Methods and apparatus for operating an input device in a turbulent environment
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing a user input that is used to drive cursor movement on a display in a vehicle that is operating in a turbulent environment, comprising the steps of:
- an input device configured to receive the user input and generate an input device output signal;
a sensing device configured to detect motion of the vehicle and generate a motion signal representing said motion of the vehicle; and
a turbulence controller receiving said input device output signal and evaluating said motion signal, said turbulence controller altering said input device output signal based at least in part upon said evaluation of said motion signal such that a compensated output signal is created for driving the cursor movement on the display.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for processing a user input that is used to drive cursor movement on a display in a vehicle that is operating in a turbulent environment. The apparatus includes an input device configured to receive the user input and generate an input device output signal. The apparatus also has a sensing device that is configured to detect motion of the vehicle and generate a motion signal representing the vehicle motion. A turbulence controller is provided for receiving the input device output signal and evaluating the motion signal. The turbulence controller alters the input device output signal based at least in part upon the evaluation of the motion signal such that a compensated output signal is created for driving the cursor movement on the display.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing a user input that is used to drive cursor movement on a display in a vehicle that is operating in a turbulent environment, comprising the steps of:
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an input device configured to receive the user input and generate an input device output signal; a sensing device configured to detect motion of the vehicle and generate a motion signal representing said motion of the vehicle; and a turbulence controller receiving said input device output signal and evaluating said motion signal, said turbulence controller altering said input device output signal based at least in part upon said evaluation of said motion signal such that a compensated output signal is created for driving the cursor movement on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of processing a user input that is used to drive cursor movement on a display in a vehicle that is operating in a turbulent environment, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accepting the user input with an input device; (b) generating an input device output signal in response to the user input accepted with said input device; (c) producing a motion signal representing the motion of the vehicle in the turbulent environment; and (d) altering said input device output signal based at least in part upon said motion signal such that a compensated output signal is created for driving the cursor movement on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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