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Switch display encoder apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-01-15
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2008-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A sensing system connects to a switch display encoder apparatus and monitors the rotational speed of a plurality of encoders in all directions independently and responds to rate-aided commands issued to the user or by a Central Processing Unit (CPU). As the encoders spin in any direction, a quadrature output signal is sent from each encoder to the sensing system which processes the raw quadrature data and transmits, via an output controller, a rate-aided signal to the CPU. The CPU can interactively issue commands to the system which changes the speed thresholds and rate-aided speed threshholds and rate-aided outputs via switches mounted on the apparatus. Parameter settings are transmitted to the sensing system and to the external CPU. The apparatus contains numeric displays that indicate switch selected or CPU instructed speed thresholds, rate-aid multipliers, or rate-aid dividers.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J. Giorgio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/038; G06F3/0383
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A switch display encoder apparatus for use with a sensing system, said sensing system detects and processes the operation of said switch display encoder apparatus, said switch display encoder apparatus comprising: encoding means for determining positional data, said encoding means also for generating and transmitting signals to said sensing system indicative of said positional data; switching means for selecting modifications to said positional data, said switching means including position adjustment selectors and speed threshold parameter selectors, said switching means also for generating and transmitting signals to said sensing system indicative of the settings of said position adjustment selectors and said speed threshold parameter selectors; and numeric displaying means for displaying the settings of said position adjustment selectors and speed threshold parameter selectors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A switch display encoder apparatus for use with a sensing system, said sensing system detects and processes the operation of said switch display encoder apparatus, said switch display encoder apparatus comprising: encoding means for determining positional data, said encoding means also for generating and transmitting signals to said sensing system indicative of said positional data; switching means for selecting modifications to said positional data, said switching means including position adjustment selectors and speed threshold parameter selectors, said switching means also for generating and transmitting signals to said sensing system indicative of the settings of said position adjustment selectors and said speed threshold parameter selectors; and numeric displaying means for displaying the settings of said position adjustment selectors and speed threshold parameter selectors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a mouse.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackmarble.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackball.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a mouse and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackball and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackmarble and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said switching means further comprises: manual selecting means for manually selecting the settings of said position adjustment selectors and said speed threshold parameter selectors; and remote selecting means for receiving externally generated signals representing settings of said position adjustment selectors and said speed threshold parameter selectors and for selecting the settings of said position adjustment selectors and said speed threshold parameter selectors corresponding to said signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a mouse.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackmarble.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackball.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a mouse and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackball and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch display encoder apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said encoder means comprises a trackmarble and a fingerwheel actuated encoder.
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