Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device – Cursor mark position control device
Patent
1995-11-16
1998-12-29
Brier, Jeffery
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display peripheral interface input device
Cursor mark position control device
345163, G09G 508
Patent
active
058546235
ABSTRACT:
A cursor control device for computers includes a ball whose surface is marked with a regular pattern based on the Platonic solids. The ball surface is illuminated and the rotations are measured precisely from the observed motions of the Platonic solids. The precision of measurement enables the rotation to be measured about other axes and transformed to the desired coordinates without undue deterioration of accuracy.
In one embodiment, a nonplanar retainer exposes adjacent faces of a trackball for three components of rotation. In another embodiment, the ball rotation is measured inside a mouse, and the high accuracy of detection of rotation enables collection of transformed rotations from a sensor mounted to the side for a more compact design.
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Brier Jeffery
Lewis David L.
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