Patent ID: 6222525
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A63F,G05G,G06F,H01H

Abstract:
An image controller comprising:an input member with associated sensors, said input member moveable on at least two axes; anda plurality of finger depressible buttons with associated sensors; andat least one sheet structurally connecting, at least in part, to the sensors of said input member, and said at least one sheet structurally connecting, at least in part, to the sensors of said finger depressible buttons; said at least one sheet havingelectrically conductive traces located on said at least one sheet, said electrically conductive traces electrically connecting with the sensors of said input member, and said electrically conductive traces electrically connecting with the sensors of said finger depressible buttons;said image controller is connected to an image generation device;at least one of the finger depressible buttons is structured with a resilient dome cap;said resilient dome cap is structured to provide a tactile feedback to a human hand;a pressure-sensitive variable sensor is the sensor associated with said at least one of the finger depressible buttons, whereby depression of said at least one of the finger depressible buttons provides a proportional signal representing the level of depressive pressure applied; said at least one sheet comprisesa flexible membrane sheet connected to a rigid circuit board sheet.