Variable actuators of an accessory and methods thereof

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage device, comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• presenting a graphical user interface for configuring an accessory device by a user;
• receiving a first user input for configuring a first actuation of a first button of the accessory device, wherein the first user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a first unit of measure of a first displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the first user input for the first button is being adjusted by the user;
• assigning a first threshold for the first actuation to a profile for the first button according to the first user input;
• receiving a second user input for configuring a first release of the first button, wherein the second user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a second unit of measure of a second displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the second user input for the first button is being adjusted by the user;
• assigning a second threshold for the first release to the profile for the first button according to the second user input;
• receiving a third user input for configuring a second actuation of a second button of the accessory device, wherein the third user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a third unit of measure of a third displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the third user input for the second button is being adjusted by the user;
• assigning a third threshold for the second actuation to the profile for the second button according to the second user input;
• receiving a fourth user input for configuring a second release of the second button, wherein the fourth user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a fourth unit of measure of a fourth displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the fourth user input for the second button is being adjusted by the user;
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• assigning a fourth threshold for the second release to the profile for the second button according to the fourth user input.

A method, comprising:

• presenting, by a processing system including a processor, a graphical user interface for configuring a keyboard by a user;
• receiving, by the processing system, a first user input for configuring a first actuation of a first group of buttons of the keyboard, wherein the first user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a first unit of measure of a first displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the first user input is being adjusted by the user;
• receiving, by the processing system, a second user input for configuring a first release of the first group of buttons of the keyboard, wherein the second user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a second unit of measure of a second displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the second user input is being adjusted by the user;
• receiving, by the processing system, a third user input for configuring a second actuation of a second group of buttons of the keyboard, wherein the third user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a third unit of measure of a third displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the third user input is being adjusted by the user;
• receiving, by the processing system, a fourth user input for configuring a second release of the second group of buttons of the keyboard, wherein the fourth user input is displayed on the graphical user interface in real-time as a fourth unit of measure of a fourth displacement distance on the graphical user interface while the fourth user input is being adjusted by the user;
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• assigning, by the processing system, thresholds for the first and second actuations and the first and second releases to a profile according to the first, second, third and fourth user inputs.