Patent ID: 6689947
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A controller system for issuing system control signals to an external system, said controller system comprising:a plurality of foot-operated physical controller components each providing physical controller signals in response to human operation; a plurality of selectable assignments comprising active and inactive states, wherein said active state of each of said plurality of selectable assignments invokes a mapping of at least one of said plurality of physical controller signals to an associated system control signal; a separate alphanumeric display associated with each of said plurality of foot-operated physical controller components, wherein each of said plurality of alphanumeric displays indicate controller information of an associated one of said plurality of foot-operated physical controller components; a processor generating said system control signals according to at least one mapping operation, said at least one mapping operation comprising the mapping of at least one of said plurality of physical controller signals to said associated system control signal based upon an activated selectable assignment; and an interface issuing said generated system control signals to said external system, wherein said generated system control signals are in a format that is compatible with said external system.