Patent ID: 6941176

Claim:
A method for controlling a machine operated by a user using a control module, the input-output relationship of said control module being regulated by pre-selected control parameters, said method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating values of the control parameters; (b) operating the machine using the values of the control parameters; (c) indicating to the user the values of the control parameters in sensorially recognizable form; (d) indicating to the user an intuitively recognizable symbol generalizing the values of the control parameters; (e) selecting or modifying the values of the control parameters by the user using the information indicated in steps (c) and (d) based on the user's evaluation of the performance of the machine, thereby modifying the input-output relationship of said control module; and (f) repeating steps (a) through (e) while operating the machine to customize the input-output relationship of said control module.