Tri-axis foot controller
OwnerRichard B. Ennsinventor
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Abstract
A novel control device for a personal computer which is manipulated by a user's feet. The control device is manipulated by application of the appropriate pressure to the control device. At any one time, the control device may be manipulated such that the control device moves in three distinct directions: the device pivots forwards or backwards, rotates left or right, and dips to the left or to the right. For each movement in a distinct direction, the control device generates an input for a personal computer.
Claims15
A control device actuated by a user's feet for use with a computer,
- wherein said control device is movable in one distinct rotational direction or simultaneously in two or three distinct rotational directions, said control device producing a respective signal for each movement of said control device in a distinct direction, and
- means responsive to each said respective signal to command the computer to execute one or more functions associated with that signal.
A control device for use with a computer comprising two pedals, said pedals being rotatable in concert around one axis or simultaneously around up to three orthogonal axes, and
- wherein said control device communicates an input or inputs to the computer based on said rotation of said pedals, the computer being responsive to said input or inputs to execute one or more functions correlating to said rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.