Method and system for applying gearing effects to inertial tracking
First Claim
1. A method for interactive interfacing with a computer gaming system, comprising:
- providing an input device, the input device conveying inertial data that is to be interpreted by the computer gaming system;
identifying an action to be performed by the computer gaming system, the action being mapped to the inertial data provided by the input device; and
applying a gearing between the action to be performed by the computer gaming system and the inertial data received from the input device;
wherein the gearing scales an adjustment to impact the action to be performed by the computer gaming system and the gearing is dynamically adjustable based on user settings, or is defined for dynamic adjustment over time by a program executed by the computer gaming system.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for interactive interfacing with a computer gaming system are provided. A method includes providing an input device, where the input device is configured to convey inertial data that is to be interpreted by the computer gaming system. The method then identifies an action to be performed by the computer gaming system, where the action is mapped to the inertial data provided by the input device. Then, the method applies a gearing between the action to be performed by the computer gaming system and the inertial data received from the input device. The gearing scales an adjustment to impact the action to be performed by the computer gaming system. The gearing can be set dynamically by the game, by the user, or can be preset by software or user configured in accordance with a gearing algorithm.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for interactive interfacing with a computer gaming system, comprising:
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providing an input device, the input device conveying inertial data that is to be interpreted by the computer gaming system; identifying an action to be performed by the computer gaming system, the action being mapped to the inertial data provided by the input device; and applying a gearing between the action to be performed by the computer gaming system and the inertial data received from the input device; wherein the gearing scales an adjustment to impact the action to be performed by the computer gaming system and the gearing is dynamically adjustable based on user settings, or is defined for dynamic adjustment over time by a program executed by the computer gaming system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling dynamic user interactivity between user actions and actions to be performed by a computer program, comprising:
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a computing system, an inertial analyzer being coupled to or executed by the computing system; an input device for interfacing with the computer program that is to be executed by the computing system, the input device having a gearing control for establishing a scaling between inertial data produced at the input device and actions to be applied by the computer program as analyzed by the inertial analyzer; wherein changes in the gearing control are set before, during or after interactivity with an object of the computer proaram, the changes act to impart a different response by the object from moment-to-moment during execution of the actions to be applied by the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for enabling dynamic user interactivity between user actions and actions to be performed by a computer program, the apparatus comprising:
an input device for interfacing with the computer program that is to be executed by a computing system, the input device having a gearing control for establishing a scaling between inertial data of the input device as mapped to an action to be applied by the computing system, the gearing control defining a gearing amount that is allowed to dynamically change from moment-to-moment in response changes triggered from buttons on the input device or changes triggered by the computer program before, during or after interactivity with the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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