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Controller for improved computer pointing devices

US5764219A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 1995
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/038
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Input force applied on a pointing device (51) having outputs (x,y) is related to the velocity of a cursor on a video screen according to a transfer function (FIG. 2) substantially described by a parabolic sigmoid function, thus resulting in adapting the force/velocity relationship to accommodate human perception and motor control limitations and task specific coordination problems.

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