Calibration bias for control mechanisms in user input devices
US10556174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G9/047
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes a movement calibration system that monitors movement data representative of user manipulation of a control mechanism, and determines calibrated movement data based at least in part on a movement space normalized using at least qualification zones that qualify peak excursions of the control mechanism in one or more axes. Responsive to the movement data, the movement calibration system establishes updates to the qualification zones that bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes, and provides the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.
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