Variable-conductance sensor
OwnerBrad A. Armstronginventor
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Abstract
A method of using an analog sensor variably depressed by only a single human finger to variably control an electronic game, the method including the steps: a) depressing, with the human finger, the analog sensor with varying pressure for variably controlling the electronic game; and b) receiving, through the finger, a user discernible snap-through tactile feedback. Additionally, a second depressing may be applied substantially because of the receiving of the feedback.
Claims9
A method of controlling variable output of a variable output sensor, comprising
- pressing an actuator with force, using only a single human thumb, to receive a first Snap-through tactile feedback to the thumb pressing the actuator,
- then,
- varying the pressing force for varying the output of the sensor,
- followed by
- reducing the pressing force until a second snap-through tactile feedback is received by the thumb.
A method of controlling a variable output sensor, comprising
- pressing an actuator with force, using a thumb or a finger, to receive a first snap-through tactile feedback to the thumb or finger pressing the actuator, and using the first snap-through tactile feedback as indication of output of the sensor beginning to be varied,
- then,
- increasing the pressing force for further varying the output of the sensor,
- followed by
- reducing the pressing force until a second snap-through tactile feedback is received by the thumb or finger pressing the actuator, and using the second snap-through tactile feedback as an indication of the output of the sensor no longer being varied.
A method of using an analog sensor variably depressed by a human finger to variably control an electronic gate, said method including the steps:
- a) depressing said analog sensor with varying pressure;
- b) receiving a user discernible snap-through tactile feedback.
A method of using an analog sensor for controlling a host device showing an electronic game, said method including the steps:
- a) pressing, with a human finger, a button associated with the analog sensor;
- b) receiving, through said finger, a snap threshold tactile feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.