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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Michael Kass, Berkeley, CA (US);
Warren Trezevant, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael Kass, Berkeley, CA (US);
Warren Trezevant, Oakland, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
An input device for controlling an object includes a joystick and a modal switch. A user may use the modal switch to select a subset of degrees of freedom of the object. The joystick may then be used to control a change over time of the selected subset, where the change over time is functionally depend on both a motion of the joystick and a state of the selected subset. A method for controlling an object via the input device is also provided. The method includes receiving inputs indicating a selection by the modal switch of a subset of degrees of freedom of the object, and a motion of the joystick. A configuration of the selected subset is then caused to be changed based on the motion of the joystick and a state of the selected subset.