Control device integrating touch and displacement controls
First Claim
1. An input apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:
- a moveable control device configured to provide first signals for control of a first object function based on a user interaction with the control device, wherein the control device has a non-displaced, central rest position and wherein movement of the control device comprises rotation of the control device around the central rest position;
a touch sensor disposed on a surface of the control device, the touch sensor configured to receive a user touch input; and
a touch sensor controller in electrical communication with the touch sensor, the touch sensor controller configured to provide second signals for recording a beginning and an ending of a continuous user interaction with the control device, based on the user touch input, wherein the second signals function to convert the first object function from a rate of movement of an object to an absolute position of the object.
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Abstract
System and method of controlling an object via control device having integrated touch and displacement control. An embodiment includes an input device having a control stick with an integrated touch sensor, where the control stick may be displaced to provide control of a first functionality of an object, and a user touch sensed by the integrated touch sensor provides control of a second functionality of the object. Additionally, a method is described for controlling an object using a control device integrating displacement and touch control modes. A motion of the object may be controlled, such that inputs from the control device control a relative movement, an absolute movement, and/or a combination of relative and absolute movement for the object. An embodiment includes a game controller having a control device according to the present disclosure.
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17 Claims
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1. An input apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:
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a moveable control device configured to provide first signals for control of a first object function based on a user interaction with the control device, wherein the control device has a non-displaced, central rest position and wherein movement of the control device comprises rotation of the control device around the central rest position; a touch sensor disposed on a surface of the control device, the touch sensor configured to receive a user touch input; and a touch sensor controller in electrical communication with the touch sensor, the touch sensor controller configured to provide second signals for recording a beginning and an ending of a continuous user interaction with the control device, based on the user touch input, wherein the second signals function to convert the first object function from a rate of movement of an object to an absolute position of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An input apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:
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a moveable control device configured to provide first signals for control of a first object function based on a user interaction with the control device, wherein the control device has a non-displaced, neutral rest position and wherein movement of the control device comprises movement of the control device around the central rest position; a touch sensor disposed on a surface of the control device, the touch sensor configured to sense a user touch input; and a touch sensor controller in electrical communication with the touch sensor, the touch sensor controller configured to provide second signals based on the user touch input for recording a beginning and an ending of a continuous user interaction with the control device, wherein a dead band region is defined around the neutral position and wherein the dead band region is removed and is not implemented when and while the touch sensor senses the user touch input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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