Coded data generation or conversion – Bodily actuated code generator
Patent
1995-06-07
1998-04-28
Hofsass, Jeffery
Coded data generation or conversion
Bodily actuated code generator
341 21, 341 22, 345156, 345157, 345163, 400273, H03K 1794
Patent
active
057450552
ABSTRACT:
A device for inputting information to a remote computer. The device includes a housing having a base for resting in a support surface and an oppositely facing platform of a size and shape for receiving and supporting the foot of a user. The device further includes sensing means for sensing movement of the foot and for producing motion information indicative of the movement for the computer. The device further includes a switch and a switch actuation surface, the surface facing away from the support surface for engagement with the foot when the foot is supported by the platform.
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Heller Jacqueline H.
Redlich Sanford I.
Fleetfoot, L.L.C.
Hofsass Jeffery
Mannava Ashok
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