Dual mode input device
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- a housing that forms at least a portion of an exterior of the input device;
a tracking assembly at least partially located within the housing;
an actuator accessible from the exterior of the input device; and
a controller located within the housing to receive input from the tracking assembly and the actuator, the controller transmitting a pointing device recognition signal and a joystick device recognition signal to a host upon connection of the input device to the host.
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Abstract
An input device having a pointing mode and a joystick mode is disclosed. The input device includes a housing, a tracking assembly, and at least one actuator. In some aspects of the invention, a controller is located within the housing to receive input from the tracking assembly and the actuator, and the controller transmits a pointing device recognition signal and a joystick device recognition signal to a host upon connection of the input device to the host. In another aspect of the invention, the actuator may be utilized to switch between a repeat and center mode, wherein the input device repeats a joystick signal when in the pointing mode and the hold mode. Additional aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media with computer executable instructions.
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16 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a housing that forms at least a portion of an exterior of the input device;
a tracking assembly at least partially located within the housing;
an actuator accessible from the exterior of the input device; and
a controller located within the housing to receive input from the tracking assembly and the actuator, the controller transmitting a pointing device recognition signal and a joystick device recognition signal to a host upon connection of the input device to the host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An input device comprising:
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a housing that forms at least a portion of an exterior of the input device;
a tracking assembly at least partially located within the housing;
a first actuator accessible from the exterior of the input device, the first actuator switching the input device between a pointing mode and a joystick mode, the input device transmitting a pointing device signal when in the pointing mode and a joystick signal when in the joystick mode; and
a second actuator accessible from the exterior of the input device, the second actuator switching the input device between a center mode and a hold mode, the input transmits a zero vector for the joystick signal when in the center mode and switched from the joystick mode to the pointing mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a first signal that is one of a center signal and a hold signal;
receiving a joystick vector signal and operating upon the joystick vector signal to move an object in a virtual environment;
receiving a device switch signal and (1) continuing to operate upon the joystick vector signal to move the object in the virtual environment if the first signal is the hold signal or (2) ceasing to operate upon the joystick vector signal if the first signal is the center signal; and
receiving a pointing vector signal and operating upon the pointing vector signal to change a view of the virtual environment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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