Multi-modal switching controller for communication and control

A method comprising:

• presenting a configuration user interface on a user interface device including selectable configurations for access modes;
• assigning one or more of the switches as respective to one or more user inputs according to a current selected configuration of an access mode, each switch comprising a signal user input device configured to detect a signal from the user;
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• detecting a user input corresponding to a change in a particular signal detected by a particular signal user input device;
• identifying the user input based on the current selected configuration and the detected volitional user input of the particular signal user input device;
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• communicating the user input to the switch-controlled device, wherein the method further comprising:
• receiving a button quantity selection of one of one or more buttons;
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• mapping or assigning one or more unique input signal or input trigger to the controller to one or more buttons corresponding to the button quantity selection on a panel-by-panel basis;
• wherein the one or more buttons are mapped independently to one or more controller outputs;
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• wherein the input signal or input trigger is producible as an output signal by the one or more controller outputs.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with an electronic device, the program code enables the electronic device to provide functionality of:
• presenting a configuration user interface on a user interface device including selectable configurations for access modes;
• assigning one or more of the switches as respective to one or more user inputs according to a current selected configuration of an access mode, each switch comprising a set of signal user input devices configured to detect a signal from the user;
• and
• detecting a volitional user input corresponding to a change in a particular signal detected by a particular signal user input device;
• identifying the user input based on the current selected configuration and the detected volitional user input of the particular signal user input device;
• and
• communicating the user input to the switch-controlled device, wherein the program code enables the electronic device to provide the functionality of:
• receiving a button quantity selection of one of one or more buttons;
• and
• mapping or assigning one or more unique input signal or input trigger to the controller to one or more buttons corresponding to the button quantity selection on a panel-by-panel basis;
• wherein the one or more buttons are mapped independently to one or more controller outputs;
• and
• wherein the input signal or input trigger is producible as an output signal by the one or more controller outputs.