Computer equipment comprising a trackball and method for driving the computer equipment
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1. A computer equipment configured to be installed on a carrier, the computer equipment comprising:
- a trackball including a body, a moving part configured to be displaced inside of the body, and a means making it possible to exert a tangential force on the moving part;
a screen;
a computer; and
a means for measuring a level of turbulence of the carrier,wherein the trackball delivers information including a position of the moving part relative to the body to the computer,wherein the computer is configured to;
display at least one object on the screen,display a pointer in a position on the screen according to the information delivered by the trackball,drive the means making it possible to exert the tangential force on the moving part,modulate the tangential force according to a shape of the at least one object and a position of the at least one object on the screen relative to the position of the pointer on the screen, andadjust the amplitude of the tangential force according to the level of turbulence measured, andwherein the tangential force is permanently positive.
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Abstract
A computer equipment comprises a trackball used to point to objects on a screen of the equipment. A method for driving the computer equipment is also provided. The trackball comprises a moving part and a body inside which the moving part can be displaced, the computer being configured to display at least one object and a pointer on the screen. The trackball comprises means making it possible to exert a tangential force on the moving part, means driven by the computer. The computer is configured to modulate the force according to the shape of the object displayed and the position of the pointer relative to the object.
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1. A computer equipment configured to be installed on a carrier, the computer equipment comprising:
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a trackball including a body, a moving part configured to be displaced inside of the body, and a means making it possible to exert a tangential force on the moving part; a screen; a computer; and a means for measuring a level of turbulence of the carrier, wherein the trackball delivers information including a position of the moving part relative to the body to the computer, wherein the computer is configured to; display at least one object on the screen, display a pointer in a position on the screen according to the information delivered by the trackball, drive the means making it possible to exert the tangential force on the moving part, modulate the tangential force according to a shape of the at least one object and a position of the at least one object on the screen relative to the position of the pointer on the screen, and adjust the amplitude of the tangential force according to the level of turbulence measured, and wherein the tangential force is permanently positive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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