Tactile feedback controller for computer cursor control device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a cursor, the method including displaying a cursor, moving the cursor in response to manipulation of a cursor control device, and tactilely stimulating the cursor control device when the cursor is located at a graphics object having a size bearing a predetermined relationship to a speed of the cursor.
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Abstract
A cursor on a graphics display is controlled by a cursor control device including a tactile generator. The tactile generator is activated when the cursor is located at a graphics object that has been determined to be interesting, and that has a size which bears a predetermined relationship to the speed of the cursor, provided an update time has elapsed since the time of the last tactile activation of the cursor control device.
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20 Claims
- 1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a cursor, the method including displaying a cursor, moving the cursor in response to manipulation of a cursor control device, and tactilely stimulating the cursor control device when the cursor is located at a graphics object having a size bearing a predetermined relationship to a speed of the cursor.
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6. An apparatus for tactilely stimulating a cursor control device that controls the movement of a cursor on a computer display, comprising:
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first logic for determining whether the cursor is at a boundary of an object; second logic for determining whether the object is a tactile object; third logic for determining, when the object is a tactile object, a size of the object and a speed of the cursor; and fourth logic responsive to the first, second and third logic for determining whether to tactilely stimulate the cursor control device based upon the size of the object and the speed of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program device comprising:
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a computer program storage device readable by a digital processing system; and a program means on the program storage device and including instructions executable by the digital processing system for performing a method for determining whether to generate a tactile signal in a cursor control device configured for controlling a cursor on a computer display, the cursor control device having a tactile generator responsive to the tactile signal, the method steps comprising; determining when the cursor is located at a boundary of a graphical object on the computer display; determining whether the graphical object is interesting; if the graphical object is interesting, determining a relationship of the size of the graphical object with the speed of the cursor; and when the relationship of the size of the graphical object with the speed of the cursor at least equals a threshold relationship, outputting the tactile signal to thereby activate the tactile generator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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