WO1997005542A3 - Computer input device and method of operation - Google Patents

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WO1997005542A3
WO1997005542A3 PCT/US1996/012529 US9612529W WO9705542A3 WO 1997005542 A3 WO1997005542 A3 WO 1997005542A3 US 9612529 W US9612529 W US 9612529W WO 9705542 A3 WO9705542 A3 WO 9705542A3
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digital
joystick
command
gameport
keyboard
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Manolito E Adan
Flandern Michael W Van
Jeffrey A Davis
Mark K Svancarek
John G Pierce
Hajime Suzuki
Richard B Kash
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Microsoft Corp
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Abstract

A computer peripheral offers a number of operational modes. The peripheral device may be a position input device, such as a digital joystick, capable of operating in a digital transmission mode or an analog emulation mode. A command sequence emulator permits the user to define a button on the peripheral corresponding to a user-selected keyboard command sequence. Activation of the selected peripheral button is detected and initiates a command sequence emulation of keyboard command sequences stored in a database in association with the peripheral button. The emulator places the first command from the command sequence in a keyboard register within the computer. The emulator subsequently generates a keyboard input interrupt causing the computer to read the keyboard input port containing the first command. The process is repeated for each command in the command sequence. In the digital transmission mode, the digital joystick generates and transmits digital position data to the computer via a digital port. However, the digital joystick has an analog emulation mode to permit older software to function as if coupled to a conventional analog joystick. The digital joystick emulates resistances to provide an indication of joystick position. The digital joystick calculates digital position data and converts it to emulation resistance data for transmission to the gameport. The digital joystick is capable of bidirectional communication using the gameport. The gameport includes one or more timers whose inputs are coupled to resistances within the digital joystick. Output instructions to the gameport cause a reset to the timer, which is detected within the joystick. The detected changes in the timer inputs are used as interrupts to a microprocessor within the joystick. These are interpreted as one or more commands.
PCT/US1996/012529 1995-07-31 1996-07-31 Computer input device and method of operation WO1997005542A2 (en)

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US50907795A 1995-07-31 1995-07-31
US08/509,444 US5793356A (en) 1995-07-31 1995-07-31 System and method for the software emulation of a computer joystick
US08/509,077 1995-07-31
US08/509,081 US5628686A (en) 1995-07-31 1995-07-31 Apparatus and method for bidirectional data communication in a game port
US08/509,444 1995-07-31
US08/509,081 1995-07-31

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