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A device to capture directional input for a visual display Download PDF

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GB2441386A
GB2441386A GB0617121A GB0617121A GB2441386A GB 2441386 A GB2441386 A GB 2441386A GB 0617121 A GB0617121 A GB 0617121A GB 0617121 A GB0617121 A GB 0617121A GB 2441386 A GB2441386 A GB 2441386A
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Paul Alan Blanchard
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03548—Sliders, in which the moving part moves in a plane

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Abstract

A panel (1) houses a button (2). The current position of the button within the bounds of the panel is calculated by measuring the current position on the X and Y axes (3 and 4), through horizontal and vertical sliders that can take the form of bars, a solid surface or a rolling belt. The physical position of the button within the panel is translated to an absolute position on a visual display. This invention enables users to quickly and accurately move a cursor or other directional indicator on a visual display.

Description

<p>Title: A device to capture directional input for a visual display.</p>
<p>Background:</p>
<p>This invention relates to the control of a cursor or other directional indicator on a visual display.</p>
<p>Personal computer users typically use a mouse to control the position of a cursor on the monitor.</p>
<p>For smaller devices (such as laptops, mobile phones, remote controls, game console controllers) a mouse is not a practical so other input methods (such as a touch pad, joystick or directional buttons) are used. These input devices do not facilitate the same speed and accuracy as a mouse.</p>
<p>Statement of invention:</p>
<p>This invention enables users to quickly and accurately move a cursor or other directional indicator on a visual display.</p>
<p>DescrIption of Drawings:</p>
<p>Figure 1</p>
<p>Description: Birds eye view of the invention.</p>
<p>1. Panel.</p>
<p>2. Thumb pad.</p>
<p>FIgure 2 Description: The pad can be moved to any position within the confines of the panel.</p>
<p>Figure 3</p>
<p>Description: Exposed X and V sliding bars.</p>
<p>1. Panel.</p>
<p>2. Thumb pad.</p>
<p>3 X slider.</p>
<p>4 V slider.</p>
<p>Figure 4 Description: The panel boundary is configured to match the visual displays navigational limits.</p>
<p>Figure 5 Description: Integration of the invention into a mobile phone.</p>
<p>6. Mobile phone.</p>
<p>5. Invention.</p>
<p>Figure 6 Description: Integration of the invention into a remote control.</p>
<p>7. Remote control.</p>
<p>5. Invention.</p>
<p>Figure 7 Description: Dual integration of the invention into a games console controller.</p>
<p>8. Games console controller.</p>
<p>5. Invention.</p>
<p>Detailed Description:</p>
<p>The invention's interface is a flat panel which houses a pad that has been moulded to fit the user's thumb (see Figure 1).</p>
<p>Users move the pad around the panel with their thumb. The pad can be moved to any position within the confines of the panel (see Figure 2).</p>
<p>The pad is connected to a horizontal slider and a vertical slider that allow the pad to move in any combination of the X and V directions (see Figure 3). The sliders can take the form of bars, as illustrated in Figure 3, a solid surface or a rolling belt.</p>
<p>The current position of the thumb pad is calculated using the combined positions of the X and Y slider.</p>
<p>The total area of movement on the pad corresponds to the total visible area of the visual display.</p>
<p>Therefore, when the button is in the top right corner of the pad, the cursor is in the top right of the visual display. etc. (see figure 4).</p>
<p>The invention is designed to be integrated into a control unit (see figures 5, 6 and 7).</p>

Claims (1)

  1. <p>Claims: 1. A user input capture device that translates the physical
    position of a button on a panel to an absolute position on a visual display.</p>
GB0617121A 2006-08-31 2006-08-31 A device to capture directional input for a visual display Withdrawn GB2441386A (en)

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2247938A (en) * 1990-08-18 1992-03-18 David Roger Sherriff Capacitative puck
US20050110754A1 (en) * 2003-11-24 2005-05-26 Jonah Harley Modular assembly for a self-indexing computer pointing device
GB2423683A (en) * 2005-02-28 2006-08-30 Agilent Technologies Inc Cursor and scene change control

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2247938A (en) * 1990-08-18 1992-03-18 David Roger Sherriff Capacitative puck
US20050110754A1 (en) * 2003-11-24 2005-05-26 Jonah Harley Modular assembly for a self-indexing computer pointing device
GB2423683A (en) * 2005-02-28 2006-08-30 Agilent Technologies Inc Cursor and scene change control

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