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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rafael Ballagas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kevin Smathers, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hiroshi Horii, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0312 (2013.01); G06F 3/03549 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A model controller includes a trackball having a spherical surface with one of latitudinal or longitudinal data tracks formed thereon. The model controller includes a base unit including a first image sensor adjacent to the trackball to capture images of the data tracks, wherein the captured images of the data tracks include orientation information to determine an absolute orientation of the trackball.