Vehicle performance analyzer employing an accelerometer-based user interface
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1. An accelerometer-based user interface circuit, comprising:
- a) microprocessor means;
b) an accelerometer in communication with and sending a signal sensing acceleration to said microprocessor means;
c) display means receiving and displaying signals from said microprocessor means,d) mode selection means whereby said mode selection means causes said microprocessor means to cycle and display data values on said display means in response to the signal from said accelerometer and allows the user to enter one or more of the values.
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Abstract
A vehicle performance analyzer incorporating an acceleration-measuring method and apparatus to use an accelerometer to both measure vehicle performance and assist the user in entering the user-defined parameters or data. This use of an accelerometer to enter data can be widely applied to other electrical devices. The circuit and method uses an accelerometer to cycle discreet user-defined data for selection by the user. This accelerometer-based user interface to enter data is widely applicable to other electrical devices.
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16 Claims
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1. An accelerometer-based user interface circuit, comprising:
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a) microprocessor means; b) an accelerometer in communication with and sending a signal sensing acceleration to said microprocessor means; c) display means receiving and displaying signals from said microprocessor means, d) mode selection means whereby said mode selection means causes said microprocessor means to cycle and display data values on said display means in response to the signal from said accelerometer and allows the user to enter one or more of the values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for entering data into an accelerometer-based user interface circuit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting an accelerometer-based user interface circuit to a mode for cycling pre-defined data values for selection; (b) tilting or otherwise moving said programmable acceleration-sensing device to cycle a sequence of pre-defined data values; (c) observing the displayed values, and (d) entering one or more of the displayed values into the microprocessor means of the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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