Input method and apparatus
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1. A handheld device comprising:
- a housing shaped and dimensioned for being held by a hand;
a touch sensitive screen disposed on the housing;
a graphics processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive screen, the graphics processor generating display of a virtual object on the touch sensitive screen; and
a processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive screen and to the graphics processor, the processor being responsive to input sensed by the touch sensitive screen to detect movements along a multiplicity of paths on the screen, the processor defining vectors in response to said detected touch movements and causing the orientation of the displayed virtual object to change in response to the defined vectors.
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Abstract
A vehicle simulation such as for example a driving game can be provided by displaying an image of a steering wheel on a touch sensitive screen. Touch inputs are used to control the rotational orientation of displayed steering wheel. The rotational orientation of the displayed steering wheel is used to apply course correction effects to a simulated vehicle. Selective application of driver assist and different scaling of touch inputs may be provided.
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30 Claims
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1. A handheld device comprising:
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a housing shaped and dimensioned for being held by a hand; a touch sensitive screen disposed on the housing; a graphics processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive screen, the graphics processor generating display of a virtual object on the touch sensitive screen; and a processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive screen and to the graphics processor, the processor being responsive to input sensed by the touch sensitive screen to detect movements along a multiplicity of paths on the screen, the processor defining vectors in response to said detected touch movements and causing the orientation of the displayed virtual object to change in response to the defined vectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a handheld device of the type comprising a housing shaped and dimensioned for being held by at least one hand, a screen disposed on the housing, and a graphics processor operatively connected to the screen, the graphics processor generating display of a virtual object on the screen, a processor operatively connected to the graphics processor, and a non-transitory memory operatively connected to the processor, the non-transitory memory storing information comprising instructions that when executed by the processor control the processor to:
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(a) detect input movements along a multiplicity of paths on the screen, (b) define vectors in response to said detected input movements on the screen, and (c) cause the orientation of the displayed virtual object to change in response to the defined vectors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a handheld device of the type comprising a housing shaped and dimensioned for being held by at least one hand, a screen disposed on the housing, and a processing arrangement including a processor and a graphics processor operatively connected to the screen, the graphics processor generating display of a virtual object on the screen, the method comprising performing with the processing arrangement:
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detecting input movements along a multiplicity of paths on the screen, defining vectors in response to said detected input movements on the screen, and causing the orientation of the displayed virtual object to change in response to the defined vectors. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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