Patent ID: 11954279
Assignee: ULTRASENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method of switching an external system using a solid-state switch, comprising:
generating, by a first solid-state transducer, first signals in response to a perturbation at a cover member, the first solid-state transducer being mechanically coupled to the cover member;
generating, by a second transducer, second signals;
obtaining, by a microcontroller, first data from the first signals;
obtaining, by the microcontroller, second data from the second signals; and
determining, by the microcontroller, user inputs in accordance with at least the first data, the second data, and an operational state of the solid-state switch;
transmitting, by the microcontroller, at least one of the user inputs via a digital bus to a master controller of the external system;
powering, by a power supply, a user feedback device via a switching circuit; and
providing, by the user feedback device, feedback to a user of the solid-state switch in accordance with a switching behavior of the switching circuit, the switching behavior being determined in in accordance with either one or both of the following: (a) the commands from the master controller to the microcontroller, and (b) the user inputs as determined by the microcontroller;
wherein:
the solid-state switch comprises the cover member, the first solid-state transducer, the second transducer, the microcontroller, the user feedback device, and the switching circuit.