US 11,853,478 B2
Multi-modal switching controller for communication and control
James E. Schorey, Milford, OH (US); and Peter S. Ford, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to Control Bionics Limited, Camberwell (AU)
Appl. No. 18/006,406
Filed by Control Bionics Limited, Camberwell (AU)
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/043072
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/020778, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/055,571, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0266824 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/015 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0227 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more switches configured to be activated by a user, each switch comprises a set of user input devices configured to detect a signal from the user;
a controller that detects a volitional user input corresponding to an increase in a particular input signal detected by a particular one of the one or more switches;
a user interface device; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more switches, the user interface device, and a switch-controlled device, and which:
presents a configuration user interface on the user interface device including selectable configurations for access modes;
assigns one or more of the switches with respect to one or more user inputs according to a current selected configuration of an access mode; and
detects a volitional user input corresponding to a change in a particular input signal detected by a particular signal producing input user device;
identifies an assigned user input based on the current selected configuration and the detected volitional user input of the particular user input device signal; and
communicates the user input to the switch-controlled device.