Patent ID: 8384536
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: B60K,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An instrument control apparatus comprising: an interface surface that is used to interface with at least one electronic application; at least one interface component removably coupled to the interface surface; at least one control component electronically coupled to the at least one electronic application and configured to control at least one function of the electronic application, wherein the at least one interface component is remotely coupled to the at least one control component, wherein manipulation of the at least one interface component provides a means for controlling the at least one function of the electronic application wherein the at least one interface component further comprises: wherein the at least one control component further comprises: a means for communicating encoder data to a processor, wherein the processor translates the encoder data into control data indicating how the component body was manipulated, wherein at least one function of the application is controlled by the control data.