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System for dynamically mapping input device movement as a user's viewpoint changes

  • US 7,640,515 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2004
  • Issued: 12/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • inputting viewpoint change information and graphical object change information substantially simultaneously;

    synchronizing control and display mappings to conform with input of a user whereby moving an input device controlling a graphical object in a direction continues to control the object in the same direction even if the object is rotated by dynamically changing an input-to-object mapping responsive to the viewpoint change information a viewpoint is changing; and

    moving the graphical object responsive to the graphical object change information and the dynamically changed mapping and changing the object in a scene and changing the viewpoint of the scene, andwherein the changing the input-to-object mapping is performed substantially simultaneously while both the viewpoint is changing and the object is moving.

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