Game controller for infants
First Claim
1. A computer input device that enables a user to interact with software installed on a computer, comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) a handle, rigidly affixed to said housing, whereby the user may grasp the device and impart a back and forth shaking motion unto said housing;
(c) an electromechanical transducer, having an output which responds omnidirectionally in a two dimensional plane to a mechanical shaking motion of said housing in said two dimensional plane, the transducer output comprising a substantially identical discrete electrical computer control signal at the time of each sweep of said mechanical shaking motion that occurs in any direction within said two dimensional plane.
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Abstract
A computer input device or wand that may be held and controlled by an infant, a toddler, or an adult who cannot use a conventional input device. An elongated handle is provided for gripping and manipulating the input device. The handle may conform to the size of a baby'"'"'s hand to allow the input device to be securely held by a baby. The input device or wand includes an omnidirectionally responsive transducer for actuating an electrical control signal in response to each unidirectional sweep of the wand in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the handle, thereby allowing the user to control a computer display by shaking the wand in the same manner as a baby might shake a rattle.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer input device that enables a user to interact with software installed on a computer, comprising:
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(a) a housing; (b) a handle, rigidly affixed to said housing, whereby the user may grasp the device and impart a back and forth shaking motion unto said housing; (c) an electromechanical transducer, having an output which responds omnidirectionally in a two dimensional plane to a mechanical shaking motion of said housing in said two dimensional plane, the transducer output comprising a substantially identical discrete electrical computer control signal at the time of each sweep of said mechanical shaking motion that occurs in any direction within said two dimensional plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer input device that enables a user to interact with software installed on a computer, comprising:
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(a) a housing; (b) a handle, rigidly affixed to said housing, whereby the user may grasp the device and impart a back and forth shaking motion unto said housing; (c) an electromechanical transducer, having an output which responds omnidirectionally in a two dimensional plane to any mechanical shaking motion of said housing that occurs in any direction within said two dimensional plane, the transducer output comprising an electrical signal; and (d) a pulse generator, activated by said electrical signal, the pulse generator output comprising a substantially identical computer control signal each time it is activated by said electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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