Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device
Patent
1996-05-07
1999-04-27
Luu, Matthew
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display peripheral interface input device
345157, 345158, G09G 500
Patent
active
058984216
ABSTRACT:
A vertical gyroscope is adapted for use as a pointing device for controlling the position of a cursor on the display of a computer. A motor at the core of the gyroscope is suspended by two pairs of orthogonal gimbals from a hand-held controller device and nominally oriented with its spin axis vertical by a pendulous device. Electro-optical shaft angle encoders sense the orientation of a hand-held controller device as it is manipulated by a user and the resulting electrical output is converted into a format usable by a computer to control the movement of a cursor on the screen of the computer display. For additional ease of use, the bottom of the controller is rounded so that the controller can be pointing while sitting on a surface. A third input is provided by providing a horizontal gyroscope within the pointing device. The third rotational signal can be used to either rotate a displayed object or to display or simulate a third dimension.
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Luu Matthew
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