| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 700085000 | Positional (e.g., joystick) | 14 |
| 20080281442 | Control Device For Displacing At Least One Machine Axis Of A Machine Tool Or Production Machine - A control device for displacing at least one machine axis of a machine tool or production machine includes a control element that can deviate from a position of rest. Set values for controlling or regulating the machine can be generated according to the extent and duration of the deviation. During a progessive deviation of the control element and when the deviation of the control element is in a stationary state, a pulse-shaped mechanical feedback can be conveyed via the control element to the operator for at least one generated change in the set value. This results in the creation of a control device that provides the operator with a mechanical feedback over the path of displacement. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080288093 | Joystick controller - A joystick controller in two-dimensional and one-dimensional versions. The 2-D version employs a unitary sensor surface structure having eight surface-mounted or deposited strain gauges configured as two full bridges or four surface-mounted or deposited strain gauges configured as two half bridges, one for the X direction and one for the Y direction. This unique strain gauge layout design permits a new level of mechanical simplicity not heretofore available in joystick controllers. There are essentially no moving parts to wear out. An elongated post or lever is, in the preferred embodiment, mechanically coupled to the sensor surface structure by a pair of co-axial robust coil springs to provide a psychologically appealing physical motion of the lever during activation of the joystick controller. In the 1-D version, a rotatable cam element is positioned between parallel elongated leaf springs. The cam element is positioned at one end of the springs. The other end of the springs is mechanically coupled to a strain gauge layout which comprises a full bridge or half bridge sensor. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080306616 | Control apparatus with a balance feedback function - A control apparatus with a balance feedback function includes a direction control module for outputting several direction signals of different directions; an operation control module outputting several control signals of different operations; a balance control module for detecting the control apparatus and presetting a tilting angle between horizontal planes to generate a horizontal shift vector signal or detecting a vertical shift in the vertical direction of the control apparatus to generate a corresponding vertical vector signal; a processing module coupled to the balance control module for receiving the direction signal to produce a corresponding direction data, for receiving the operation control signal to produce a corresponding operation control data, for receiving the horizontal shift vector signal to produce a horizontal vector data, and for receiving the vertical vector signal to produce vertical vector data; and a transmission module provided for transmitting any one of the data to an electronic device to achieve the balance feedback control. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090055003 | Controlling Remote Control Devices - A control apparatus for controlling one or more functions of a controlled device includes a movement sensor operable to detect both a direction of movement and an amount of movement of the control apparatus, a microcontroller for receiving a signal corresponding to the direction and amount of movement and generating one or more corresponding control signals for controlling the controlled device, and a transmitter for transmitting the control signals to the controlled device. The control apparatus may include a position selectable control and a sensor coupled to the control to sense a position thereof. According to some implementations, the movement sensor may be used to control a direction of the controlled device, and the position selectable control may be used to control a speed of the controlled device. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090177297 | METHODS AND DEVICES OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL OPERATING SYSTEM FOR CARE-TAKING MACHINE - The methods and devices of a multi-functional operating interface for a care-taking machine. The multi-functional operating interface of the care-taking machine includes: muscle stretch sensor, multiplexer amplifying wave filter, analog-to-digital signal converter, image processing unit, and muscle pattern database and control bus. Aided by the present muscle template training method and potential image data collecting and processing method, it can become an interface that offers the user of a care-taking machine instantaneous and unlimited controllability of the machine, enabling such people, either sick or handicapped, to enjoy more convenience and better life. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100161084 | MAGNETIC SENSOR FOR USE WITH HAND-HELD DEVICES - The use of magnetic field sensing to perform sophisticated command control and data input into a portable device is disclosed. A magnetic field sensor is embedded or fixedly attached to a portable device to measure changes in the magnetic field strength and/or direction accompanying movement, motion or tilt of the device in one-, two- or three-dimensions when the portable device is used to air-write or make gestures. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110022196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED USER INTERFACES USING WEARABLE DEVICES TO CONTROL MOBILE AND CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for controlling a controlled device with a device wearable on a portion of a body is disclosed. The method includes detecting relative movement between the wearable device and the portion of the body; and generating an indication of the relative movement for use in controlling the controlled device. A method for controlling a controlled device with a device wearable on a portion of a body is also disclosed. The method includes receiving a message indicating a relative movement between the wearable device and the portion of the body; and generating an action to control the controlled device based on a command associated with the relative movement. Apparatuses for performing the methods are disclosed herein as well. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20130325151 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SOLID STATE TOUCH SENSOR FOR COMPLEX SURFACE GEOMETRY - A solid-state touch sensing system integrated into a control element for a device or equipment. The control element may have complex surface geometry. The system is capable of determining real-time parameters indicative of the character of user contact with the control element, and generating control signals for controlling the device or equipment or providing information or warnings to a user of the equipment. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140135949 | ACTIVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE WITH FORCE SENSOR OVERLOAD PROTECTION - A human-machine interface includes a user interface, a gimbal assembly, a gimbal interface rod, a force sensor mount, and a spacer. The gimbal assembly is coupled to the user interface. The gimbal interface rod is coupled to and extends from the gimbal assembly. The force sensor mount is coupled to the user interface and to the gimbal assembly, is configured to have a plurality of force sensors coupled thereto, and surrounds a portion of the gimbal interface rod and is spaced apart therefrom to define a circumferential gap. The spacer is disposed between and engages the portion of the gimbal interface rod and the force sensor mount, and is configured to maintain the circumferential gap between the force sensor mount and the gimbal interface rod until a predetermined user input force is supplied to the user interface whereupon the force sensor mount engages the gimbal interface rod. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140343697 | Selectable Operating Modes for Machine Operator Input Devices - A machine supports multiple selectable operating modes for operator input devices. An operator input device and associated input sensor convert physical operator actions into operator input control signals. A force feedback device, associated with the operator input device, exerts a resistive force based upon force feedback signals issued by the programmed controller. A machine subsystem includes an actuator configured to change an operational state of the machine according to machine control commands issued by the programmed controller based upon the operator input control signals. An operator input device configuration unit receives directions for specifying an operator input device configuration definition. The operator input device configuration definition specifies a mapping between the operator input control signals and the machine control commands. The operator input device configuration definition specifies at least an operator input device mode, and a force feedback mode based at least in part upon the operator input device mode. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150338875 | GRASPABLE MOBILE CONTROL ELEMENT SIMULATING A JOYSTICK OR THE LIKE WITH AT LEAST ONE CONTROL ELEMENT WITH PHYSICAL END STOP, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF SIMULATION - A control system with a graspable mobile control element, including:
| 11-26-2015 |
| 20150370229 | Controller and User Interface Device, Systems, and Methods - A data collection system controller that includes a housing such as a cover. The housing includes a user facing section and a support facing section defining a hole. The controller also includes a first input device adjacent the user facing section and a second input device. The second input device includes a knob comprising a third input device and a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob. In one embodiment, the second input device is an XYZ joystick with a button. In one embodiment, the joystick and the first input device are angled relative to each other on either side of an elbow joint. In part, the invention relates to a method of controlling the display of image data obtained with respect to a blood vessel. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150378447 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a terminal device including an operation unit operable in a specific direction, an orientation determining unit configured to determine an orientation of the terminal device including the operation unit, and a control unit configured to switch a function to be implemented in response to an operation on the operation unit in accordance with the orientation. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160179062 | MACHINE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING REMOVABLE CONTROLLER | 06-23-2016 |
