of a first control signal algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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