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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
John W. Downey, Fairfax, VA (US);
John W. Downey, Fairfax, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The method and apparatus for input to electronic devices include a control circuit and a gyro module. The control circuit includes a microcontroller, where the microcontroller includes a digital bus, a receiver/transmitter module, a plurality of digital input pins, and an analog input pin. The gyro module is connected to the digital bus. The apparatus further includes a plurality of tactile switches connected to the digital pins. Further, a force sensitive resistor and a vibration motor interact with the control circuit. The force sensitive resistor is connected to the analog input pin of the microcontroller through a voltage divider, and the vibration motor is connected to the digital bus of the microcontroller through a motor controller. The apparatus also includes a communications antenna that is connected to the receiver/transmitter module of the microcontroller through a wireless module. A method includes various steps for inputting into an electronic device.