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Configurable manual controller

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  • US 7,731,191 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2007
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A configurable manual controller for manipulating images or symbols on a display and adapted for construction with user-arranged matable building elements to exhibit a customized shape and ornamental appearance, comprising:

  • an exoskeleton having an interior region and a patterned surface portion;

    the interior region configured to confine internal electrical components, the internal electrical components operatively connected to control actuators to produce signals for manipulating images or symbols on the display; and

    the patterned surface portion configured to support a set of building elements that are configurable for mating to the patterned surface portion of the exoskeleton and for mating to one another, thereby to enable a user to establish an arbitrary shape and ornamental appearance of the controller.

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