Control device with enhanced control aspects and method for programming same
    1.
    发明授权
    Control device with enhanced control aspects and method for programming same 有权
    控制装置具有增强的控制方面和编程方法

    公开(公告)号:US06717569B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-06

    申请号:US09515370

    申请日:2000-02-29

    IPC分类号: G09G508

    CPC分类号: G06F3/038 G06F3/03543

    摘要: A control device that combines a movable pod, that is sized to comfortably support a user's hand, with control buttons that are easily commanded by the user's fingers and thumb without interfering with pod movement, thereby allowing the user to quickly, simultaneously, and intuitively, command multiple aspects of a user application software, such as a game. Preferably, the pod is movable simultaneously in three different directions: forward-and-backward, side-to-side; and axially about an axis. The device also uses the distance the pod is displaced from a neutral position as an additional control parameter for commanding the application software. In addition, control commands associated with the control buttons and movement of the pod may be programmed by the user either “on the fly” or by using a graphical user interface. Also, the device provides feedback to the user regarding the programmed status of each button and available pod movement.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制装置,其组合了可移动的荚,其尺寸适于舒适地支撑使用者的手,具有由用户的手指和拇指轻松地指挥而不干扰荚运动的控制按钮,从而允许用户快速,同时和直观地, 指定用户应用软件的多个方面,例如游戏。 优选地,荚可以在三个不同的方向上同时移动:前后方向; 并且围绕轴线轴向。 该装置还使用该盒从空档位置移动的距离作为用于指示应用软件的附加控制参数。 此外,与控制按钮相关联的控制命令和盒的移动可以由用户“即时”或通过使用图形用户界面来编程。 而且,该设备向用户提供关于每个按钮的编程状态和可用荚运动的反馈。

    Enabling separate chat and selective enablement of microphone
    5.
    发明授权
    Enabling separate chat and selective enablement of microphone 有权
    启用麦克风的单独聊天和选择性启用

    公开(公告)号:US06928329B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-09

    申请号:US09515559

    申请日:2000-02-29

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 G06F17/00 G10L15/26

    摘要: Two different and separate audio data streams are processed through a personal computer (PC) system or other computing device so that the separate and distinct audio data streams are heard through separate sound transducers. In a preferred embodiment, chat messages received over a network during execution of a multiplayer game are processed separately from sounds produced by the multiplayer game, enabling a user to hear the game sounds from speakers, separate and distinct from verbal chat messages, which are heard through earphone(s). The earphone(s) are included in a headset, as well as a microphone that enables the user to produce verbal data that are conveyed to a hardware control unit that is connected to the PC system through a universal serial bus (USB) port. The chat audio data are converted into an analog audio signal that is heard by the user in the headphone(s) and is spatially separate and distinct from the game audio data heard through the speakers. Included on the control unit are switches that enable the user to selectively direct verbal data either to the chat session or to a voice recognition engine that converts the verbal data into commands used for controlling the game.

    摘要翻译: 通过个人计算机(PC)系统或其他计算设备来处理两个不同和单独的音频数据流,使得通过单独的声音换能器来听到单独和不同的音频数据流。 在优选实施例中,在执行多玩家游戏期间通过网络接收的聊天消息与多玩家游戏产生的声音分开处理,使得用户能够听到来自扬声器的游戏声音,与听到的语音聊天消息分开且不同 通过耳机。 耳机包括在耳机中,以及麦克风,使得用户能够产生通过通用串行总线(USB)端口传送到连接到PC系统的硬件控制单元的口头数据。 聊天音频数据被转换成用户在耳机中听到的模拟音频信号,并且在空间上分离并且不同于通过扬声器听到的游戏音频数据。 包括在控制单元上的是交换机,其使得用户能够将言语数据有选择地引导到聊天会话或将语言数据转换成用于控制游戏的命令的语音识别引擎。

    Enabling separate chat and selective enablement of microphone
    6.
    发明授权
    Enabling separate chat and selective enablement of microphone 有权
    启用麦克风的单独聊天和选择性启用

    公开(公告)号:US07389153B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-17

    申请号:US11078002

    申请日:2005-03-11

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: Two different and separate audio data streams are processed through a personal computer (PC) system or other computing device so that the separate and distinct audio data streams are heard through separate sound transducers. In a preferred embodiment, chat messages received over a network during execution of a multiplayer game are processed separately from sounds produced by the multiplayer game, enabling a user to hear the game sounds from speakers, separate and distinct from verbal chat messages, which are heard through earphone(s). The earphone(s) are included in a headset, as well as a microphone that enables the user to produce verbal data that are conveyed to a hardware control unit that is connected to the PC system through a universal serial bus (USB) port. The chat audio data are converted into an analog audio signal that is heard by the user in the headphone(s) and is spatially separate and distinct from the game audio data heard through the speakers. Included on the control unit are switches that enable the user to selectively direct verbal data either to the chat session or to a voice recognition engine that converts the verbal data into commands used for controlling the game.

    摘要翻译: 通过个人计算机(PC)系统或其他计算设备来处理两个不同和单独的音频数据流,使得通过单独的声音换能器来听到单独和不同的音频数据流。 在优选实施例中,在执行多玩家游戏期间通过网络接收的聊天消息与多玩家游戏产生的声音分开处理,使得用户能够听到来自扬声器的游戏声音,与听到的语音聊天消息分开且不同 通过耳机。 耳机包括在耳机中,以及麦克风,使得用户能够产生通过通用串行总线(USB)端口传送到连接到PC系统的硬件控制单元的口头数据。 聊天音频数据被转换成用户在耳机中听到的模拟音频信号,并且在空间上分离并且不同于通过扬声器听到的游戏音频数据。 包括在控制单元上的是交换机,其使得用户能够将言语数据有选择地引导到聊天会话或将语言数据转换成用于控制游戏的命令的语音识别引擎。