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Action button apparatus

  • US 9,336,962 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2008
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An active display button comprising:

  • a housing portion;

    an engagement portion coupled to the housing portion;

    a tactile feedback mechanism coupled to the housing portion;

    an active motorized display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion, said motorized display including a rotating indicator and a plurality of indicia and configured for movement to indicate at least one of said indicia through the engagement portion and a stepper motor coupled to said motorized display to move said rotating indicator to indicate said at least one indicia; and

    a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion;

    wherein engagement of the engagement portion activates the active motorized display by a central processing unit coupled to a random number generator and in response to activation of the active display button based on a first outcome of the random number generator provides a display of the active display button, and then causes the central processing unit to activate the random number generator to modify the display of the active motorized display based on a second outcome of the random number generator.

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